Month: August 2019

Aug 9, 2019 Oklahoma defensive back Tre Norwood is out for the season, coach Lincoln Riley said Friday. Riley told reporters in Norman that Norwood sustained a non-contact injury. A source told ESPN’s Mark Schlabach that Norwood injured his knee during practice Monday. Norwood is one of the most experienced and versatile players in the
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2:54 PM ET Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown has filed a grievance against the NFL to be allowed to wear the helmet he prefers, not the one the league mandates, league sources told ESPN on Friday. Brown is expected to have a hearing that will occur as early as next week, and an arbitrator
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3:01 PM ET Duke wide receiver Jake Bobo is out indefinitely after fracturing his right clavicle during practice, the school announced Friday. Bobo, a projected starter, was injured Thursday and had surgery on Friday. He had 10 receptions for 167 yards and one touchdown while playing in all 13 games last season. Duke opens against
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2:51 PM ET A Texas Rangers fan who directed racist comments and derogatory gestures at a Hispanic family during a game Saturday has been indefinitely banned from the team’s games at Globe Life Park. The Rangers said in a statement on Friday that after reviewing information about the incident, “we are notifying the individual that
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Aug 9, 2019 Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee appeals court has upheld most of the convictions against a former Vanderbilt football player in the rape of an unconscious female student. News outlets report that the 17-year sentence for 26-year-old Brandon Vandenburg was unchanged Thursday in Nashville. He was sentenced in 2016 for the
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1:43 PM ET The heavyweight world title rematch between three-belt titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr. and former titlist Anthony Joshua will take place on Dec. 7 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing announced on Friday. Hearn was mum on any other details about the event — dubbed “Clash on the Dunes” —
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