Month: September 2019

4:07 PM ET Purdue senior linebacker Markus Bailey will miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in practice this week. Boilermakers coach Jeff Brohm told reporters Wednesday that Bailey sustained the injury in a non-contact portion of Tuesday’s practice. The fifth-year senior will undergo surgery in several weeks. Bailey had knee
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3:29 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Twenty-eight counterfeit NBA championship rings have been seized by federal authorities at Los Angeles International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Wednesday that the rings were in a wooden box shipped from China with a final destination in Arizona. Investigators suspect the intent was to sell
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2:52 PM ET The Minnesota Wild announced that they have re-signed forward Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million deal. The 23-year-old Swiss native had 13 goals and 26 assist last season, split between the Wild and Nashville Predators. Fiala was drafted in the first round (11th overall) by the Predators in 2014. He was
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11:31 AM ET Brooke Pryor PITTSBURGH — A day after a 30-point season-opening loss to the Patriots, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger reassured his teammates during their Monday run. “‘Hey guys, look up,'” Roethlisberger told them. “‘The sun’s still shining. The sky’s still blue. The best thing is we still get to play on Sunday.’ It’s
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11:10 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Patty Mills scored 24 points and Australia moved into the World Cup semifinals with an 82-70 victory over the Czech Republic on Wednesday night. Chris Goulding scored 14 and Andrew Bogut added 10 for Australia, which will meet Spain in Friday’s semifinals. France and Argentina will play in
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11:08 AM ET The NCAA is asking California governor Gavin Newsom not to pass legislation that would make it possible for college athletes to accept endorsement money. The NCAA said the bill, known as the Fair Pay To Play Act, is unconstitutional, in a letter from the board of governors. The bill would make it
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