Month: January 2020

3:35 PM ET The post-championship exodus at LSU Tigers hit another gear Wednesday as seven underclassmen declared for the NFL draft. Gone next season will be the team’s leading rusher (Clyde Edwards-Helaire), leading pass-catcher (Justin Jefferson), leading tackler (Jacob Phillips) and the nation’s top defensive back, Jim Thorpe Award winner Grant Delpit. The mass departure
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4:18 PM ET The Fritz Pollard Alliance will recommend a formal expansion of the NFL’s Rooney Rule in the wake of a hiring cycle that left the league with four minority head coaches and one general manager. The Rooney Rule requires NFL teams to interview at least one minority candidate for key leadership positions. The
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4:30 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — American Danielle Kang stepped to the tee at the treacherous par-3 finishing hole at the LPGA’s season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions on Thursday and had a bit of a problem. Standing 204 yards from the flag stick, she told her caddie that she didn’t
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4:05 PM ET The Houston Astros and outfielder George Springer agreed Thursday to a one-year deal to avoid arbitration, owner and chairman Jim Crane announced. Financial terms were not disclosed but MLB.com is reporting the deal is worth $21 million. Springer, 30, had been seeking $22.5 million in arbitration while the Astros had been offering
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2:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LeBron James maintained his hold on the top spot in the third and final round of public voting results for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, the NBA announced Thursday afternoon. The Lakers star remained ahead of emerging Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo for the
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2:57 PM ET Former pound-for-pound king and four-division world champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez will get a chance to win another title next month. Gonzalez will challenge junior bantamweight world titlist Kal Yafai on Feb. 29 (DAZN) at the Ford Center at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys training facility in Frisco, Texas, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie
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