Month: May 2021

May 17, 2021 The Denver Broncos have hired Kelly Kleine as the executive director of football operations and special adviser to general manager George Paton, the team announced Monday. Kleine, 30, is believed to be the highest-ranking female scouting executive ever with an NFL team. “Kelly is a rising star in the NFL, and we’re
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3:25 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, has died. He was 72. The team, citing information provided by the Stennett family, said Stennett died early
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3:02 PM ET Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill has been given a contract extension despite a losing record and missing the playoffs in five straight seasons. General manager Steve Yzerman made the announcement Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. “It’s hard to coach a rebuilding team,” Yzerman said on a Zoom call with reporters. Blashill,
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5:25 PM ET Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday signed into law the Jordan McNair Safe and Fair Play Act, legislation that will enable student-athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses while also implementing greater safety measures to prevent the failures that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Terrapins offensive lineman Jordan McNair
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10:29 AM ET Anthony Joshua could have his next opponent quickly — even if it isn’t Tyson Fury. In a video released Tuesday by Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing indicated that a bout between Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk is a possibility if Fury is unavailable this summer. Hearn’s comments came one day after
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3:32 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Moments after his super middleweight unification victory over Billy Joe Saunders earlier this month, champion Canelo Alvarez turned his attention to another division titleholder: Caleb Plant. “That’s the plan, to go for the belt, and I’m coming, man,” Alvarez said during his postfight interview. “I’m coming, my friend.” Plant (21-0,
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