Month: December 2022

Dec 15, 2022 An effort to legally recognize college football and basketball players at the University of Southern California as employees of their school, their conference and the NCAA took a significant step forward Thursday. The National Labor Relations Board has directed its Los Angeles regional office to pursue charges of unfair labor practices against
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12:33 AM ET TORONTO — Kyrie Irving knocked down the first buzzer-beating game winner of his NBA career in a thrilling 119-116 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Irving shook off Raptors guard Fred VanVleet as the final seconds ticked off the clock, stepped behind the 3-point line and nailed the clutch shot
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10:37 PM ET NEW YORK — — Not long after landing free-agent catcher Omar Narváez, the active New York Mets signed five players to minor league contracts Friday. Narváez and the Mets agreed to a $15 million, two-year deal, a person familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition
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LunchSouth Africa 84 for 4 (Bavuma 21*, Verreynne 35*) v Australia Australia’s attack justified Pat Cummins’ decision to bowl first on a Gabba green top and reduced South Africa to 27 for 4 in the first hour of this highly anticipated Test series. But it wasn’t just he bite of the bowlers that South Africa
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3:34 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Russell Wilson has cleared the concussion protocol but will not play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals after coach Nathaniel Hackett said the Denver Broncos decided to sit the quarterback for one game. Hackett said Wilson, who will be a game-day inactive, will start Christmas Day against the Los Angeles
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1:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to land the plane quite yet. While Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett will be listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game at the Carolina Panthers, Tomlin said Friday he wouldn’t name a starting quarterback until Saturday. Both Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph have taken first-team practice
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1:36 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Louis Orr, a star forward at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr’s family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday after having pancreatic cancer. Orr helped Syracuse make four NCAA
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