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Eli Manning, Antonio Gates and Jared Allen headline the 25 semifinalists for football Hall of Fame
Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The Hall announced the semifinalists on Wednesday after the selection committee cut down a list of 50 nominees made by a newly c...
Nov 20, 2024
SWAC Issues Suspensions and Fines Following Jackson State-Alabama State Postgame Incident
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has announced disciplinary actions, including suspensions and fines, following a postgame altercation between Jackson State University (JSU) and Alabama State University football teams on Saturday, November 16. Sixteen players-seven from JSU and nine from Alabama State-have b...
Nov 19, 2024
Taysom Hill runs for 3 TDs as the Saints top Jameis Winston and the struggling Browns 35-14
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tayson Hill couldn't hide his irritation over two early turnovers against the Cleveland Browns, so New Orleans Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi took a moment to address it. "He was taking it personal and I just told him on the way out at halftime, 'You're going to keep getting the ball, so, we'...
Nov 18, 2024
LSU beats Kansas State 76-65 behind Cam Carter's 20 points against his former team
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Cam Carter scored 20 points against his former team, freshman Vyctorius Miller added 15 points and LSU beat Kansas State 76-65 on Thursday night. Carter, who spent his sophomore and junior seasons with Kansas State, was 6 of 11 from the field, including three made 3-pointers. He has scored 62 poi...
Nov 15, 2024
Tyson-Paul bout gives Netflix opportunity to show it can handle big events with NFL, WWE on horizon
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson aren't the only ones who have high stakes when they meet in the boxing ring on Friday night. For Netflix, it is their biggest live sports event to date, and an opportunity to make sure it can handle audience demand with the NFL and WWE on the horizon. The bout between the YouTuber-turned-boxer ...
Nov 15, 2024
Ole Miss leading rusher Henry Parrish Jr. out with injury
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Injured Mississippi running back Henry Parrish Jr. isn't on the depth chart ahead of Saturday's game against No. 2 Georgia. Parrish went down with what appeared to be a serious left leg injury in the 16th-ranked Rebels' win over Arkansas. The depth chart Monday only indicated either Ulysses Bentley...
Nov 05, 2024
New Orleans Saints Fire Head Coach Dennis Allen Following Seventh Straight Loss
The New Orleans Saints have parted ways with head coach Dennis Allen after a difficult stretch of losses. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the decision on Monday, following the team's seventh consecutive defeat-a nail-biting 23-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Allen's dismissal marks a pivotal moment for a franchise eage...
Nov 04, 2024
Saints WR Chris Olave discharged from hospital after concussion, to return to New Orleans with team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Saints wide receiver Chris Olave was discharged from Carolinas Medical Center and allowed to return to New Orleans on Sunday night with his teammates after taking a hard hit on a pass over the middle in a 23-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers. The throw prompted Saints quarterback Derek Carr to def...
Nov 04, 2024
Dodgers win World Series in 5 games, overcome 5-run deficit with help of errors to beat Yankees 7-6
NEW YORK (AP) - You gotta hand it to Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. And not just because the Yankees certainly did. When New York let LA back into World Series Game 5, the Dodgers did what they've done all year - kept on going. After taking advantage of three miscues to erase a five-run, fi...
Oct 31, 2024
Yankee Stadium fans ejected after one pries ball out of Mookie Betts' glove at World Series
NEW YORK (AP) - Two fans at Yankee Stadium were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after one pried a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night. Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres' pop up in the first inning, but a fan i...
Oct 30, 2024