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Kenny Pickett takes first-team reps, Browns GM open to keeping 4 QBs
Quarterback Kenny Pickett operated the first-team offense in the Browns' controlled team scrimmage and 11-on-11 work as training camp started this week. ,Joe Flacco did not take snaps in the full team work with rookie Dillon Gabriel lined up at quarterback with the second team and Shedeur Sanders sl...
ACC Kickoff: Bill Belichick and the top storylines this week in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE -- Talking season in college football continues this week with ACC Kickoff, and anticipation has never been higher because of a certain coach arriving in Chapel Hill.,Every head coach and marquee players representing all 17 ACC football programs descend on Charlotte on Tuesday to discuss t...
ACC Tries to Rewrite the Narrative in Make-or-Break Week 1
After a brutal year of Playoff snubs and infighting, the ACC aims to reset its football reputation with a stacked Week 1 slate....
Report: John Elway won't be charged in death of business partner
John Elway will not be charged in the April incident in which his longtime business partner fell off a golf cart driven by the Hall of Fame quarterback and later died, a Denver television station reported.,Jeff Sperbeck was 62 when he passed away in La Quinta, Calif.,Chad Bianco, the sheriff in Rive...
Liverpool's Diogo Jota, brother die in single-car accident
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, were killed in a single-car accident near Zamora, Spain, police said Thursday.,Jota, a Portuguese international, was 28. Silva was 26.,Multiple reports said the siblings were found dead after their Lamborghini went off the road on an isolate...
Mammoth send Matias Maccelli to Maple Leafs for draft pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Matias Maccelli from the Utah Mammoth on Monday in exchange for a conditional draft pick.,If the 24-year-old Maccelli produces at least 51 points during the 2025-26 season and the Maple Leafs make the Stanley Cup playoffs, then Utah will receive a second-roun...
Hall of Famer Vlade Divac breaks hip in motorcycle crash
Hall of Fame center Vlade Divac is recovering after emergency surgery to repair a fractured hip sustained in a motorcycle crash.,Doctors told The Associated Press that Divac, 57, was in stable condition following Thursday's accident near the Adriatic coast in Risan, Montenegro.,Divac played eight se...
Ex-Big Ten WR Julian Fleming involved in fatal ATV crash
Former Penn State and Ohio State receiver Julian Fleming was injured in an ATV accident that killed a woman, police said.,The woman, 23-year-old Alyssa Boyd, was identified as his girlfriend by multiple sources.,Pennsylvania State Police said the accident occurred Friday night in Columbia Township w...
NFL cancels accelerator program, aims to revamp for May 2026
The NFL has canceled its accelerator program, designed to promote diversity hiring practices for head coaches and front office positions, citing a need for improvements.,The next accelerator event, which connects individuals of diverse backgrounds with owners and team executives, was scheduled to ta...
John Elway's business partner dies from golf cart fall
Jeff Sperbeck, a longtime friend and business partner of Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, died Wednesday morning from injuries he sustained in a golf cart accident over the weekend. He was 62. ,The Riverside County (Calif.) coroner confirmed Sperbeck's death in a news release from the sheriff's ...
Report: John Elway driving golf cart when friend injured
Pro Football Hall of Fame member John Elway was driving the golf cart when his former agent fell out and sustained a life-threatening head injury last weekend, TMZ reported Wednesday.,Jeff Sperbeck, 61, a longtime friend and business partner of the legendary Denver Broncos quarterback, is on life su...
Shedeur Sanders' odds of being Browns' QB1 higher than Dillon Gabriel's
Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said drafting two quarterbacks "wasn't necessarily the plan" entering last weekend, but he generated the most compelling QB battle ahead of the 2025 season by doing exactly that.,The Browns accepted the intense spotlight that came with selecting Colorado...
Reports: USC recruit Alijah Arenas in coma after car accident
Five-star prospect and Southern California recruit Alijah Arenas was hospitalized and placed into a medically induced coma after he was involved in a car accident Thursday morning, ESPN reported.,Per ESPN, initial tests showed no broken bones for the 18-year-old, who is the son of three-time NBA All...
Crazy Raccoon rally to win in grand final of Champions Clash
Crazy Raccoon swept NTMR in the lower-bracket final and overcame a pair of deficits in a 4-2 victory over Team Falcons in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series' 2025 Champions Clash on Sunday in Hangzhou, China.,Team Falcons captured the early advantage against Crazy Raccoon by sandwichi...
QB Joe Flacco, 40, rejoining Browns on one-year deal
Quarterback Joe Flacco is rejoining the Cleveland Browns on a reported one-year, $4 million contract.,The Browns confirmed the agreement Friday and Flacco's agent, Joe Linta, confirmed the figures to ESPN.,Flacco, 40, spent the 2024 season with the Indianapolis Colts after earning NFL Comeback Playe...
Report: Giants set Tuesday visit with QB Jameis Winston
Free agent quarterback Jameis Winston will visit the New York Giants on Tuesday, NFL Network reported.,The 31-year-old becomes the latest veteran to chat with the quarterback-needy Giants, who have only Tommy DeVito -- initially signed as an undrafted free agent in 2023 -- under contract.,The Giants...
White Sox ink LHP Martin Perez, DFA RHP Ron Marinaccio
The Chicago White Sox and left-handed starting pitcher Martin Perez finalized a one-year, $5 million contract on Tuesday.,The deal includes a mutual option for 2026.,Perez, 33, joins his fourth team in three seasons after splitting 2024 between the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. Pittsburgh...
Justin Thomas encourages 'on-course personality' in memo to golfers
Justin Thomas sent a memo to his fellow PGA Tour golfers on Tuesday, imploring them to be more accommodating to the sport's broadcast partners as a means to connect with the fans and improve television viewership.,In the memo, which was first obtained by The Athletic, recommendations such as pre- an...
Florida assistant Taurean Green to keep coaching amid assault allegation
Florida will allow assistant coach Taurean Green to continue in his role after it was revealed in a Title IX investigation that he faces a sexual assault allegation.,The Gators, ranked No. 5 in the AP poll this week, host Texas on Saturday. Head coach Todd Golden said Green will be with the team for...
Report: LSU QB Colin Hurley injured in car crash
LSU quarterback Colin Hurley was injured in an on-campus car crash early Thursday morning, WBRZ News reported.,The 17-year-old freshman was found unresponsive but breathing after his vehicle struck a tree at about 2:45 a.m., per the report.,Emergency responders removed Hurley from the wreckage and t...