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Liberty GM: Parting with coach Sandy Brondello a 'proactive' move
Not retaining New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello was necessary for the team to keep growing, general manager Jonathan Kolb said Thursday.,"These decisions mark fork-in-the-road moments for organizations," Kolb told reporters in his first public comments since Brondello's firing on Tuesday. ...
Goodell: NFL's media-rights talks could start as soon as 2026
The NFL is weighing an early restart to its media-rights talks as soon as 2026, Commissioner Roger Goodell told CNBC.,The league's existing package, signed in 2021, spans 11 years and is valued at $111 billion. It includes an NFL opt-out after the 2029-30 season for all partners except Disney, whose...
Liberty fire Sandy Brondello one season after winning title
The New York Liberty are moving on from head coach Sandy Brondello, one season after the team won its first WNBA championship.,The Liberty announced Tuesday that they are not renewing her contract for the 2026 season.,The news comes four days after defending champs were bounced in the first round of...
Kansas City Chiefs Should Kick the Tires on Odell Beckham Jr.
With Rashee Rice suspended and Xavier Worthy hurt, the Chiefs should explore signing free-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr....
Roger Goodell on Taylor Swift performing at Super Bowl: 'It's a maybe'
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn't shying away from the possibility of the biggest pop star on the planet singing on the league's grandest stage.,Speaking Wednesday on NBC's "Today," Goodell welcomed the notion of having Taylor Swift perform the halftime show at Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Cl...
Mets place OF Tyrone Taylor (hamstring) on 10-day injured list
The New York Mets placed outfielder Tyrone Taylor on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday because of a strained left hamstring.,The move is retroactive to Saturday. In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled outfielder Jared Young from Triple-A Syracuse. New York also optioned left-hander Brandon Wadd...
FSU RB Roydell Williams to miss 'period of time' with injury
Florida State's season-opening upset of No. 8 Alabama came with at least one downside.,FSU head coach Mike Norvell said Monday that starting running back Roydell Williams will miss "a period of time" with an injury he suffered during Saturday's 31-17 win over the Crimson Tide. He didn't specify what...
Roger Goodell Just Hinted at College Football Redzone Produced by ESPN
College Football RedZone could become real thanks to ESPN’s deal with the NFL. But is the perfect format safe in ESPN’s hands?...
Mayor: NYC gunman was targeting NFL headquarters
The man who police say shot and killed four people and seriously injured another in a Midtown Manhattan office building Monday evening apparently held a grudge against the National Football League.,New York Mayor Eric Adams said in interviews Tuesday morning that the suspected gunman, 27-year-old Sh...
Mets reinstate DH/OF Starling Marte from injured list
The New York Mets reinstated designated hitter/outfielder Starling Marte from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday.,It was one of seven transactions announced prior to Tuesday night's home game against the Los Angeles Angels.,Marte, 36, has not played since July 6 due to a bruised right knee. The two-...
NFLPA exec director Lloyd Howell Jr. steps down amid deepening controversy
Lloyd Howell Jr. stepped down as executive director of the NFL Players Association on Thursday night following weeks of scrutiny for multiple blunders, including a reported conflict of interest, a decision to hide key parts of an arbitration ruling from the players and new revelations about expensin...
NFLPA exec director Lloyd Howell Jr. steps down amid controversy
Lloyd Howell Jr. stepped down as executive director of the NFL Players Association on Thursday night following weeks of scrutiny for multiple blunders, including a reported conflict of interest and a decision to hide key parts of an arbitration ruling from the players.,"It's clear that my leadership...
Blue Jackets F Yegor Chinakhov requests trade
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Yegor Chinakhov has requested a trade from the team, citing conflict with head coach Dean Evason.,The Russian player announced his wish in a statement released Thursday on social media by his agent, Shumi Babaev.,"I had some misunderstandings with the coach during the s...
WNBA All-Star draft: Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier trade coaches
Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier were encouraged to negotiate some trades immediately after their WNBA All-Star draft on Tuesday night. Instead, they swapped their head coaches.,Clark, as the leading vote-getter, was assigned Cheryl Reeve, head coach of the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx. Collier, Cl...
Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve, Liberty’s Sandy Brondello to coach All-Star Game
Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx and Sandy Brondello of the New York Liberty were tapped on Thursday as the head coaches for the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game.,As of the end of play Thursday, Minnesota (15-2) and New York (12-5) owned the two best records in the league, garnering their respective co...
Panthers' Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen OK for Game 1
Florida Panthers forwards Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell will be ready for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night in Edmonton, coach Paul Maurice said Saturday.,Both players were injured in Wednesday's series-clinching Game 5 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.,Panthers forward A.J....
Angels star Mike Trout activated, in lineup as DH
Activated by the Los Angeles Angels on Friday after spending one month on the injured list, Mike Trout is in the starting lineup as the designated hitter against the host Cleveland Guardians. ,Trout, 33, is batting fifth in his return. Outfielder Matthew Lugo was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake in a ...
Roger Goodell: USA Football will select Olympic flag football rosters, not NFL
While the NFL has approved active players to participate in the 2028 Summer Olympic flag football tournament in Los Angeles, commissioner Roger Goodell made it clear that the NFL will not determine which players will compete for the United States.,Rather, Goodell said during this week's meeting of l...
Report: NFL owners delay talks on Roger Goodell contract extension
NFL owners are putting off a discussion about a reworked contract for commissioner Roger Goodell, The Athletic reported Wednesday afternoon.,Earlier in the day, the outlet reported that owners were expected to approve a contract extension at their spring league meeting.,No reason was given for the d...
Report: NFL owners expected to OK Roger Goodell contract extension
NFL owners are expected to approve a contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell at their spring league meeting on Wednesday, The Athletic reported.,Goodell, 66, has been commissioner since 2006, and his current contract expires in March 2027.,He last received a contract extension -- his fourt...