Odell Beckham, Le’Veon Bell among NFL offensive players poised to cash in after Matt Ryan’s megadeal The five-year, $150 million extension Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan signed last week will make him the highest-paid player in NFL history … for now. The 2016 league MVP will become the first to […]
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Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna charged with assaulting woman; MLB places him on leave Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna was charged with assaulting a woman early Tuesday morning in Toronto, police confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. Major League Baseball announced that Osuna has been placed on administrative leave. “MLB takes […]
Milwaukee Brewers’ Stephen Vogt suffers career-threatening shoulder injury while on rehab No player on the Milwaukee Brewers’ roster does a better job of keeping his chin up and looking at the bright side than Stephen Vogt, one of the most upbeat players you ever could meet. But the veteran catcher […]
Is this woman too much a man? Track’s powers that be think so Caster Semenya is a woman who is too much a man, according to new wrongheaded rules in track and field. The South African runner moved up to gold in the women’s 800 meters after the 2012 London […]
Five people remaining in NHL playoffs who need a Stanley Cup the most The late Bud Poile was in the NHL four seasons as a Toronto Maple Leafs player before he won a Stanley Cup in 1947. His son David has been an NHL team executive 46 years and he’s […]
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: We honored sports teams with racist mascots. Not anymore. There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. There’s an even better chance you’ve never heard of the RWJF Sports Award, which we bestow each year on organizations that contribute to health […]
49ers’ linebacker Reuben Foster allegedly threw dog during domestic incident San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster allegedly threw a dog across a room during an alleged domestic violence incident, according to a published report on Monday. The dog wasn’t injured in the purported toss, which occurred hours before his longtime […]
Steelers rookie Mason Rudolph has no issue with Ben Roethlisberger’s comments Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick Mason Rudolph took no issue with Ben Roethlisberger’s comments about him in a radio interview last week, explaining on NFL Network on Saturday that he “would probably say the same thing” if he were in […]
Olympic champion Steven Lopez temporarily suspended amid sexual abuse complaints Two-time Olympic champion Steven Lopez was temporarily suspended Monday by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and USA Taekwondo pending resolution of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. Lopez was already the subject of a SafeSport investigation that dates back more […]
Why stop at NFL allowing teams to decide national anthem protocol? Word is that NFL owners, unable to come to an agreement on a league policy for the national anthem, are considering letting each team create its own rules. According to The Washington Post, the idea would take the thorny […]
