Month: June 2023
Cedric Killings, NFL player who suffered broken vertebra on kickoff in 2007, dead at 45
[ad_1] Cedric Killings, a former Houston Texans’ player whose NFL career was cut short when he suffered a fractured vertebra on a kick return in 2007, died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, Carson-Newman University announced last week. He was 45. Killings played at Carson-Newman before he signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2000…
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One Small Change Goes a Long Way After College Hoops Corruption Scandal
[ad_1] Tyler Boston has several strikes against him. For one, he’s a 5-foot-10 high school senior without the size to be easily noticed by college recruiters. For another, college basketball coaches can afford to be picky with high school players because the transfer portal is brimming with older players who have an extra pandemic year…
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Tour de France: Vingegaard vs. Pogacar Is the Race to Watch
[ad_1] The Tour de France, cycling’s most famous race, and perhaps its greatest competitive challenge, kicks off its 110th edition on Saturday. Over three weeks, the field will traverse about 2,115 miles. It will not be fun for most of the cyclists. This year’s entrants — 22 teams of eight riders each — will open…
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Yankees Pitcher Throws M.L.B.’s First Perfect Game Since 2012
[ad_1] During bids for no-hitters and perfect games, conventional baseball superstition demands that the pitcher throwing the gem not be disturbed. Teammates and coaches shy away. But after Domingo Germán completed a seventh perfect inning Wednesday at Oakland Coliseum, the Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake sat beside him and chatted. The break in tradition did…
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‘No rip currents’ involved in Ryan Mallett’s drowning at Destin beach, officials say
[ad_1] Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett died on Tuesday after drowning at a beach in Destin, Florida. While an investigation is still underway, officials did say that there were “no rip currents” present when Mallett drowned. “Flag condition was yellow. A yellow flag indicates medium hazard, moderate surf and/or currents,” Destin Beach Safety said. “There…
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Mets Owner Preaches Patience While Resetting Expectations
[ad_1] Steven A. Cohen did not expect to be in this position when the season began. Cohen, the billionaire owner of the Mets, had committed nearly $500 million to free agents this off-season, looking to improve a roster that was coming off a 101-win season. And yet there he was on Wednesday, sitting in the…
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NFL great Troy Aikman points out the ‘problem’ Cowboys face ‘when the games have mattered the most’
[ad_1] The Dallas Cowboys continue to be one of the most popular teams in the NFL. This past season marked the first time since the mid-90s, that the Cowboys won 12 games in two consecutive years. But, once the team made it to the playoffs they did not experience any significant success. In the 2021…
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Michael Rubin expects ‘fast results’ from Josh Harris as new Commanders owner : ‘This has been his dream’
[ad_1] Washington Commanders prospective owner Josh Harris is confident that the franchise he is hoping to obtain from Dan Snyder will prosper under his watch. His former partner with the Philadelphia 76ers, Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, believes that notion. Speaking at his inaugural Merch Madness: Fan Gear Giveaway in Harlem on Tuesday – the first…
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Eyeing Expanding Revenue, N.F.L. Players Tap a Business Executive to Lead Their Union
[ad_1] After a 16-month search, the N.F.L. Players Association chose Lloyd Howell Jr. as its new executive director. He’ll be the fourth since the league’s 1970 merger and replace DeMaurice Smith. The union’s player representatives selected Howell, most recently the chief financial officer at the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, after a deliberately opaque process…
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Jets legend changes tune on Aaron Rodgers after being skeptical whether team should trade for him
[ad_1] At the start of the offseason, Joe Klecko wanted Aaron Rodgers as far away from his New York Jets as possible. But after OTAs and seeing how Rodgers has embraced the Big Apple, the soon-to-be Hall of Famer has changed his tune. Klecko originally said Rodgers could “turn a bad feeling in that locker…
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