Jon Gruden has been out of football since homophobic and racist emails were leaked to the media and ended his tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders in the middle of the 2021 season. However, more than two years after the controversy ended his run in the NFL, his name popped …
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Andre August was announced as Jake Paul’s opponent for Dec. 15 last month; he will be the first professional boxer Paul has fought after having previously faced mostly MMA fighters and former NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Nate Robinson. Paul is used to the news cycle. He’s simply been one …
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Months after being cleared of wrongdoing, Matt Araiza’s accuser has dropped her lawsuit against the “Punt God” in which she said he raped her. The woman, who was 17 at the time of the incident, said she was gang-raped by Araiza and others at a party near his alma mater, …
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For just the seventh time in 50 years, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox recently made a trade with one another. Roughly 24 hours before the Yanks got the big fish in Juan Soto amid baseball’s offseason, they caught another in Alex Verdugo. The outfielder never quite panned …
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An NFL referee took some incidental contact on Sunday during a game between the New York Jets and Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium. Jets safety Jordan Whitehead picked up a half-sack on Commanders quarterback Sam Howell early in the first quarter with the team already up 3-0. As Whitehead went …
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The Detroit Lions won a division title for the first time since 1993 as they’ve put together their first double-digit win season since 2014 and their first playoff berth since 2016. Even as the Lions offense is third in yards gained and fifth in points scored, NFL great Larry Fitzgerald …
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INDIANAPOLIS – The Colts aren’t the same team without Reggie Wayne. In the five games since Wayne tore his right ACL against the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis is averaging 19.6 points. In the seven games Wayne played, the Colts averaged 26.7 points. The offensive line has failed to protect quarterback Andrew …
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OSLO, Norway – Alexander Dale Oen, a world champion swimmer who was one of Norway’s top medal hopes for the London Olympics, has died during training camp in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was 26. Federation President Per Rune Eknes said Dale Oen died after suffering a cardiac arrest. In a statement, …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – It seems all anyone wants to talk about on sports call-in shows in Ohio’s capital city is Ohio State’s woeful pass defense. Yes, it’s been bad. But fortunately for the 20th-ranked Buckeyes, their offense has more than eclipsed that. Led by freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett and tailback …
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FORT WORTH, Texas – IndyCar Series points leader Will Power will start on the pole at Texas for the second consecutive year. Power had a two-lap average of 218.896 mph in qualifying Friday at the high-banked, high-speed 1 1/2-mile track for his 34th career pole. Josef Newgarden qualified second for …
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