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USA TODAY – Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz – The NFL is hitting pause on an initiative that would have incentivized hiring coaches or general managers, as owners tabled the proposal at Tuesday’s league meeting, NFL Network’s Jim […]

Woody Strode was among the first four African-Americans to play in the NFL, but that isn’t necessarily his top claim to fame. The muscular native Californian became more of a national star on the silver […]

By Kirby Wilson –  If professional sports teams want to get back to playing in Florida, that’s just fine with Gov. Ron DeSantis.  The Republican governor said so at a news conference Wednesday in Tallahassee, noting […]

By  Bill Fletcher Jr. – Flood fought a multi-year court battle, ultimately ending in the Supreme Court, trying to end the reserve clause and institute free agency (the ability of a player, after a specific […]

By Alvin Reid – The number of NFL black starting quarterbacks is down one as the upcoming season hopefully nears. What’s crazy is that Cam Newton, former Carolina quarterback and NFL MVP, is unemployed as […]

by Caroline Clarke –  One of the upsides of crises is that they can offer clarity, although it may take a while to see the forest for the trees. Since the NBA shut down on […]

The Major League Baseball draft is coming, but no one knows the date or whether there will even be a central site. The draft will no longer be 40 rounds, and it could be slashed to […]

by Damichael Cole, Updated: May 5, 2020- 1:27 PM Mike Tyson is one of the most physically gifted boxers of all time. If there was any question about that, the latest video of the 53-year-old former heavyweight […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. By: Jessica May — According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office inmate log, former Jaguar Telvin Smith was arrested for unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. Ex-Jaguar booked on child sex charge   Wednesday afternoon there […]

By Adam TeicherESPN Staff Writer – Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland was arrested on multiple charges Tuesday in York County, South Carolina, a sheriff’s officer said. Breeland was released from jail late Tuesday night on $2,362.50 bond. According […]