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“Shalieve”: As Ryan Shazier recovers from his spinal injury, Steelers’ cleats send a message

December 10, 2017 at 6:38 p.m.

Ryan Shazier, the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker who suffered a scary spinal injury in the Monday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals, remains hospitalized, with his teammates planning to pay tribute...

USOC, NBC respond to Nikki Haley’s suggestion that North Korea could cause US to skip Olympics

December 7, 2017 at 12:07 p.m.

The Opening Ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang are nearing, but at the same time, tensions between the U.S. and North Korea are rising. With the 2018 Games set...

ESPN lays off approximately 150 behind-the-scenes employees

November 30, 2017 at 8:15 a.m.

ESPN announced Wednesday that it is laying off approximately 150 employees, the network's third round of job cuts over the past two-plus years.

Those “Grumors” about ESPN’s Jon Gruden’s interest in coaching are heating up again

November 14, 2017 at 3:33 p.m.

It's Grumor time and -- stop us if you've heard this one before -- there's a buzz about whether Jon Gruden might leave ESPN's "Monday Night Football" booth and head...

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Colts’ treatment of Jacoby Brissett prompts more scrutiny of how NFL concussions are handled

November 13, 2017 at 7:02 p.m.

For the second time in four days, NFL concussion protocol is under fire, with the treatment of several players raising questions about whether the proper steps were followed.

From left, UCLA freshmen Jalen Hill, Cody Riley and LiAngelo Ball.

LiAngelo Ball, two other UCLA players released on bail after shoplifting arrest in China

December 4, 2017 at 4:27 p.m.

UCLA faces the embarrassing prospect of opening its season without three freshman players who have been benched after being released on bail following an alleged shoplifting incident in China.

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Federal grand jury indicts four assistant coaches in college basketball bribery case

November 8, 2017 at 10:25 a.m.

Four assistant basketball coaches are among eight people indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in New York in connection with the FBI's investigation into bribery and corruption in college...

His NFL career over, Greg Hardy wins his first MMA fight in 32 seconds

November 5, 2017 at 10:45 a.m.

Greg Hardy, who washed out of the NFL two years ago after a domestic-violence incident, has reinvented himself as a mixed martial arts fighter and, in his first fight Saturday,...

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Like Saints after Katrina or Red Sox after bombing, Astros played for their devastated city

November 2, 2017 at 8:04 a.m.

The Houston Astros clinched their first World Series title in franchise history Wednesday night. The Dodgers never quite matched the Astros energy in Game 7, perhaps because they weren't just...

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A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell, who knelt during national anthem, arrested on gun charge

October 29, 2017 at 6:59 p.m.

Bruce Maxwell, the Oakland A's catcher who was the only Major League Baseball player to take a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality, was arrested Saturday night...

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