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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Legalized sports betting continued its expansion this year but has yet to be enacted in the nation’s two biggest states. Six states either passed legislation to legalize sports wagering or allowed sportsbooks to begin accepting bets. Another state, Florida, relaunched sports betting after a two-year legal battle ended when the U.S. [...]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Joe Flacco was at home a month ago, all but ready to accept his 15-year NFL career might be over. Then came a phone call from his agent with an invitation to a workout with the Cleveland Browns. A commercial flight and practice-squad deal later, the former Super Bowl MVP has [...]
College recruiting may start in the homes of high school players but more than ever it never really stops once they are on campus. Job 1: Recruit. Job 2: Retain. The ready opportunities for players to transfer makes it even more important for coaches around the country to devote plenty of time to them once [...]
PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — They began as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, then shortened their name in 2007 to simply Tampa Bay Rays. Now, as plans for a new ballpark take shape, there's talk about changing the name again to reflect the team's actual location: the St. Petersburg Rays. The St. Petersburg City [...]
Before facing off in a game this season, brothers William and Alexander Nylander posed at center ice. While the snapshot captured a nice family moment, the video was still rolling when William gave Alexander a brotherly shove. Brady Tkachuk sat in the stands for brother Matthew's playoff games during Florida's run to the Stanley Cup [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has reached a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals to move those teams from the District of Columbia to what he called a new "visionary sports and entertainment venue" in northern Virginia. The proposal, which would need the [...]
PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani's jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some similarities to other contracts for the world's biggest sports stars, including soccer icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, along with NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In terms of his marketability, experts point to another name. The real comparison? Try Taylor [...]
NEW YORK — The day before Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy he was asked if he would return to LSU for another season next year. "I can't," he said. Oh, right. The careers of college quarterbacks might feel endless these days, but even with the bonus COVID year the NCAA handed out for those [...]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states — including Ohio — alleges the NCAA's transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia's northern district, challenges the NCAA's authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of certain athletes who transfer between schools. [...]
Puck drop will follow New Year's Day's ball drop for the newly established Professional Women's Hockey League in opening its inaugural schedule with Toronto hosting New York on Jan. 1. The PWHL recently released the time and dates of each of its six yet-to-be nicknamed teams' home openers, while also unveiling each franchise's home rinks. [...]