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CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow reported to camp without a long-term contract extension, and Cincinnati Bengals executives refused this week to discuss the state of the negotiations with the franchise quarterback. Signing the 2022 Pro Bowler and 2021 AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year to an extension was a goal of the team this summer. [...]
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Nick Chubb established himself long ago as a special player, a stunning mix of speed, power and precision. A threat to score for the Browns every time he touches the football. These days, Chubb is even more unusual among his peers. He’s well paid. With a trend of NFL teams [...]
NFL teams are refusing to give running backs lucrative long-term contracts, leaving the best players at the position feeling angry and underappreciated. It's no surprise the league has reached this point, considering recent trends. The days of "three yards and a cloud of dust" are long gone. The NFL has become a pass-first, quarterback-driven league [...]
This will be a very different training camp for the Cleveland Browns and quarterback Deshaun Watson. A year ago, Watson's first summer with the team was clouded by legal issues, which led to him being suspended 11 games by the NFL for violating its personal conduct policy after he was accused of sexual assault by [...]
SAN DIEGO — Her night's work on the pitch finished, Alex Morgan walks into the post-match news conference in her San Diego Wave uniform, barefoot and with her left ankle still taped up, with 3-year-old daughter Charlie in tow. Morgan veers from soccer superstar to mom and back to soccer superstar. "Why is my tummy [...]
Kerry Bowie's daughters have dreams. Big ones. His 15-year-old wants to go to law school, maybe dabble in politics. His 12-year-old plans to be a business magnate. While their schedules are jammed, at some point this summer Bowie plans to take them to Franklin Park in the heart of Boston, place a golf club in [...]
Trinity Rodman collected the ball just outside the penalty area and needed just one more touch to send it into the lower left corner of the net. About a month shy of her 20th birthday, she'd scored her first goal for the U.S. women's national team. That was April 2022 in a blowout win over [...]
MILWAUKEE — The pitch clock may be bothering players as they step to the plate, but they like it a whole lot better once they put on their gloves and take the field. While the rule changes put in place this year to speed up the pace of play have garnered plenty of attention for [...]
SEATTLE — The education of robot umpires has been complicated by an open secret in baseball for the past 150 years: The strike zone called on the field doesn't match the one mapped out in the rule book. Before the Automated Ball-Strike System is ready for the major leagues, there has to be agreement on [...]
INDEPENDENCE — Before holding his first interview session as a pro, Cavaliers' second-round draft pick Emoni Bates politely introduced himself to media members. "Emoni," he said, smiling and extending his hand to meet reporters and camera operators at the team's training facility. While the surprising gesture showed goodwill and a level of maturity on the [...]