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Former Cincinnati Bengals standout Ken Riley, who was later a head coach and athletic director at his alma mater Florida A&M, died Sunday, the university announced. He was 72. Riley played 15 seasons for the Bengals as a defensive back, with 65 career interceptions for 596 yards and five touchdowns — all franchise records. The interceptions rank […]
On Sunday morning, McGregor told ESPN that he has lost his excitement for the sport. “The game just does not excite me, and that’s that,” McGregor said. “All this waiting around. There’s nothing happening. I’m going through opponent options, and there’s nothing really there at the minute. There’s nothing that’s exciting me. “They should have […]
“The Man” is having a baby. Becky Lynch, one of WWE’s biggest stars, announced Monday on the promotion’s “Raw” television show that she is pregnant and stepping away from the ring for “a while.” Lynch, whose nickname “The Man” stems from her being the promotion’s marquee attraction, is engaged to fellow WWE headliner Seth Rollins. […]
Just before the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery, NBC’s Pat O’Brien offered one of the most memorable pre-draft quotes in league history about top prospect Patrick Ewing. “We’ve had the Mikan era, the Russell era, the Kareem era,” O’Brien relayed from an anonymous NBA executive. “Now we’ll have the Ewing era.” Fast forward 15 years and […]
The wife of Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas III was arrested last month in Texas after a domestic altercation between the couple. A team spokesman said Thursday that the Ravens are aware of the situation but that Thomas did not notify the team of the incident. Thomas indicated in an Instagram post Wednesday night that TMZ would be releasing […]
Tom Brady, the only N.F.L. quarterback to win six Super Bowls, is headed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After telling the New England Patriots, the only club he has played for in his 20-year career, that he would not return to the team this week, Brady posted to Instagram a picture of his signing a […]
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, likely until 2021, International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told Christine Brennan of USA Today. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound said. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on […]
Tom Brady said goodbye to the New England Patriots in a series of posts on Instagram on Tuesday, ending his 20-year run with the only NFL team he has ever known. Brady did not say which team he will sign with for the 2020 season, but he did indicate he was leaving. He officially hits the league’s […]
Serena Williams was chosen by The Associated Press as the Female Athlete of the Decade on Saturday. Via CBSNews: Williams had an exceptional decade on and off the court. She earned a dozen Grand Slam singles titles — no other woman won more than three over the past 10 seasons — and held the Women’s […]
LeBron James has been named The Male Athlete Of The Decade by the Associated Press. James is The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Decade, adding his name to a list that includes Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky and Arnold Palmer. He was a runaway winner in a vote of AP member sports editors and AP beat writers, easily […]
