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NBA suspends Ingram, Rondo, Paul in Lakers-Rockets dustup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers teammates Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul of the Rockets were suspended without pay Sunday for an on-court fight, with Paul taking the heaviest financial hit. Ingram was suspended four games, Rondo will sit out three games and Paul two games. The NBA handed down the...
Catanzaro's 59-yard FG in OT lifts Bucs over Browns 26-23
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Chandler Catanzaro was confident he would redeem himself. "I think it's part of my DNA. I've always kind of found of way to bounce back," the Tampa Bay kicker said Sunday after his 59-yard field goal — the longest ever in overtime — gave the Buccaneers a 26-23 victory over...
APNewsBreak: Kickoff fair catches not catching on
The new college football rule rewarding teams for making fair catches on kickoffs has not caught on like officiating supervisors expected and more changes could be made in 2019 to further reduce kick returns or make them safer. If a fair catch is made on a kickoff anywhere between the goal line and 25 this...
Browns' Garrett rips officials after rash of bad calls
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns defensive end Myles Garrett roughed up NFL officials. The No. 1 overall pick unloaded on officials on Friday, criticizing them for several calls that have gone against Cleveland in recent weeks and swung momentum in their games. "Do your job just like we need to do our job,"...
CEO Derek Bouchard-Hall to leave USA Cycling at year's end
USA Cycling is once again on the hunt for another chief executive. It's in a decidedly better place than last time. Derek Bouchard-Hall announced Friday he is resigning as president and CEO at the end of the year, opening a job he assumed in 2015 amid uncertain times. The sport was still getting over doping...
Kip Keino innocent but reputation has suffered, lawyer says
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kip Keino's reputation has been damaged unfairly in the Kenyan Olympic corruption scandal, his lawyer said Friday as he pushes for charges against the running great to be dropped. Lawyer Cecil Miller said he "very much" believes that the charges will be dropped and Keino will instead...
Lawyer: Evidence shows coaches knew of NCAA family payouts
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a longtime Adidas employee urged jurors Thursday to use common sense and evidence to conclude college basketball coaches like Bill Self at Kansas and Rick Pitino at Louisville knew shoe companies were paying money to families of elite athletes to steer them to their schools....
Cowboys WR Terrance Williams gets 3-game substance abuse ban
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrance Williams has been suspended three games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, a ban he will serve while on injured reserve because of lingering issues from offseason surgery for a broken right foot. The league said Thursday the suspension will...
Dominion extends support of PGA Tour Champions for 10 years
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The PGA Tour Champions has announced that Dominion Energy has agreed to a 10-year extension of its sponsorship of a tour stop in Richmond. The extension, announced on the day before the opening day of the tour's annual visit to the Country Club of Virginia's James River Course, extends...
NBA revamps website dedicated to providing officiating info
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA is getting even more transparent about the calls its officials make. The league has revamped its nba.com/official website, adding video archives of plays that merited reviews as well as detailed breakdowns of the responsibilities of officiating crews working each game. A daily...
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