EXPLAINER: NFL using helmet caps for player safety, research
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Part of the NFL’s safety experiments to reduce head injuries is the expanded use of the padded helmet…
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NFL hopes to reduce head injuries with helmet experiment
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The mushroom-like padding players are wearing on their helmets during training camps this summer are called Guardian…
Continue Reading Steelers, WR Diontae Johnson agree to 3-year deal
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Diontae Johnson’s hold-in paid off. Literally. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pro Bowl wide receiver have agreed to a…
Continue Reading Nicole Hazen, wife of Arizona Diamondbacks GM, dies at 45
PHOENIX (AP) — Nicole Hazen, the wife of Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen, has died from complications due to glioblastoma, a form…
Continue Reading Pettis promises ‘showtime’ when PFL opens playoffs at MSG
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Anthony Pettis is ready for a rematch against Stevie Ray when the Professional Fighters League playoffs open Friday…
Continue Reading London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019. The league says the St. Louis Cardinals…
Continue Reading Judge shortens road to decide NFL racial discrimination suit
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday made it likely she’ll rule in weeks rather than months whether NFL…
Continue Reading Broncos sign WR Shepherd to fill Patrick’s roster spot
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Darrius Shepherd made a quick first impression Thursday at training camp, hauling…
Continue Reading Colton Herta looks for redemption in return to Music City
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colton Herta returns to the second Music City Grand Prix coming off his own moment on…
Continue Reading A look at Brittney Griner’s career on, off basketball court
By The Associated Press A timeline of key events in Brittney Griner’s career on and off the basketball court: Oct. 18, 1990: Brittney Griner…
Continue Reading Iman Shumpert arrested at Texas airport for pot possession
DALLAS (AP) — Former NBA player Iman Shumpert was arrested at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport last weekend for allegedly trying to…
Continue Reading Florida track coach Holloway agrees to 4-year extension
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida track and field coach Mike “Mouse” Holloway is getting a four-year extension that puts him under contract…
Continue Reading EPL sets high bar in European soccer, finances and glamor
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The world’s richest soccer league starts a new season in England on Friday as the rest of Europe…
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YUHSD, YRMC partner for no-cost sports physical day
Yuma Union High School District and Yuma Regional Medical Center will host a no-cost sports physical day on Thursday for all student…
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NFL appealing Deshaun Watson’s six-game suspension
The NFL has announced that it will appeal the six-game suspension ruling in the case of quarterback Deshaun…
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Brittney Griner expected to appear for closing arguments in Russian trial
Closing arguments are expected Thursday in WNBA star Brittney Griner’s ongoing drug-smuggling trial in…
Continue Reading Ford, Keselowski, looking for success in Detroit backyard
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Ford and its teams head home to Michigan International Speedway looking for improved success. The Ford…
Continue Reading Jack Laugher defends diving gold at Commonwealth Games
By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — English diver Jack Laugher extended his dominance in the one-meter springboard event…
Continue Reading Cliff Branch’s speed led to Hall of Fame after long wait
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Cliff Branch was the epitome of what Al Davis coveted in a receiver during his decades running the Raiders.…
Continue Reading WNBA’s Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and…
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