Falcons' “gender-based” questions may have been “widespread”
Getty ImagesThe Falcons apologized on Friday for asking Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple whether he “likes men.” The Falcons may need to be issuing more apologies. D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Falcons’ behavior was not isolated to Apple. “A few players told me the Falcons were asking gender questions,†an unnamed source told Ledbetter under a headline indicating that the practice may have been widespread. “After [Michael] Sam and the Jonathan ..>> view originalTwo-Man Race for Top Rookie Should Be a Rout
Photo The Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns, left, and the Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis, two top rookies, grappled on Dec. 16. Credit Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images One rookie-of-the-year contender was called a unicorn by Kevin Durant, has two nicknames that incorporate the word “god” and has single-handedly given hope to New York basketball fans. The other, known simply by his initials, has been honing his game far more quietly in Minnesota. Their identities..>> view originalClemson completes BC's losing ACC regular season, 66-50
By Ken Powtak | AP March 5 at 3:56 PM BOSTON — Clemson coach Brad Brownell walked over to Boston College coach Jim Christian and gave him a long embrace, offering some encouragement at the end of the Eagles’ long regular season. “He’s a good friend and he’s a guy I know that it’s harder on him than people realize,” Brownell said after the Tigers finished off the Eagles’ winless regular season in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 66-50 victory on Saturday. “As a fellow coach you agonize..>> view originalUFC president Dana White says Conor McGregor will probably stay at welterweight with impressive win at UFC 196
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Everybody who has seen the side-by-side pictures of Conor McGregor at UFC 194 weighing in at 145 pounds and yesterday at UFC 196 weighing 168 pounds knows that the latter was a much healthier look for the Irish fighter. And if you're asking UFC president Dana White, he'll tell you that he thinks McGregor's future is probably in a weight class where he doesn't look like a reanimated skeleton during the weight cut. Which is a little awkward, given the fac..>> view originalBud Collins was the first gentleman of American tennis
Bud Collins died on Friday. He was 86 and he’d been sick for a while so it wasn’t a shock. But I felt as if I’d lost my best friend. Here’s what’s significant about that: I know for a fact that I was one of hundreds who felt that way. Bud Collins wrote and talked about tennis better than anyone who ever lived. Period. But he also taught countless young reporters how to cover tennis and how to love the game even when many of those in it were anything but loveable. John Feinstein is a sports col..>> view originalRiyad Mahrez unhurt after injury scare in Leicester's win - Claudio Ranieri
Riyad Mahrez scored in the 56th minute to help Leicester extend their lead at the top of the Premier League. ESPN FC's Craig Burley assesses Leicester's victory at Watford that put them five points clear at the top of the Prem. Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri allayed fears of a possible injury to goal scorer Riyad Mahrez while refusing to accept his side's path to the Premier League title is any easier following Saturday's 1-0 win at Watford. Mahrez pulled up with what appeared to be an i..>> view originalBonus watch! Potential UFC 196 'McGregor vs Diaz' award winners tonight in Las Vegas
UFC 196 is set to rock the desert in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., March 5, 2016) with a Welterweight main event that pits current Featherweight champion Conor McGregor against former Lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz. Both McGregor and Diaz are coming off highly impressive victories over Jose Aldo and Michael Johnson, respectively, and are two of the most fiery trash talkers in the game. They've already gotten acquainted with each other. Next up in the co-main event is a women's Bant..>> view originalRecruiting tool? Gus Malzahn's flashy new sports car
Gus Malzahn's new BMW i8.(Photo: George Schroeder, USA TODAY Sports)AUBURN, Ala. — “Auburn Fast” has a whole new meaning.Gus Malzahn bought a new car a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t exactly a whim. The BMW i8 is a tad flashy, sure — scissor doors! — and it’s expensive — MSRP: $140,700 — and it’s a birthday present.“I’ve never had a sports car,” Malzahn told reporters. “I turned 50 and figured it was time to go ahead and get one.”But it’s also a vehicle for spreading the news about Auburn footba..>> view originalThe 8 weirdest things about Illinois firing Bill Cubit in March
Nothing about what Illinois did Saturday is normal. Yet it might all make sense. Illinois stunned fans and observers on Saturday with the firing of Bill Cubit, who had been retained as head coach just months earlier. But the degrees of strangeness bear repeating. 1. Cubit was fired on new AD Josh Whitman's FIRST DAY. Whitman, a former Illinois tight end, was hired on February 18 to replace fired athletic director Mike Thomas. (Thomas was fired in November, shortly after Illinois released the fi..>> view originalBroncos offer Osweiler 3-year deal worth up to $45M
As we move towards free agency next week, locking up Brock Osweiler is becoming an earnest proposition for the Denver Broncos. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday the Broncos offered Osweiler a three-year deal that can be worth as much as $45 million total, according to a source involved with the negotiations. Rapoport adds the average per year figure would rank around 20th among NFL starters. On Friday, Rapoport referred to a middle-of-the-road offer for Osweiler and said the ..>> view original
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