CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Browns are interviewing former Philadelphia offensive coordinator Brian Johnson to help bring out the best in quarterback Deshaun Watson, a person familiar with the team’s plans told The Associated Press on Thursday. Johnson, who was fired by Eagles coach Nick Sirianni on Tuesday, has a meeting with the Browns to be…
MADRID – After sullying his nation’s Women’s World Cup victory, former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales will face trial for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the final. Investigative judge Francisco de Jorge ruled on Thursday that Rubiales’ kiss was “unconsented and carried out unilaterally and in a surprising fashion,” the court said….
WASHINGTON – Wes Unseld Jr. is out as coach of the Washington Wizards midway through his third season with the team. President Michael Winger announced Thursday that Unseld would be transitioning to a front office advisory role. The Wizards said they will name an interim coach later in the day and hold a search for…
By Daniel Popper, Austin Meek and Jeff Howe Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos vowed in December he would be “reimagining” how his organization approaches “building and maintaining a championship-caliber program.” Consider that process reimagined. The Chargers are hiring Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh as their coach, the team announced Wednesday. The 60-year-old agreed to a five-year…
LOS ANGELES – Billy Idol normally takes advantage of riding his motorcycle on the open road knowing there’s hardly any traffic because millions are usually glued to watching the Super Bowl. But this year, Idol’s bike won’t be leaving his garage on game day. Instead, the legendary British rocker will be strolling on stage to…
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, left, and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes have met on the field before, but this time it will be in Baltimore. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press) When: Sunday, noon, CBS (Channel 2). Line: Ravens by 3½. What do the Chiefs need to do: Run the ball and stick with it. Stay patient…
The Milwaukee Bucks are hiring longtime NBA coach Doc Rivers, league sources said Wednesday, one day after the team fired first-year coach Adrian Griffin. Rivers, 62, began serving as an informal consultant to Griffin in December at the behest of the Bucks. The team quickly moved to agree to a deal with Rivers after moving…
If Mike Macdonald’s ascent to one of the NFL’s hottest coordinators and a legitimate head-coaching candidate feels meteoric, that’s probably because he has never embraced the art of self-promotion. The 36-year-old second-year Baltimore Ravens defensive boss has consented to side media interviews in recent weeks largely because he wants to tout the chemistry and cohesion…
First, some numbers. Coco Gauff is 34-4 since she got a tough draw at Wimbledon and lost in the first round to 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin. She had a 16-match win streak from the middle of August to early October. She is undefeated in 2024, a perfect 10-0, winning 20 of 22 sets. …
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — There were Adrián Beltré and Joe Mauer. This was their first Hall of Fame election. They won’t need a second. On Tuesday, they became baseball’s newest first-ballot Hall of Famers. And that stamps them as baseball royalty, connected forever to this special stamp of greatness. Beltré reeled in 95.1 percent of the…
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