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Thanks, Tom Brady! Ageless quarterback helps NBC in ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - The ageless Tom Brady is due a thank you note from NBC. The Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback helped the network to a smashing audience of 24.8 million viewers for the NFL kickoff game, where...
Sep 14, 2021
Bucs, Chiefs start season in top 2 spots in AP Pro32 poll
NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to winning, Tom Brady is accustomed to leading the NFL. After one week of the regular season, Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a familiar spot: on top of the fir...
Sep 14, 2021
Aaron Gordon, Nuggets agree to 4-year, $92 million extension
DENVER (AP) - Forward Aaron Gordon and the Denver Nuggets have agreed on a four-year, $92 million contract extension. His agent, Calvin Andrews, confirmed the contract to The Associated Press on Tuesd...
Sep 14, 2021
NBA goes ahead with plan to test unvaccinated players often
For NBA players, the scenario this season is simple: Get vaccinated or get tested, and often. The league told its teams on Tuesday that it is going ahead with a plan where those who are fully vaccinat...
Sep 14, 2021
49ers RB Raheem Mostert to undergo season-ending surgery
San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert will undergo season-ending surgery on his knee after getting injured in the season opener. Coach Kyle Shanahan had said Mostert was expected to miss eig...
Sep 14, 2021
US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players' associations for the men's and women's national teams, and the governing body said i...
Sep 14, 2021
After returning from ACL, Barkley faces a 2nd game in 4 days
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Saquon Barkley beat the odds in returning from a major knee injury in less than a year. The New York Giants star running back faces a quick second test, another game in fo...
Sep 14, 2021
Royals evaluate stadium options, downtown ballpark possible
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - With a decade left on their lease at Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City Royals are evaluating their options and owner John Sherman said Tuesday one of those could be a new downt...
Sep 14, 2021
Jets kicker Ammendola has stunning debut as punter in pinch
NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Ammendola caught the snap, booted the ball with his right leg and sent it soaring downfield 50 yards. Not a bad punt, right? Well, the fact the New York Jets rookie placekicker ha...
Sep 14, 2021
More than 150,000 people in Canada experience 'long COVID' symptoms: report
TORONTO - More research is needed to understand the so-called "long COVID" condition and the burden it poses on the health-care system, a science advisory group said in a report Tuesday. The Ontario C...
Sep 14, 2021