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Miami Dolphins to allow 13,000 fans, require masks at Hard Rock Stadium

MIAMI (UPI) -- The Miami Dolphins announced Monday that they will allow a maximum of 13,000 fans for their first home game this season at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Fans will be required to wear masks when not drinking or eating. The announcement comes after the Kansas City Chiefs announced last week they will allow about 16,000 fans for the first game of the NFL season Sept. 10 in Kansas City, Mo. The Dolphins will host the […]

todayAugust 24, 2020 38

Football News

SEC releases full football schedule; Alabama-Georgia headlines slate

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPI) -- The Southeastern Conference unveiled its entire 2020 football schedule Monday as it continues to move forward with its fall sports season amid the coronavirus pandemic. A matchup between Alabama and Georgia on Oct. 17 at Bryant-Denny Stadium highlights the SEC's upcoming slate. It's the first regular-season game between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa, Ala., since Nick Saban's first season as Alabama's head coach in 2007. Other highlights include Alabama and defending national champion LSU […]

todayAugust 18, 2020 103

Entertainment News

Saints’ Michael Thomas named final player in ‘Madden’ 99 club

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (UPI) -- New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas on Friday was selected as the final member of the 99 club on "Madden NFL 21," the highest rating an NFL player can receive in the popular football video game. Thomas, 27, had an NFL-record 149 catches last season. He also led the NFL with 1,725 receiving yards and scored nine touchdowns in 16 games for the Saints. The four-year veteran has made the Pro Bowl three times […]

todayJuly 17, 2020 29

Breaking News

BREAKING: Washington Post releases Redskins sexual harassment allegation story

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post has released their story on Dan Snyder, and it is damning. The headline reads “From dream job to nightmare.” Basically it sums up more than a dozen women’s allegations of verbal abuse and harassment by former team employees. Dan Snyder would not interview with the Post for the piece. The team released a statement and said that they had hired attorney Beth Wilkson and her firm to conduct and independent review of the allegations. Harassment […]

todayJuly 16, 2020 47

Football News

Buffalo Bills, New Era ending stadium naming rights partnership

BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) -- The Buffalo Bills and New Era Cap Company released a joint statement Wednesday announcing the end of their stadium naming rights relationship. In the statement, the Buffalo-based apparel company asked the team to release it from the naming rights agreement, meaning the Bills' stadium will no longer be called New Era Field. The NFL franchise and New Era said they are currently negotiating the details of the separation. "The Buffalo Bills and New Era Cap Company […]

todayJuly 15, 2020 39

Football News

Kansas City liquor store employee broke news of Patrick Mahomes’ contract

KANSAS CITY (UPI) -- A liquor store employee in Kansas City, Mo., was the first person to report Patrick Mahomes' record contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. Katie Camlin tweeted Monday afternoon that a Chiefs front-office employee came to Plaza Liquor and bought six bottles of Dom Perignon champagne. "[He] said there's a big signing [Monday]," Camlin tweeted. "He said it's not [defensive lineman] Chris Jones, so my guess is a Mahomes deal." Camlin later deleted the tweet before […]

todayJuly 7, 2020 21

Football News

Washington Redskins’ minority owners wanting to sell stakes in team

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The three minority owners of the Washington Redskins are attempting to sell their shares in the franchise because they are "not happy being a partner" with majority owner Dan Snyder. League sources told the Washington Post and Pro Football Talk on Sunday that businessmen Frederick Smith, Robert Rothman and Dwight Schar -- who combine to own about 40 percent of the Redskins -- have hired a banking firm to conduct a search for possible buyers. The trio […]

todayJuly 6, 2020 14

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Washington Redskins’ Ron Rivera working with team owner on new nickname

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera said he has been working with owner Dan Snyder on a new team name over the past few weeks. Rivera told the Washington Post that he is hopeful the "Redskins" name could be changed in time for the 2020 season. "If we get it done it time for the season, it would be awesome," Rivera told the newspaper Saturday. "We came up with a couple of names -- two of them […]

todayJuly 5, 2020 55

Football News

Saints QB Drew Brees draws backlash for ‘disrespecting the flag’ comment

NEW ORLEANS (UPI) -- New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees attracted widespread criticism Wednesday when he offered his first public comments in the wake of George Floyd's killing last week. During an interview with Yahoo Finance, Brees reiterated his stance on how he will "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America." The star quarterback's remarks drew a sharp response on social media across all sports, including from current Saints teammates and NBA superstar LeBron James. "Let me just tell what I […]

todayJune 3, 2020 45

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