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Patrick McCaw

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Cavaliers under investigation by NBA for McCaw release

CLEVELAND (UPI) -- The NBA is investigating the Cleveland Cavaliers after they signed Patrick McCaw to a two-year contract then quickly released him, according to multiple reports. If found guilty, the Cavs could be fined and possibly lose a first-round pick, per the league's collective-bargaining agreement. McCaw was a restricted free agent with the Golden State Warriors when the Cavs signed him to a deal that was reportedly worth $6 million. But the Cavs waived McCaw on Sunday, one day […]

todayJanuary 9, 2019

Wayne Rooney arrested soccer public intoxication

MLS News

Soccer star Wayne Rooney arrested for public intoxication, swearing

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- D.C. United striker Wayne Rooney was arrested in December on charges of public intoxication and swearing. The arrest occurred on Dec. 16, according to Loudon General District Court records. Chargers were field the following day. It was not previously reported until Sunday. Rooney was arrested by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police. Rooney was released on his own recognizance and paid a $25 fine on Jan. 4. The former Manchester United star and England captain joined D.C. United in June. He […]

todayJanuary 6, 2019

Vance Joseph Denver Broncos

National

Broncos fire coach Vance Joseph

DENVER (UPI) -- The Denver Broncos have fired coach Vance Joseph following a season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. A source told NFL Network on Monday that the franchise was parting ways with the 46-year-old. The Chargers beat the Broncos 23-9 on Sunday at Mile High Stadium, handing Denver its fourth consecutive loss. The Broncos began the season 2-0 before losing six of their next seven games. Denver won three straight to push its record to 6-6, before slumping […]

todayJanuary 1, 2019

Ben Watson

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Saints’ Watson to retire after postseason

NEW ORLEANS (UPI) -- New Orleans Saints tight end Ben Watson plans to retire after the team's postseason run. The 14-year veteran made the announcement on NFL Network. "It's time," Watson said. "It's time to be done. I'm gonna finish strong." Watson, 38, has 371 yards and two scores on 33 receptions in 15 games this season. The veteran target won a Super Bowl in 2005 with the New England Patriots. Watson has 528 catches for 5,856 yards and 44 […]

todayDecember 27, 2018

National

N.Y. high school basketball player collapses during practice, dies

FLUSHING, N.Y. (UPI) -- A 16-year-old high school basketball player collapsed during practice and died Wednesday in Queens, New York, police said. Lenny Pierre, a 6-foot-6 junior, was working out with his team in John Bowne High School in Flushing when he collapsed just after noon, police told the New York Post. He was pronounced dead at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Queens. "He said while he was playing, they saw him a little shaky," his mother, Edna Georges, told WNBC-TV. "They […]

todayDecember 26, 2018

Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll

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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll gets contract extension

SEATTLE (UPI) -- Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks were considered by many to be in a rebuild year after losing key personnel and beginning the season with back-to-back losses to the Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears. Carroll and the Seahawks turned their fortunes around quickly, and it earned the longtime Seattle head coach a contract extension. Sources told ESPN that the Seahawks signed Carroll to a multi-year extension through 2021 on Monday. League sources told the NFL Network that […]

todayDecember 24, 2018

Betts

National

Yelich, Betts win 2018 MLB MVP Awards

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich and Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts are the 2018 National League and American League Most Valuable Players. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the superstars as the winners of the awards on Thursday. "This is unbelievable, and to be able to share it with all of these people who have been around a long time and had a positive influence on my life, it's really special," Yelich told MLB.com. […]

todayNovember 15, 2018

National

Bengals extend LS Clark Harris, sign WR Auden Tate

CINCINNATI (UPI) -- The Cincinnati Bengals have signed long snapper Clark Harris to a contract extension and signed wide receiver Auden Tate off the practice squad. Cincinnati announced the roster moves on Monday. The Bengals also placed linebacker Carl Lawson on injured reserve. Harris, 34, entered the league as a seventh-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 2007 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Rutgers product also suited up for the Green Bay Packers before signing with the Bengals […]

todayNovember 5, 2018

NFL

Business & Lifestyle

NFL to play four games in London in 2019

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The NFL will feature four regular-season games in London next season, with two at Wembley Stadium and two at the new stadium being built for Premier League team Tottenham. The league did not announce which teams would travel across the Atlantic Ocean or when the games will be played. "The NFL in London is going from strength to strength and I am delighted that we will have four games in the capital next year, with Tottenham Hotspur's […]

todayNovember 4, 2018

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