NFL to adopt targeting-style rule; ejections possible
SportsPulse: NFL owners voted on Tuesday to overturn the league’s confusing catch rule, but will the new verbiage make a difference? USA TODAY Sports’ Mike Jones thinks so. USA TODAY Sports More
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Markelle Fultz available to play for 76ers after missing 68 games
PHILADELPHIA — 76ers rookie guard Markelle Fultz will return to action on Monday for the first time since Oct. 23, coach Brett Brown said in his pregame news conference before the 76ers face the Denver Nuggets.
“It was [Fultz]’s decision,” Brown said. “It’s been fluid and I get goose bumps telling you all that. I’m so proud of him. The people around him have done great things and I give that kid credit.” More
Fisher got Young’s apology, unsure it was real
Former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher said he did receive a letter of apology from Vince Young but he never responded because he wasn’t sure it was really from his former quarterback.
“Yes, I got a letter from Vince,” Fisher told PaulKuharsky.com. “And I didn’t respond. My name was spelled wrong on the letter, the letter came from the University of Texas, and I had no way of knowing if it was [really] from him. It came from the athletic department. But my name was spelled incorrectly. More
Caroline Wozniacki complains of verbal abuse by crowd at Miami Open
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Reigning Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki says she and her family were targets of verbal abuse and threats from the crowd during her opening match at the Miami Open, which she lost to Monica Puig. More
Madison Bumgarner Hand Injury After Hit by Line Drive Diagnosed as Fracture
San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner left the team’s spring training game against the Kansas City Royals at Scottsdale Stadium on Friday after being struck in his pitching hand by a line drive in the third inning, Chris Haft of MLB.com reported.
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reported the southpaw suffered a fractured left hand as a result.
According to Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic, Bumgarner will undergo surgery Saturday to have pins put in place in his knuckle. The pins will…
Players in minors to lose min. wage protection
Minor league baseball players who make as little as $5,500 a season would be stripped of the protection of federal minimum wage laws under a provision in government spending legislation expected to be approved by Congress this week.
The “Save America’s Pastime Act” is included on page 1,967 of the $1.3 trillion spending bill and appears to pre-empt a lawsuit filed four years ago in U.S. District Court in San Francisco by three players alleging Major League Baseball and its teams violate the Fair Labor Standards Act and state minimum wage and overtime requirements for a work week they estimated at 50-to-60 hours. More
Rubin group that could include Curry now out on Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bidding for the Carolina Panthers has reached a record $2.5 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
One candidate to purchase the team, Fanatics owner Michael Rubin, is currently not willing to go that high, a source told ESPN. More
Michigan basketball 2nd-worst team in NCAA tournament: An ESPN take
A look at Texas A&M, the team Michigan will face in the Sweet 16 on Thursday in Los Angeles. Video by Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press Wochit More
A bright future awaits UMBC’s Ryan Odom, but will it be with the Retrievers or another team?
One of the red-hottest names to emerge from the NCAA tournament is that of Ryan Odom, the Maryland-Baltimore County coach whose team pulled off the greatest upset in the history of the men’s tournament last week. More
Rory McIlroy Thinks You Idiots Are Too Drunk, Hints At Possibly Ending Liquor Sales At Tournaments
Since when did all the young players on the PGA Tour turn into huge snowflakes who can’t take some drunken rowdiness on the golf course from fans? It’s like a weekly occurrence where these guys are complaining about fans being drunk on the course and causing problems. We had Justin Thomas getting all triggered a few weeks ago and had a heckler kicked out of a tournament. More