The New Orleans Pelicans said Thursday that star big man Zion Williamson was cleared to return to play without restrictions. According to recent imaging work done on Williamson's foot, the right fifth metatarsal bone was showing "continued improvement," the Pelicans said. Williamson missed the entire 2021-22 season while recovering from offseason foot surgery. He was on track to return early in the campaign, at one poin
The New York Yankees signed three-time All-Star infielder Matt Carpenter to a Major League contract Thursday and added him to their active roster. Carpenter, 36, was released by the Texas Rangers last week. He signed a minor league deal with the Rangers and reported to Triple-A Round Rock. He was batting .275 with six home runs and 19 RBIs but the Rangers couldn't find a spot for him on their big-league roster. Carpent
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OTAs are just a few days old for the Steelers, but cornerback Levi Wallace, who signed as an unrestricted free agent in March, is feeling right at home with his new teammates.
"This is the first time I have moved teams," said Wallace. "It's been good so far. The team has embraced me. The DB room is a great group of guys. Learning the scheme, new plays and stuff. Just getting into the groove.
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Not satisfied: Last year T.J. Watt won the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year.
Offensive coordinators around the NFL, be warned.
"I feel like my best football is ahead of me. I'm excited for the season," said Watt.
Watt isn't satisfied with what he has done in the past. He wants more.
"There's so many areas where I feel like I can improve, in the weight room
The Chicago White Sox placed right-handed reliever Joe Kelly on the 15-day injured list with a strained left hamstring on Thursday. In a corresponding move, they recalled left-handed reliever Tanner Banks from Triple-A Charlotte. The White Sox host the Boston Red Sox Thursday night in the finale of a three-game series. Kelly, 33, left Chicago's 3-1 win on Wednesday with hamstring tightness in the eighth inning after st
Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu apologized Thursday after tossing her tennis racket in frustration and having it hit a child in the crowd during her French Open match in Paris. Begu was near the bench area during the third game of the third set against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia when she tossed the racket downward on the clay surface. The racket took a big hop and struck a child sitting close to the court. Begu checke
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party slammed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for bringing up several ongoing issues while sharing the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai on Thursday. In a series of tweets, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai vehemently criticised Stalin for it. Taking to Twitter, K Annamalai wrote, "As an ordinary citizen of India and a proud Tamil, I am a
Irina-Camelia Begu bounced her racket into the crowd
Tennis fans were left in shock when Irina-Camelia Begu made a child cry by throwing her racket in frustration.
The world number 63 was losing ground in her second round meeting with 30th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova when she lashed out and lost her head.
Throwing her racket down to the ground on the clay court, the Romanian was then m
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Actor Ray Liotta, who played the role of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams," died Thursday. He was 67. Nominated for three Academy Awards, including best picture, "Field of Dreams" told the story of Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella, played by Kevin Costner, and his interactions with Jackson and other players who were banned from baseball in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. The movie inspired Major League Base
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CHARLOTTE - Jaycee Horn admits he's never been good at waiting.
So as the Panthers cornerback works his way back to what amounts to a rookie year all over again, he's relishing every rep during OTAs.
Of course, Horn's no ordinary rookie, as he showed in the three games he played last year, before a broken foot sidelined the 2021 first-rounder.
"Jaycee obviously missed a lot of footb
The match scheduled for June 5 has already been scrapped
Canada will no longer play against Iran after opposition from Canadian politicians saw the football friendly canceled.
The North American nation has qualified for its first World Cup in 36 years, and planned to take on Iran on June 5 in Vancouver.
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Time to Hop on the Rashod Bateman Bandwagon
The Rashod Bateman bandwagon is growing and NFL.com's Adam Schein understands why. Schein named the young wide receiver as one of nine bandwagons to hop on in 2022.
"I love everything I'm hearing from the Ravens' second-year receiver these days," Schein wrote. "In the wake of Baltimore trading Marquise Brown to Arizona, Bateman is
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The Ravens added a third quarterback Thursday, as they signed veteran Brett Hundley.
With Lamar Jackson not yet at organized team activities, the Ravens have had just two quarterbacks, Tyler Huntley and Anthony Brown.
Hundley is entering his eighth NFL season. He was a fifth-round pick of the Green Bay Packers in 2015 and saw the most action of his career in 2017 when he started nine games
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During the early portion of Wednesday's OTA practice, the defensive backs went through a drill designed to force more turnovers. Players took turns trying to swipe the ball from a teammate.
It's the kind of exercise that teams practice regularly, but the Ravens hope their emphasis on takeaways produces far better results in 2022. Baltimore tied for 30th in the NFL in takeaways last season wit
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JACKSONVILLE - It's official: No. 65 overall is signed.
Luke Fortner, the No. 65 overall selection by the Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft, has signed his rookie contract. The team announced the signing Thursday afternoon during the first week of '22 organized team activities at TIAA Bank Field.
All seven of the Jaguars' '22 draft select
The Eastern Conference finals haven't been the most picturesque series, but it will look like a masterpiece to the Boston Celtics if they notch one more victory. The Celtics will seek to reach their first NBA Finals since 2010 when they host the Miami Heat in Game 6 on Friday night. Boston moved ahead 3-2 in the series with Wednesday's 93-80 win in Miami, using a 24-2 run in the second half as the knockout punch. But n
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After leaving one practice last year in late November, Trace McSorley received a vital notification on his iPhone.
The message was from his agent, informing McSorley the Cardinals had just claimed him off the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad.
The thought of joining one of the best teams in the league was exciting for the quarterback. Howe
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Brilliant knocks by Sabbhineni Meghana and Jemimah Rodrigues guided Trailblazers to a 16 runs victory over Velocity in the Women's T20 Challenge here at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. The Trailblazers, despite winning the encounter, couldn't keep Velocity under 158, and have thus been knocked out of the tournament on the basis of the NRR. Meghana scored 73 wh
Irina-Camelia Begu bounced her racket into the crowd
Tennis fans were left in shock when Irina-Camelia Begu made a child cry by throwing her racket in frustration.
The world number 63 was losing ground in her second round meeting with 30th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova when she lashed out and lost her he
Rome [Italy], May 26 (ANI): Jose Mourinho on Wednesday became the first coach to win all three current men's UEFA club trophies. Nicolo Zaniolo made the difference as Roma clinched their first major UEFA club competition title by winning the 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League. Roma defeated a feisty Feyenoord side in Tirana to claim the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League title and become the first Italian team to
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland cruised into the third round of the French Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over Alison Riske. Swiatek needed just 61 minutes to oust Riske 6-0, 6-2. Swiatek won 84.6 percent of her first serves in a command performance and extended her winning streak to 30 matches. No. 3 seed Paula Badosa of Spain also advanced but didn't get through quite as easily. Badosa had to fight off Slo
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I know it's super early and you guys have only seen one practice, but who or what stood out to you most about the first OTA? - MIKE S / DALLAS, TX
Rob: It wasn't just Markquese Bell's interception on Cooper Rush at the end of Wednesday's practice. It's what head coach Mike McCarthy said about Bell after practice: "He's
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(Editor's Note: The offseason program is in full swing, and it's no longer too early to look ahead. As part of the preparation for training camp, this series will introduce 25 key players who are new to the Cowboys' roster, rookies and veterans alike. The series continues today with rookie center Alec Lindstrom.)
How He Got Here: The Cowboys signed Lindstrom as a rookie free a
Contrasting fortunes for former champions highlighted the fifth day of action at the French Open on Thursday. The 2020 winner Iga Swiatek racked up her 30th successive victory to reach the last 32 while Simona Halep, the queen of 2018, went down in three sets to the Chinese teenager Qinwen Zheng.
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