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NFL is moving the Pro Bowl Games to Super Bowl week, Commissioner Roger Goodell announces
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL is moving the Pro Bowl Games to Super Bowl week, Commissioner Roger Goodell announces. ... Read MoreMorant scores 35 points, Memphis uses a third-quarter rally to beat New Orleans 128-122
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 35 points, including a key basket with 32.9 seconds to play, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-122 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Morant's basket gave the Grizzlies a 122-118 lead. Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Morant hit free throws in the closing seconds to seal the victory. Jaren Jackson finished with 18 points and six blocks. Caldwell-Pope finished with 15 points. Rookie Cedric Coward hit all five of his shots from the field for 14 points. Coward was perfect from the free-throw line going 4 for 4. It was the first time a rookie with at least 10 points had a perfect night shooting ... Read MoreGiants name Tennessee’s Vitello manager, gambling on a college coach with no professional experience
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants hired University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their manager on Wednesday for his first job in professional baseball. San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey made an unprecedented gamble on a coach with no previous experience in the pros. The 47-year-old Vitello will make the jump after spending his entire career in the college ranks. “Tony is one of the brightest, most innovative and most respected coaches in college baseball today,” Posey said. “Throughout our search, Tony's leadership, competitiveness and commitment to developing players stood out.” Posey said the Giants look forward to the energy and direction Vitello brings, given that his passion for baseball aligns with the club's values. ... Read MoreThe San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee’s Tony Vitello as manager, gambling on a coach with no pro experience
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee's Tony Vitello as manager, gambling on a coach with no pro experience. ... Read MoreDrew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald lead the pack for 2026 Hall of Fame
Quarterback Drew Brees and receiver Larry Fitzgerald advanced to the next stage of consideration for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class in their first year of eligibility. Six other players in their first year of eligibility advanced from the original list of 128 modern-era nominees for this year’s class to the 52 that will be considered by the full selection committee. The other players in their first year of eligibility who advanced in voting by a screening committee are quarterback Philip Rivers; tight ends Greg Olsen and Jason Witten; running backs Frank Gore and LeSean McCoy; and offensive lineman Maurkice Pouncey. The full 50-member selection committee will reduce the list to 25 and then 15 finalists, who will ... Read MoreFox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez’s trial date set in case over fight with truck driver
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis judge on Wednesday confirmed Dec. 11 as the trial date for Fox Sports analyst and former NFL player Mark Sanchez, who's charged with attacking and seriously injuring a truck driver outside a hotel in what prosecutors say was a dispute over a parking place. The pretrial conference lasted only about 2 1/2 minutes. Sanchez, who was more seriously hurt in the confrontation, was not required to be present and did not enter a plea. “Thank you for allowing our client to be excused from today's hearing. He’s still recovering from the injuries he sustained,” defense attorney Tim DeLaney told the judge, who also set another hearing for Nov. 20 and confirmed the next pretrial conference ... Read MoreMike Brown gets a win and a hug from Spike Lee in his first game as Knicks coach
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Brown had a welcome to Madison Square Garden moment Wednesday night, courtesy of a fan dressed in an orange-and-blue suit. “Spike Lee came over and gave me a hug before the game,” Brown said. “I’m like, ‘Spike, do you know who I am?’” Brown is the guy the New York Knicks are counting on to take them across the finish line after Tom Thibodeau got them all the way there. So of course Lee, one of the Knicks' most famous fans, and just about everyone else in the building knew the coach. And they had to be happy with what they saw after the Knicks opened the season with a 119-111 victory over the Cleveland ... Read MoreWembanyama scores 40 as Spurs spoil Flagg debut with 125-92 rout of Mavericks
DALLAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 40 points and 15 rebounds in a highlight-reel return, helping the San Antonio Spurs spoil No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg's debut in a 125-92 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Flagg, the second-youngest player to start in his NBA debut by two days behind LeBron James, didn't score until the first possession of the second half, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The 18-year-old from Duke had more trouble getting into the flow than the second overall choice. Dylan Harper came off the San Antonio bench midway through the first quarter, started the run that put the Spurs in control and scored 15 points. Reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon ... Read MoreTexas mom who shot her four children, killing two, faces murder charges
ANGLETON (AP) — A Texas mother who shot her four children over the weekend, killing two of them, faces murder charges, authorities said Sunday. The 31-year-old mother is being charged with two counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman told reporters. She is being held on a $14 million bond. Two of the children, ages 13 and 4, were fatally shot inside a vehicle Saturday. The other children, ages 8 and 9, are in “stable condition” after being flown by a medical helicopter to a Houston-area hospital, Stallman said. The children’s mother called 911 to alert authorities after the shooting, Stallman said. Authorities recovered a weapon at the scene, ... Read MoreTop of page
