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Pac-12 scraps divisions after NCAA Division I Council votes to eliminate requirements for FBS conference title games

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Pac-12 scraps divisions after NCAA Division I Council votes to eliminate requirements for FBS conference title games

4:34 PM ET Paolo Uggetti Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. The NCAA Division I Council announced Wednesday that it will relax restrictions on college football’s conference championship games, allowing conferences to determine the teams that would participate in their respective title game. … Read more

Cleveland’s Rajon Rondo accused of domestic abuse

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Cleveland's Rajon Rondo accused of domestic abuse

Rajon RondoPhoto: Getty Images Society has a long history of normalizing domestic violence, especially when an athlete is involved. In the midst of one of its highest-viewed postseasons in a decadethe NBA just got something else added to its plate besides bad officiating and health and safety protocols. Veteran NBA point guard Rajon Rondo has … Read more

Free agent Tarik Cohen insults Achilles, family tragedies

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Free agent Tarik Cohen insults Achilles, family tragedies

Tarik Cohen is dealing with a devastating injury and terrible personal news at the same time.Picture: Getty Images What happened to Tarik Cohen is part of the game. Whatever you might consider the game to be. Whether it’s just professional athletes — especially football players — being more susceptible to bodily injury than those who … Read more

Browns’ Watson admits masseuse cried after session, deposition transcript says | Cleveland Browns

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson admitted to sending an apologetic text to a massage therapist after she cried when their session ended in a pre-trial deposition last week, according to USA Today. The deposition was taken on behalf of the therapist, Ashley Solis, the first of 22 women who have sued Watson and accused him … Read more

PSG’s Idrissa Gueye asked to explain rainbow-jersey game absence

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PSG's Idrissa Gueye asked to explain rainbow-jersey game absence

Idrissa Gueye in action for PSG against Troyes on May 8. PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Idrissa Gueye has been asked by the French soccer federation why he sat out a game in which players wore jerseys with rainbow-colored numbers to denounce anti-gay discrimination. A person with direct knowledge of the incident told … Read more

‘We have something to prove’

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'We have something to prove'

Since trading longtime quarterback Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts this offseason, the Atlanta Falcons have set about locating their next franchise signal-caller for the first time in 14 years. Atlanta’s signing of former first-round QB Marcus Mariota and drafting of Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft suggest the … Read more

Ryan Day Receives Contract Extension Through 2028 with Salary Increase to $9.5 Million Per Year

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Ryan Day

Ryan Day has a new contract. Under the terms of a new contract that was approved by the Ohio State Board of Trustees’ Talent, Compensation and Governance Committee on Wednesday, Day will receive annual compensation of $9.5 million per year with a two-year contract extension through the 2028 season. The new contract, which is subject … Read more

Where Top 14 picks will go

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Where Top 14 picks will go

The Magic are on the clock. For the fourth time in franchise history, Orlando has the No. 1 pick, and the team may need all the time between now and June 23 to decide on its selection. There is no clear-cut No. 1. There are three high-level prospects who can all make a case for … Read more