BEREA (AP) — Fights or scuffles during NFL training camps are widely discouraged and rarely benefit anyone. Spencer Fano has become an exception. The ninth overall pick nailed down the Cleveland Browns' starting job at offensive left tackle after holding his own against Pro Bowl edge ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia defensive coordinator Zac Alley took the podium after the first day of fall practice, setting up the expectations for the fall. He was asked what unit on the defense had the most to grow, and he mentioned the defensive line first. “I’ve challenged our front four,” Alley said. “I want to be better there consistently. We got some guys that are talented enough, and now it’s putting it together and showing the physicality and doing their job every single day.” The Mountaineers were off to a hot start, creating disruption in the backfield, then they ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Heading into the 2021 season, the Cincinnati Bengals' front office made a point to add veteran players on defense who had playoff experience and shined in big games on good teams. That strategy was rewarded as the veterans meshed with the young returning core on the Bengals ...
NFL head coaches will now be able to designate an assistant to handle the task of throwing the red flag to challenge a call through instant replay. Since the current instant replay rule was put in place in 1999, only the head coach was allowed to throw the flag to challenge a disputed call. But the league tweaked the language in Rule 15 Section 1 of the rule book for this season, allowing that task to be delegated. "The head coach or head coach's pregame challenge designee can initiate a challenge by throwing a red flag onto the field of play before the next legal snap or kick," the ...
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Erik Jones knew the reality of his situation heading into the NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. Jones came into the weekend 18th in the standings, 44 points behind 16th-place Austin Cindric for the final spot in The Chase that determines the series champion. The ...
UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC believe that FIFA president Gianni Infantino's recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a "fundamental breach of trust" with the institutions world soccer's governing body serves. In an "open letter to the football family" revealed on Monday, UEFA, ...
