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By The Associated Press NFL BOSTON (AP) — Whether Tom Brady will return as quarterback of the New England Patriots next season is still an open question. But the 42-year-old on Wednesday gave another indication that he isn’t done playing football. In an to fans, Brady said “I still have more to prove” following a…

By The Associated Press COLLEGE FOOTBALL Mississippi State hired Washington State’s Mike Leach as its new head coach Thursday, bringing one of the nation’s quirkiest and most successful coaches to the Southeastern Conference. Leach will replace Joe Moorhead, who was fired last week after two seasons. The post-bowl game firing was unusual, but the Bulldogs…

By The Associated Press NFL PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After Jadeveon Clowney knocked out Carson Wentz, Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles. Wilson threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf, Marshawn Lynch had a rushing score and the Seahawks beat the Eagles 17-9 in the wild-card round of the NFC…

By The Associated Press NFL DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys didn’t take long to settle on Mike McCarthy as their coach after waiting a week to announce they were moving on from Jason Garrett. McCarthy, who won a Super Bowl at the home of the Cowboys nine years ago as Green Bay’s coach, agreed…

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 6, 2020– (“TSI” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CLUB), a diversified holding company and one of the largest owners and operators of fitness clubs in the Northeast, announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire the studio business of Flywheel Sports, Inc. (“Flywheel”). The acquisition is expected to close in the first…

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 9, 2019– announces the creation of SI All-American, a comprehensive celebration of high school athletes and deep coverage of collegiate recruiting. Veteran recruiting expert John Garcia Jr. will lead the program as SI’s director of recruiting, reporting to co-editor-in-chief Ryan Hunt. On Monday, at SI’s Sportsperson of the Year award ceremony in…

By The Associated Press NFL SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have suspended radio analyst Tim Ryan for one game for saying Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson was adept at carrying out fakes because of his “dark skin color with a dark football.” Ryan made the comments Monday in an interview on the…

By The Associated Press NFL LOS ANGELES (AP) — Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown ran for touchdowns and the Los Angeles Rams were able to ground out a 17-7 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. Gurley tied a season high with 97 yards on 25 carries, scoring on a 1-yard carry up the…

By The Associated Press NFL CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has been suspended for at least the rest of the regular season and postseason by the NFL for swinging a helmet and striking Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head. Garrett’s violent outburst in the final seconds of Thursday’s nationally televised game…

By The Associated Press Violence is part of the game in many sports but Myles Garrett crossed a line that attracts the attention of authorities sometimes from within their sport and in other cases from criminal prosecutors. The Cleveland Browns’ star defensive end ripped the helmet off Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and hit him in…