Tag: Professional football
QB Trevor Lawrence signs $36.8M rookie contract with Jags
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence signed his four-year rookie contract Monday, clearing the way for him...
Rodgers says he’s spent offseason ‘working on myself’
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers says he has spent this offseason focusing on improving himself in every respect, and that...
Terry Donahue, winningest UCLA football coach, dies at 77
LOS ANGELES — Terry Donahue, the winningest coach in Pac-12 Conference and UCLA football history who later served as general manager of the NFL’s...
Leave the lakefront? Bears fans have mixed emotions on that
CHICAGO — For years, Graham Alexa had one of the cheapest views at Soldier Field.
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Marshall Lee Byrd
POLAND, IN, FORMERLY OF NEEDHAM, IN.
Marshall Lee Byrd, 92 of Poland, IN formerly of Needham, IN passed away Friday, June...
Perry Baker back in U.S. rugby 7s squad for Tokyo Olympics
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Two-time world rugby sevens player of the year Perry Baker has recovered from a serious leg injury to earn his...
Colleges scramble to ensure NIL deals are safe, compliant
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chris Clunie chuckles thinking about what Stephen Curry's marketing potential might've been at Davidson College during the Wildcats' remarkable 2008 NCAA...
Cowboys to make their 3rd appearance on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’
The Dallas Cowboys will be featured for the third time in the 20th anniversary season of “Hard Knocks.” HBO and NFL Films announced Friday...
Steelers sign kicker Sloman to 1-year deal
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed kicker Sam Sloman to a one-year contract, giving veteran Chris Boswell some competition going into training camp.
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Rumsfeld, a cunning leader who oversaw a ruinous Iraq war
WASHINGTON — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he...