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Matt DiBenedetto announced on Twitter he's "decided to go in a different direction" next season.

Jackson had taken a shot at Carmelo holding the ball to much a couple days before.

Raiders guard Kelechi Osemele will not play Thursday night at Kansas City due to an illness. Osemele, who’s in his first year with the Raiders after signing as a free agent last March, has been a key player for one of the league’s best offensive lines. He had been listed on the injury report as…

Far from 100 percent vs. Rangers on Friday.

The Team Penske owner is one of 11 recipients of the award from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.

Redskins tight end Jordan Reed was again a limited practice participant Thursday, and after practice Reed told reporters he’s “optimistic” about his chances of playing Sunday at Philadelphia. Reed suffered an AC joint separation in his left shoulder at Dallas on Thanksgiving. Though he returned and finished the game, he didn’t play last week. Reed,…

The Leeds owner may be in the process of selling the club, but he won't be around to run it either way.

Stern tried to lawyer the question.

Thursday began with a bit of a bombshell from Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com regarding the extent of the dysfunction in the Rams organization. Recent comments from coach Jeff Fisher deemed critical of the team’s personnel function became the catalyst for anonymous quotes from an unnamed Rams source criticizing Fisher for an apparent effort to shift blame.…

Cam Newton doesn’t mind taking the criticism, he’s used to that. But what the Panthers quarterback couldn’t handle were reports that his benching in Seattle Sunday night was related to something more nefarious than not wearing a tie on the team’s flight from San Jose to Seattle. “I violated the wardrobe [policy] and that’s it,” Newton…

Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola is out with a high-ankle sprain and the hope is that he’ll be well enough to rejoin the team for the postseason, but his absence at present may have spurred a roster move on Thursday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team is signing wide receiver Griff Whalen…

In 2014, Brandon Marshall had a three-touchdown game against the 49ers. As Marshall and the Jets prepare to play the 49ers on Sunday, he was asked what he remembers about that game. The answer? Not much. That’s because, Marshall says, he was using so many painkillers to play through an ankle injury that he was…

Eric Berry’s big year is laying the foundation for another big payday. The Chiefs safety, to whom the team applied the franchise tag after his prior contract expired, didn’t sign a long-term deal before July 15. It means that the Chiefs soon will have to decide whether to apply the tag to Berry again, or…

The Europa League group stage finished up Thursday and a pair of Premier League teams are through, along with other big-name clubs. Manchester United secured its spot in the knockout stage by beating Ukranian side Zorya 2-0 on goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Paul Pogba looked incisive as well, feeding Zlatan on the […]

They are shaking up the depth at guard.

Winning the championship was easy for Justin Haley. His banquet speech will be different.

Nightmare night for Saints as Israeli champs prevail and reach the knockout stages.

While you're waiting for the puck to drop...

The Broncos didn’t hold a full practice on Wednesday, opting for a walkthrough and estimated participation levels on the injury report instead. Quarterback Trevor Siemian, who missed last Sunday’s victory over the Jaguars with a foot injury, was estimated to be a limited participant in that non-existent practice and he was listed the same way…

Colts defensive end Robert Mathis and safety Clayton Geathers missed practice again Thursday and could miss a second consecutive game Sunday. Geathers has a neck inury and Mathis has a bicep injury. Those two and starting cornerback Patrick Robinson missed last Monday’s rout of the Jets. Robinson has been a limited participant this week due…

This is going to be fascinating to watch.

The Argentinian national team reportedly flew the exact same aircraft and had a very close call.

Larry Bird’s birthday was yesterday, and we celebrated with a couple highlight videos. Then, the NBA released this video today – and it’s too good not to share. It’s one thing to know Bird’s numbers. It’s another to see how spectacular of a scorer, passer and trash-talker he was.

All Jeffrey Earnhardt needs to keep in shape is an open field, a punching bag and a tolerance for cold weather.

The Raiders emerged from the 2014 draft with great selections in round one and round two. By rule, both players (Khalil Mack and Derek Carr) are eligible for new contracts after the 2016 regular season ends. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Raiders are currently expected to focus on signing Carr before…