NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt is turning the berm in one end zone into new premium seating before the upcoming season. The university announced Thursday the new seating option near the video board will feature 28 private boxes with four seats each and at least 80 individual premium seats. Vanderbilt announced recently a $300 million upgrade of […]
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The Latvian soccer league was ordered to add an extra team by an interim court ruling on Thursday, one month after the season started. The club Noah Jurmala was granted a provisional license by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to participate in the league, which has already played four rounds, the […]
Jacoby Brissett has experienced everything in the NFL from starting to playing behind Tom Brady, Andrew Luck and Philip Rivers. Brissett is already preparing for life after football, though he’s not done playing. The 28-year-old quarterback signed a $7.5 million, one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins last month. On Wednesday, Brissett became an investor in […]
LONDON – The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo Olympics for singles and doubles, a delay of a week to match the change in dates for the French Open. The ITF announced Thursday that its board of directors approved the […]
NEW YORK – LaMarcus Aldridge retired from the NBA on Thursday after saying he experienced an irregular heartbeat during his final game with the Brooklyn Nets. Aldridge, 35, posted a statement on social media saying the heart concerns he had during and after Brooklyn’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday was one of […]
Toronto Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews will miss Thursday night’s game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets with an injury and is listed as day-to-day. When asked if it was a recurrence of a wrist injury from earlier in the season, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said, “It’s similar but not the same.” Keefe said the […]
CANTON, Ohio – The nine new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame who are deceased will be honoured in a television special next month. Eight men who were selected for the 2020 centennial class and one from the 2021 group will be recognized. They are Bobby Dillon, Winston Hill, Alex Karras, Steve Sabol, […]
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Rodion Amirov to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 19-year-old had nine goals and four assists in 39 games with Ufa Salavat Yulayev of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League this past season. He also made nine playoff appearances for the team, where he was kept without a point. […]
Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen returned to the ice at Thursday morning’s morning skate, his first on-ice appearance in almost a month. Andersen was on the ice prior to the Leafs morning skate, working with goalie coach Steve Briere. Andersen has not played or practised since March 19, and has been dealing with a nagging […]
LIVERPOOL, England – Even when his players were basking in the afterglow of ending Liverpool’s 30-year English title drought, Jürgen Klopp was quick to temper the giddiness. “When you think you have reached the pinnacle,” the Liverpool manager told them last July, “you are already on the way down.” It has turned out to be […]