Raiders’ background check turned up 37 parking tickets for TCU’s Ross Blacklock

TCU defensive lineman Ross Blacklock was surprised by something he heard when he met with the Las Vegas Raiders at the Scouting Combine. Blacklock said the Raiders had thoroughly researched him, and sprung on him something from his background check that he didn’t know. “The Raiders told me about my 37 parking tickets that I [more]

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China's triple Olympic champion Sun Yang handed eight-year ban

Triple Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has been banned from the sport for eight years for missing an out-of-competition doping test, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Friday.

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Beckham reflects on newly formed Inter Miami's 'long, tough journey'

It was seven years ago that David Beckham, having announced his retirement from football, first dreamed of bringing a new team to Miami -- a painstaking process that finally comes to fruition this weekend.

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Donovan Peoples-Jones puts up the top jumps at the Combine

Michigan wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones showed off impressive athleticism when the wide receivers worked out at the Combine. Peoples-Jones had the highest vertical jump at 44.5 inches, and the longest broad jump at 11 feet, 7 inches. That vertical is tied for the third-best at the Combine since 2006, and the broad jump is tied [more]

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Former Eagles high performance director Shaun Huls joining Browns

New Cleveland Browns General Manager Andrew Berry is bringing along another familiar face from his time with the Philadelphia Eagles. According to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, the Browns are highing Shaun Huls to be the team’s director of high performance. Huls had been with the Eagles before the Huls and the team mutually [more]

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Report: Cowboys meet with Amari Cooper’s agents at combine

With a new CBA potentially imminent, the Dallas Cowboys are ramping up their efforts to secure a new contract for wide receiver Amari Cooper before he becomes a free agent on March 18. According to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys met with Cooper’s agents at the NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday. [more]

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Chase Claypool runs 4.42 40-yard dash at 6-foot-4, 238 pounds

Big, fast players tend to succeed in the NFL. Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool showed he was both Thursday night at the NFL Scouting combine. Claypool clocked in with a 4.42 40-yard dash time after measuring in at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds the day before. According to the NFL, only two players at the [more]

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