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NFL umpire Roy Ellison was placed on administrative leave by the league Tuesday after he was accused of using derogatory language toward the Buffalo Bills’ Jerry Hughes on Sunday. Hughes confronted Ellison, a 16-year veteran, after Buffalo’s

The NHL’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to place a 32nd franchise in Seattle, starting in the 2021-22 season. The unanimous vote marks the league’s second expansion in three years. The still-unnamed team will play in the

On Tuesday it was announced that Ohio State coach Urban Meyer plans to step down, and will coach his final game in the Rose Bowl. Meyer, 54, will be replaced by Ryan Day, the 39-year-old offensive coordinator

The Carolina Panthers announced on Monday that they have fired defensive line coach Brady Hoke and assistant secondary/cornerbacks coach Jeff Imamura. Panthers coach Ron Rivera will handle play-calling duties while Eric Washington will oversee the defensive front

The Chicago Bulls announced on Monday that they have fired head coach Fred Hoiberg.  Hoiberg, 48, owns a 115-155 record in four seasons as the Bulls’ coach, and they are currently 5-19 this season. The team are

The Seattle Mariners and New York Mets have agreed to a trade, pending physicals, that will send closer Edwin Diaz and second baseman Robinson Cano to New York. Seattle will send $20 million to the Mets in

It was announced Sunday that Oklahoma (12-1) got the fourth spot in the College Football Playoff ahead of Ohio State (12-1) and Georgia (11-2)   They join Alabama (13-0), Clemson (13-0), and Notre Dame (13-0) in the

The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Thursday that the club is putting goalie Scott Darling and forward Valentin Zykov on waivers with the intent to assign them to the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. All 30 NHL teams will now

East Carolina University officials announced Thursday that head football coach Scottie Montgomery has been fired, coming off of a 9-26 record over the past three seasons. This news comes only two days before the Pirates face North

Free agent outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first three-time winner of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year, part of the players’ association’s Players Choice Awards. The 37-year-old Granderson was also the winner in 2009 and 2016.