Ravens Turn to Undrafted Rookie Joe Fagnano
BALTIMORE, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens will hand the offense to an undrafted rookie when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night. Coach Jesse Minter said Tuesday that Joe Fagnano gets the first NFL start of his career. Injuries forced the move. Lamar Jackson hurt his right thumb on the first offensive snap of
Bills Cut Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have parted ways with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, the team said Tuesday, one day after he finished serving a one-game league suspension. The NFL suspended the 28-year-old after he spat toward Las Vegas Raiders players during a Week 6 game. He was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and thrown out
Broncos Add Three to Practice Squad
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos signed three players to their practice squad Tuesday as injuries thinned the backfield before this week’s road game at Carolina. The additions are running back Jaret Patterson, defensive tackle Jordan Miller and defensive back Ugo Amadi. To make room, Denver let go of practice squad wide receivers Eli Pancol
Browns, NFL Foundation Fund New Turf Field in Niles, Ohio
NILES, Ohio — Niles City School District will replace the playing surface with new artificial turf at Bo Rein Memorial Field at Niles McKinley High School with help from a grant through the NFL Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation Grassroots Field Grant Program, the Cleveland Browns announced Tuesday. The grant for Niles totals $200,000,
Raiders Rookie Mike Washington Jr. Up
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — First-year Raiders back Mike Washington Jr. is one of the nominees for the league’s Week 8 Rookie of the Week award after a heavy workload in Sunday’s 38-33 win over the New York Jets. Washington ran 25 times for 83 yards at MetLife Stadium, with a long of 15. His seven
Man United Rallies Past Roma 3-2
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United supporters briefly stopped Tuesday’s Champions League match against Roma at Old Trafford by throwing tennis balls onto the field in a protest aimed at the club’s owners, and by the final whistle the same crowd was celebrating a 3-2 comeback win. Before kickoff, fans in the Stretford End sent up
NBA Rescinds Luka Doncic Technical Foul
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The NBA has wiped a technical foul off Luka Doncic’s record, leaving the Los Angeles Lakers star with just one so far this season. Doncic was hit with the technical with 1:12 to go in the second quarter of Monday’s home win over the Miami Heat, after he clapped toward an
Yuki Kawamura Sets Sights on NBA Return
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Yuki Kawamura is back in the G League and says his goal has not changed. The Japanese guard told reporters Tuesday that he wants a full NBA contract and a defined role on an NBA roster. Kawamura, 25, spent the preseason with the Los Angeles Clippers on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal,
Bowdoin Parts Ways With Football Coach B.J. Hammer
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Bowdoin College said Tuesday that B.J. Hammer is no longer head coach of its football program, with the change taking effect Nov. 1. The move follows a leave of absence that began Oct. 22, partway through Hammer’s seventh year with the Polar Bears. The school has not said why he left the
Raul Rosas Jr. Chokes Out Colby Covington in 43 Seconds
ROME, Italy — It took UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. just 43 seconds on Tuesday to force a tap from Colby Covington, who once held the interim UFC welterweight belt, in the Hype Fighting Italy headliner at PalaPellicone. Rosas, the 22-year-old bantamweight, took the 10-minute, submission-only grappling match on about three days’ notice. Covington had