Joe Klecko has been waiting for his moment since the former Jets defensive star was first eligible to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The moment finally came on Wednesday as Klecko, now 68, found out he was a finalist on the senior ballot and will likely be headed to Canton, Ohio…
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As Mackensie Alexander absorbed the South Florida heat and humidity for a third training camp practice with the Miami Dolphins this week, he was reminded on Thursday of the hard work he had to endure both working with his parents in his youth and as a high school football standout in Immokalee in similar conditions.…
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MILWAUKEE — Even when he struck out Andrew McCutchen, it didn’t work out well for Andrew Heaney. McCutchen hit two home runs off the Dodgers left-hander on Thursday afternoon then reached base on a third-strike passed ball, extending the fifth inning long enough for Hunter Renfroe to hit a two-run homer off Heaney. Those runs…
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LOS ANGELES — Authorities sought the public’s help in finding the members of a “flash mob” of looters who swarmed into a 7-Eleven store in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles as part of a street takeover earlier this week. The incident occurred about 12:40 a.m. Monday at Figueroa Street and El Segundo Boulevard,…
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Even without rookie catcher Adley Rutschman leading Major League Baseball’s top prospect lists, the Orioles are now owners of the best farm system in the sport. Rutschman has established himself as an American League Rookie of the Year candidate with the big league club, but with shortstop Gunnar Henderson taking his place as the top…
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LOS ANGELES — USC linebacker Eric Gentry has yet to speak with the media this fall camp, but his teammates and coaches can’t say enough about him. The sophomore transferred from Arizona State to USC back in the spring and has been transitioning seamlessly and learning quickly. “The amount of ball he’s been able to…
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson struck a deal with the NFL to play games in 2022. Then he insisted he was innocent coming off a staged in-house apology last week. Watson has been suspended for 11 regular season games and fined $5 million as part of an 11th hour agreement struck Thursday between the league…
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A year later, not much has changed about the Ravens’ preseason battle at left guard. Same early-preseason favorite: Ben Powers. “Probably Ben has been the most consistent guy there right now,” coach John Harbaugh said after practice Wednesday, “so he’s got to keep rolling from there and see what happens.” Same competition in training camp:…
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When the Ravens face the Cardinals on Sunday night, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown won’t be playing. But he will be a talking point. The Ravens traded Brown, Eric DeCosta’s first-ever draft pick as general manager, to Arizona for a first-round pick on the opening night of April’s draft. Sunday’s nationally televised game will be…
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When the Ravens face the Cardinals on Sunday night, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown won’t be playing. But he will be a talking point. The Ravens traded Brown, Eric DeCosta’s first-ever draft pick as general manager, to Arizona for a first-round pick on the opening night of April’s draft. Sunday’s nationally televised game will be…
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