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Marlin Briscoe, former Denver Bronco who was 1st Black starting QB in AFL, dies at 76
By: Cliff Brunt
Marlin Briscoe, who became the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League more than 50 years ago, died Monday. His daughter, Angela Marriott, told The Associated Press that Briscoe, 76, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, California. He had been hospitalized with circulation issues in his...
Colorado Avalanche gear flying off shelves after Stanley Cup win
By: Judith Kohler
Colorado Avalanche fans didn’t wait until the morning after to load up on new team gear in celebration of the team’s Stanley Cup win. The Dick’s Sporting Goods stores that were open Sunday night were plenty busy. “Avs fans have been passionate this entire year and then last night they...
Dalen Terry, the No. 18 pick, arrives ready to get to work for the Chicago Bulls: ‘I breathe, sleep, cry basketball’
By: Tribune News Service
When Chicago Bulls draft pick Dalen Terry turned 10, he only had one request for his birthday present — a basketball tournament. So his mother, Fenice Yancy, rented out a space at the local rec center gym to organize a 3-on-3 tournament for Terry’s friends, picking up a referee whistle...
‘It’s a perfect fit’ — Miami Heat’s first-round pick Nikola Jovic eager to prove himself
By: Tribune News Service
Long before the Miami Heat picked Nikola Jovic with the 27th pick of the NBA draft on Thursday, he primarily played point guard. But as he got older, he quickly grew into his 6-11 frame, which changed his career fortunes. “Now I can do almost everything on the court,” Jovic...
Orioles prospects Coby Mayo, Colton Cowser and Conner Norby promoted to Double-A Bowie, continuing rise of young talent
By: Tribune News Service
A trio of the Orioles’ highly ranked prospects are taking another step in the organizational pipeline, receiving promotions to Double-A Bowie from High-A Aberdeen. With the promotions of third baseman Coby Mayo (No. 5) and outfielder Colton Cowser (No. 6), each of Baltimore’s top nine prospects are in the upper...
Stan, Josh Kroenke salute Avalanche’s poise, resiliency on way to winning Stanley Cup
By: Ryan O’Halloran
TAMPA, Fla. — In mid-February, Stan Kroenke was on the podium to receive the Lombardi Trophy from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl. The NHL’s custom is much cooler and appropriate. It’s about the players, so captain Gabe Landeskog...
Sources: Nets grant Kyrie Irving permission to seek sign-and-trade packages
By: Tribune News Service
The Nets and Kyrie Irving have not gotten any closer to finding an amicable solution that keeps the superstar guard in Brooklyn. In fact, things are trending the opposite direction: While Nets GM Sean Marks and superstar forward Kevin Durant have yet to speak this offseason, Irving’s camp has requested...
One arrest made in relation to Avalanche Stanley Cup celebration
By: Ryan Biller
When the Avs won the Stanley Cup on Sunday, celebrations erupted across Colorado. While things remained mostly civil, Denver police say that one arrest was made during the night in relation to the win. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Keeler: Best part of Avalanche’s Stanley Cup win? How...
Yankees hope they ‘dodged a bullet’ with Gleyber Torres ankle
By: Tribune News Service
Gleyber Torres has had a resurgence. After two years of struggles, the second baseman has returned to the position where he seems more comfortable and has rediscovered a swing that works for him. So watching him leave Sunday’s game with a turned ankle was obviously concerning. Aaron Boone was optimistic...
Keeler: Best part of Avalanche’s Stanley Cup win? How it brought Denver together. No right. No left. No Roe. No Wade.
By: Sean Keeler
She laughs about it now. Or as much as you can laugh when you’ve lost most of the feeling in your body from the chest down. “I think we are in such a state right now where it’s just a crazy world, we’re so divided on things,” Avalanche fan Ruby...
Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson dies at age 26; police say no signs of trauma or foul play
By: Tribune News Service
Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson died after authorities found him unresponsive late Tuesday in a North Baltimore home. He was 26. Officials have not released a cause of death, but Baltimore Police said Wednesday that investigators have not ruled out the possibility of an overdose. “We are profoundly saddened by...
As investigation continues, family of Ravens’ Jaylon Ferguson calls his death ‘one of the darkest moments in our lives’
By: Tribune News Service
With investigators looking into the death of Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson, his family on Thursday asked for privacy, calling this “one of the darkest moments in our lives.” In a statement shared on social media by Doni Smith, Ferguson’s fiancee, the family said it was with “deep sadness that...
Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith reveals daughter’s ‘excruciating’ surgery for brain tumor
By: Tribune News Service
Alex Smith, the 16-year NFL veteran, revealed over the weekend that his youngest daughter is recovering from a 10-hour emergency brain surgery after doctors found a brain tumor last month. Sloane was rushed to the emergency room on May 10 after showing “stroke-like symptoms,” Smith and his wife Elizabeth wrote...
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout — and possibly Yermín Mercedes — await the Chicago White Sox on their 6-game trip
By: Tribune News Service
The Chicago White Sox saw Shohei Ohtani at the plate earlier this season at Guaranteed Rate Field. They are lined up to see the two-way star on the mound during their upcoming West Coast trip. The Sox begin a three-game series Monday against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.,...
Orioles reset: Adley Rutschman’s grandfather — and 1,000 others — eager for his ‘homecoming’ in Seattle
By: Tribune News Service
Toward the end of Adley Rutschman’s high school football career, Ad Rutschman knew his wife of 60-plus years couldn’t make her way into the lower bowl at Sherwood High School in Sherwood, Oregon, to see their grandson play. But from the parking lot, situated on a hill overlooking the stadium,...
ASK IRA: Will Heat’s run with Dewayne Dedmon come to a close in NBA free agency?
By: Tribune News Service
Q: With the Heat drafting Nikola Jovic, and now adding Orlando Robinson to their summer-league team, and with Omer Yurtseven surely coming back, do you think we have seen the last of Dewayne Dedmond? – Joel. A: Even though all play the same position, I’m not sure the situations are...
Tony ‘Goose’ Siragusa, NFL champ, broadcaster dead at 55
By: Tribune News Service
Super Bowl champion Tony Siragusa, who went on to be a popular NFL broadcaster, is dead at 55. The Kenilworth, N.J., native died suddenly Wednesday, according to a statement from Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti posted to the team’s Twitter feed. “Goose,” as he was known around the league, spent...
Dates set for Dolphins’ joint practices with Buccaneers, training camp start
By: Tribune News Service
The Miami Dolphins’ pair of joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be held on Aug. 10 and 11 in Tampa, the Buccaneers announced Thursday as part of a release of their training camp schedule. The Wednesday and Thursday dates for joint practices are standard in the NFL ahead...
