NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets made their first real splashes in free agency, signing kicker Chandler Catanzaro and offensive tackle Kelvin Beachum on Friday night. The Jets also re-signed longer snapper Tanner Purdum, who has spent the last seven seasons in New York. Catanzaro spent his first three NFL seasons with Arizona, which signed him as an…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ESPN) — The Carolina Panthers continued their “homecoming” free agency tour Friday, signing former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Captain Munnerlyn. Earlier in the day, the Panthers reached a deal with 37-year-old defensive end Julius Peppers, who spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Panthers and is the team’s all-time leader in sacks (81). Munnerlyn spent his first five…
On Friday at Williams-Brice Stadium, USA Basketball officially welcomed USC’s head coach Dawn Staley to the same position with the National Team, putting the five-time Olympic gold medalist in control of the stars and stripes through 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Gamecocks leader previously played on first-place teams with the red, white, and blue in the 1996, 2000, and…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Benedict SID) – The Benedict College Lady Tigers advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Division II women’s basketball South Region tournament with a 71-60 victory over Valdosta State on Friday afternoon on the campus of Eckerd University. MiKeisha Moore scored 21 points, hitting five 3-pointers, while Destiny Betts added 19 points to lead Benedict. Benedict,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (USC SID) – Big flies from a pair of seniors helped South Carolina (18-5, 1-0 SEC) claim a 9-1 (6) win at No. 14/13 Tennessee (19-3, 0-1 SEC) on Friday evening at Lee Stadium. The Gamecocks took the lead with a huge statement in the second. With two down, a pair of walks to junior Jordyn Augustus and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Braxton Key couldn’t help savoring the moment — both his homecoming and postseason were being extended. Alabama’s freshman forward certainly did his part against South Carolina to make it last another day. Key had 18 points, Riley Norris added 12 and Alabama made 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch to get past South Carolina…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Dawn Staley, head coach at the University of South Carolina, who has had a long and illustrious USA Basketball career that began as an athlete in 1989, and most recently as an assistant coach for the gold medalist 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team, was today named head coach of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Benedict Athletics) – Two of the hottest teams in NCAA Division II women’s basketball will face off in the first round of the South Region tournament on the campus of Eckerd University at noon on Friday. Benedict, 21-7, is riding a 15-game winning streak. The last loss for the Lady Tigers came nearly three months ago, on…
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team turned to its past to find its next coach. Dawn Staley will coach the team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said two people with knowledge of the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been publicly announced. Staley will…
The Washington Redskins have signed safety D.J. Swearinger, who played the past two years for the Arizona Cardinals and has also spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans, the team that drafted him in 2013. Grade: B-minus. Swearinger started slow in his career, having been drafted in the second round four years ago. This is now his…
