Tag: Athlete contracts
Ready or not, skateboarding takes its show to the Olympics
DES MOINES, Iowa — The hotel door opens and, fast as that, the sound of polyurethane clicking across concrete begins. The rhythmic grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk-grrrr-chk-chk sound...
Ex-Jags LB Smith signs plea deal, avoids underage sex charge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith pleaded no contest Friday to child abuse, avoiding an underage sex charge, and received three...
Jaguars DT Tufele, a 4th-round pick, signs rookie contract
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed rookie defensive tackle Jay Tufele on Friday, getting their fourth of nine draft picks under contract.
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NCAA’s D1 Council hopes athlete pay rules hashed out in June
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Council plans to act on legislative proposals next month that would allow athletes to be paid to be...
Yankees RHP Kluber has no-hitter through 6 vs. Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees right-hander Corey Kluber has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Texas Rangers, the team he...
Shkodran Mustafi among 10 to leave relegated Schalke
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — World Cup-winning defender Shkodran Mustafi is among 10 players who will leave relegated Bundesliga club Schalke in a clearout at the...
Reunited: Tebow signs with Jags, rejoins Meyer as tight end
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer are together again, this time in the NFL and with Tebow playing a new position.
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Jaguars TE Farrell, a 5th-round pick, signs rookie contract
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed rookie tight end Luke Farrell on Thursday, getting their third of nine draft picks under contract.
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LA Galaxy go to France again, add midfielder Rayan Raveloson
CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy have signed midfielder Rayan Raveloson to a three-year contract, adding the fourth product of France's top leagues to...
Notable college QBs have been changing positions for years
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow wasn’t the first — and surely won’t be the last — college quarterback to switch positions in the NFL....