HOUSTON – Retired former Houston Texans linebacker Bryan Braman, a popular special-teams ace known for his aggressive, hell-bent-for-leather style of play, lost his battle with a rare, aggressive and recurring form of cancer. PREVIOUS: ‘In the fight of his life,’ ex-Texans linebacker Bryan Braman battles rare form of cancer, J.J. Watt donates $10,000 Despite multiple surgeries and extensive treatment, the …
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Several numbers are out there as far as how big the next expansion of the College Football Playoff could be. The total for Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz, as he said this morning at the podium, is 30 teams playing to be in a field. Drinkwitz was asked for his thoughts on CFP expansion while at SEC Media Days in Atlanta on …
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Ottilie Mitchell & Hollie Cole BBC News Getty Images Felix Baumgartner, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a motorised paragliding accident in Italy. The 56-year-old fell to the ground near the swimming pool of a hotel while flying over the village of Porto Sant’Elpidio in the …
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Jul 17, 2025, 05:31 PM ET MILAN — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy, according to an official. He was 56. Italian firefighters who responded said a paraglider …
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MLB just lost a reliable starting pitcher to retirement. After 13 seasons in the big leagues, 37-year-old Kyle Gibson announced his retirement on Thursday’s episode of the “Serving it Up” podcast, adding that he made the decision “a couple weeks ago.” “It’s been exciting being home and exciting kind of turning the page to a new chapter,” Gibson said. “I’ve …
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The 2025 ESPY Awards will likely be remembered for Shane Gillis’ monologue, even if the comedy was largely forgettable. Gillis, a standup comedian and the co-creator and star of Netflix’s Tires, is probably best known for lasting like four hours at Saturday Night Live — Lorne Michaels felt compelled to fire Gillis after some non-PC clips of a 2018 episode …
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Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. He’ll hold that title until the moment Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons signs his next contract. It’s unclear when that will be. Still, barring something completely unforeseen and unexpected, Parsons will get a deal. And it will be worth more than Watt’s $41 million per year in new money. …
Read More »Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman passed away on Thursday morning after a battle with cancer, his agent confirmed to ESPN. He was 38. Braman had been seeking treatment for an aggressive form of cancer. According to a GoFundMe page set up for his treatment, the former Houston Texan and Philadelphia Eagle had undergone several surgeries in Seattle. Braman had two …
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After the first-ever “swing-off” brought pizzazz to the finish of Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game, it seems inevitable the concept will be used for regular-season games. It shouldn’t be. It has a fatal flaw. The “swing-off” uses non-major-leaguers to help determine the result of MLB games, namely the batting-practice pitchers. Teams would look far and wide to find those proficient at …
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For the first four years of Justin Herbert’s career, Mike Williams was a pillar of the Chargers’ receiving corps. After spending 2024 elsewhere, Williams had returned to Los Angeles on a one-year deal in March. But the true reunion was not to be, as Williams elected to retire at the onset of training camp. Williams had been placed on the …
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