Football’s giving Browns coach Hue Jackson refuge to cope with family loss.
Jackson
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training camp while mourning the recent deaths of his 83-year-old mother and
brother in California.
A team spokesman confirmed Wednesday night that Jackson’s mother, Betty Lee, died over the weekend in Los Angeles following a long illness. Her passing came
two weeks after Jackson’s brother, John Jr., died unexpectedly.
Jackson intends to stay with the Browns through next week’s exhibition opener against the New York Giants while the family finalizes funeral plans.
Jackson, who is in his third season with Cleveland, has not made any public comments about the deaths during camp
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chronicled by cameras for HBO’s ”Hard Knocks.”
OLYMPICS
MILAN (AP) – Italy will launch a three-city bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Turin and Cortina.
The Italian Olympic Committee announced the move having decided a joint bid was more cost effective. It was unanimously voted for by the CONI board.
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala, however, has criticized the decision and says that while his city would still be willing to host Olympic events, it will not be
involved in the governance of the bid.
According to CONI’s `Olympic Masterplan’, Milan will host four events: curling, women’s ice hockey
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Cortina would have the same number of competitions, with the sliding sports (bobsleigh, skeleton and luge) and Alpine skiing, while the Nordic combined and
ski jumping would be held in nearby Val di Fiemme.
BASEBALL
TORONTO (AP) – A lawyer for former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna, who is facing an assault charge, is taking issue with comments from the general
manager of his client’s new team, the Houston Astros.
The 23-year-old Osuna was arrested in May and charged in a domestic violence case.
He was traded to the Houston Astros on Monday and the general manager Jeff Luhnow said the club is ”confident that Osuna is remorseful, has willfully
complied with all consequences related to his past behavior” and has proactively
engaged in counseling.
Osuna’s lawyer
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traded and a 75-game suspension – but plans to plead not guilty.
Osuna’s court case has been put over to Sept. 5.
The pitcher was suspended without pay for 75 games in June for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy and is eligible to pitch in the
big leagues starting Sunday.
”I think he’s remorseful that the circumstances are what they are,” Basile said. ”But at the end of the day in the criminal court … his intention is to
plead not guilty.”
SPORTS BETTING
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Resorts Casino Hotel and DraftKings on Wednesday received approval to become the first companies to offer online and mobile
sports betting in New Jersey.
The state Division of Gaming Enforcement gave approval to the casino and its Boston-based online partner to launch an invitation-only version of mobile
sports betting, which will undergo several days of testing before becoming fully
available. Requests for invitations to participate can be made at
draftkings.com.
A launch was expected to happen Wednesday afternoon or evening.
The companies won a heated race to be first to market with mobile and online sports betting, which is widely seen as the most promising segment of the
nascent sports betting market. New Jersey regulators are considering mobile
applications from several other companies and could soon approve additional
online providers.
Four casinos and two horse tracks currently offer in-person sports betting.
This year's NHL free agent market isn't as deep compared to other years, but it just may feature New York Islanders captain John Tavares - who could be the
best UFA ever available. With that, the John Tavares sweepstakes is easily the
biggest offseason storyline
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Kane, James van Riemsdyk and James Neal who are slated to hit the open market,
assuming they don't re-up with their respective clubs.
There are countless big-time forwards that look destined to find new homes via the trade market. Teams like the Edmonton Oilers and Montreal Canadiens need
to make major changes after missing the playoffs in 2018. Some clubs like the
Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs need shake ups after being eliminated
from the opening round once again. With so many big contracts on their books, it
only makes sense that some difficult personnel decisions will have to made.
In short, many huge names are set to switch uniforms this offseason. Here are eight centers, eight right wingers and eight left wingers who will be suiting up
for new teams before next season arrives.
*Stats courtesy of Hockey Reference, contract details via CapFriendly*
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