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Sabres, Pegula Sports & Entertainment hire Roth as COO

Jan. 17, 2023 02:18 PM EST
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and Pegula Sports & Entertainment have hired John Roth as chief operating officer. Co-owner Terry...

FILE - Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham poses for a photo April 28, 2022, in Lake Forest, Ill. The Tennessee Titans confirmed Saturday, Jan. 14, they have interviewed both Cunningham and Quentin Harris, Arizona Cardinals vice president of player personnel, for their general manager position. The Titans now have interviewed two candidates each of three straight days to fill their opening. (AP Photo, File)
Titans interview Bears' Cunningham, Cards' Harris for GM job

By Teresa M. Walker Jan. 14, 2023 06:44 PM EST

FILE - Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin high fives his little brother Damir Hamlin, 7, during a celebrity kickball game with all proceeds going to the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship fund which provides college tuition to local high school graduates, at George Cupples Stadium in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 25, 2022. Damar Hamlin plans to support young people through education and sports with the $8.6 million in GoFundMe donations that unexpectedly poured into his toy drive fundraiser after he suffered a cardiac arrest in the middle of a game last week. (Maya Giron/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)
Damar Hamlin's toy drive: What's the plan for the $8.6M?

By Thalia Beaty Jan. 10, 2023 02:56 PM EST

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton shoots over Los Angeles Lakers center Thomas Bryant (31) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
AP source: Ishbia agrees to buy Suns, Mercury for $4 billion

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 20, 2022 03:02 PM EST

FILE - Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper watches during warm ups before an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. A sheriff in South Carolina has announced his deputies started a criminal investigation into whether Tepper or his company misused public money meant for a failed practice facility. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Carolina Panthers settle failed practice site for $100M

By Jeffrey Collins Dec. 16, 2022 02:46 PM EST

FILE - Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Sean Kugler walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. Recently fired Arizona Cardinals assistant coach Sean Kugler has hired a law firm to investigate the “mysterious allegations” that he inappropriately touched a female security guard when the team was in Mexico last month for a game against the San Francisco 49ers. Kugler hired the law firm of Shields Pettini, which said on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, that it has filed a request for arbitration with the NFL in response to the Cardinals' handling of the situation, which resulted in Kugler's firing.(AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
Fired Cardinals coach hires law firm, requests arbitration

By David Brandt Dec. 16, 2022 01:15 PM EST

FILE - Tennessee Titans running backs coach Tony Dews leads a drill during NFL football training camp, Aug. 16, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Two-time NFL rushing champ Derrick Henry absolutely believes his position coach Tony Dews would make a great head coach in the NFL. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Henry's position coach targets top job with Titans' help

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 13, 2022 02:04 PM EST

Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium is seen after owners the Glazer family announced they are considering selling the club as they "explore strategic alternatives", Manchester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. On Tuesday, the same day the potential sale was annnounced it was also it was also confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo had left Manchester United by mutual consent. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Man United owners not taking semi-annual dividend

Dec. 08, 2022 07:16 PM EST

FILE - The Washington Commanders football team's name and logo is seen at the NFL football team's facility in Ashburn, Va., Nov. 10, 2022. According to a report published Thursday, Dec. 8, by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Washington Commanders created a “toxic work culture” for more than two decades, “ignoring and downplaying sexual misconduct” by men at the top levels of the organization. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
House report: Snyder had role in 'toxic' Commanders culture

Dec. 08, 2022 12:29 PM EST

FILE - Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper watches during warm ups before an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. A sheriff in South Carolina has announced his deputies started a criminal investigation into whether Tepper or his company misused public money meant for a failed practice facility. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Panthers owner settles tax fight over failed practice space

By Jeffrey Collins Dec. 07, 2022 09:27 PM EST

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visit a food and drinks market promoting British small businesses at Downing Street in London, Wednesday Nov. 30, 2022. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP)
Tagovailoa, Zaporizhzhia make list of most mangled words

By Mark Pratt Dec. 07, 2022 11:46 AM EST

FILE - Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson looks on during warmups before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Oct. 30, 2022, in Houston. Tennessee owner Amy Adams Strunk fired general manager Jon Robinson in the midst of his seventh season with the Titans off to a 7-5 start. The Titans announced Strunk's decision in a statement released Tuesday, Dec. 6. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)
Titans owner fires GM Jon Robinson in his 7th season

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 06, 2022 12:40 PM EST

This Sept. 16, 2022 file photo shows the Wellness Center at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. In a court filing on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, the Mississippi Department of Human Services demanded that retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and the University of Southern Mississippi repay millions of dollars of welfare money that went toward building the volleyball facility. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit

By Emily Wagster Pettus Dec. 05, 2022 01:31 PM EST

Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Hurts has 3 TD passes plus TD run, Eagles beat Titans 35-10

By Dan Gelston Dec. 04, 2022 04:18 PM EST

FILE - Construction personnel work on the Carolina Panthers' practice facility Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Rock Hill, S.C. A sheriff in South Carolina has announced his deputies started a criminal investigation into whether Panthers owner David Tepper or his company misused public money meant for a failed practice facility. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Panthers owner David Tepper scrutinized in criminal probe

By Jeffrey Collins Dec. 02, 2022 11:36 AM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke is shown before an NFL football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. Representatives of St. Louis, St. Louis County and the authority that owns The Dome at America’s Center have reached a tentative agreement dividing up the $519 million remaining in settlement money from the lawsuit over the NFL Rams’ relocation.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Deal finalized to divide Rams settlement money in St. Louis

Nov. 30, 2022 03:41 PM EST

FILE - Former NFL football quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 1, 2015. Favre is asking to be removed from a civil lawsuit in Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit

By Emily Wagster Pettus Nov. 28, 2022 07:09 PM EST

A photograph taken using a drone shows Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium after owners the Glazer family announced they are considering selling the club as they "explore strategic alternatives", Manchester, England, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. On Tuesday, the same day the potential sale was annnounced it was also it was also confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo had left Manchester United by mutual consent. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Inflation or not, price of pro sports teams keeps going up

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 24, 2022 05:30 AM EST

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) dives between Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin (44) and safety Julian Blackmon (32) in the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Pass interference negated the play. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Monday night return has Colts, Steelers planning prime show

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2022 07:15 PM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke is shown before an NFL football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. Representatives of St. Louis, St. Louis County and the authority that owns The Dome at America’s Center have reached a tentative agreement dividing up the $519 million remaining in settlement money from the lawsuit over the NFL Rams’ relocation.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
St. Louis region announces plan for Rams settlement money

By Jim Salter Nov. 23, 2022 10:28 AM EST