Author: Shekari Philemon

Chicago Bears safety Coby Bryant will miss four to six months after undergoing knee surgery on Aug. 7, coach Ben Johnson confirmed Tuesday, delivering a significant blow to a secondary that has been ravaged by injuries throughout training camp. Bryant hyperextended his left knee during one-on-ones on Aug. 3, sustaining a bone bruise and small fracture. He was driven back to the building on a cart. Johnson said the Bears sought multiple opinions on the injury before determining that surgery was required. The coach expressed optimism that Bryant would be in a hurry to return before the end of the…

The Minnesota Vikings named Kyler Murray their starting quarterback on Tuesday, ending a training camp competition that was competitive on paper but had been trending toward this outcome from the moment Murray signed in March. Coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed the decision and said Murray had shown enough command of the offense to merit the starting role. He said that despite the competition being open, he had always intended to make this call before the preseason began so the team could move forward with clarity. He will make his first appearance Saturday in the preseason opener against the New York Giants,…

The NBA will open its new season on Oct. 20 with the New York Knicks raising their championship banner against LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers in what promises to be one of the more anticipated opening nights in recent memory, a matchup that puts the defending champions against a franchise remade over the summer around James and two other major additions. The NBA announced Tuesday that the Knicks-76ers game tips off at 7 p.m. ET as the marquee game of a tripleheader. The Boston Celtics visiting the Detroit Pistons opens the night at 3 p.m. ET on NBC in…

Golden State Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy expressed confidence on Tuesday that Stephen Curry intends to finish his career with the franchise, with the all-time three-point leader eligible in three weeks to sign an extension worth up to $136.7 million over two years. He is entering his 18th season with the Warriors on an expiring $62.5 million contract. He becomes eligible on Aug. 29 to sign an extension, and team and league sources continue to express optimism that a deal will get done. The five-time champion has publicly said he wants to play at least a couple more seasons and…

When President Donald Trump left Turkey last month, the world saw him board a familiar aircraft on the tarmac in Ankara. What happened next was something far more deliberate and far more secretive than most people knew at the time. According to a report, Trump was quietly moved from the older Air Force One he appeared to board in front of cameras and transferred via an airport catering truck to a smaller military jet, an Air Force C-32A. The switch was not a logistical quirk. It was a calculated security move triggered by a credible Iranian assassination threat. The maneuver…

Daniel Kinahan, the alleged leader of one of Ireland’s most significant organized crime networks and a former boxing promoter, was extradited from Dubai to Ireland on Sunday after courts there refused to block the transfer, arriving at a Dublin airport in the evening aboard an Irish Air Corps plane. He was taken directly to the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, where he was charged with directing the activities of a criminal organization. A judge ordered him remanded to Portlaoise Prison, a high-security facility approximately 90 miles southwest of the capital. His extradition follows years of pursuit by law enforcement agencies…

The Seattle Seahawks brought free agent cornerback Terrion Arnold to their training facility on Sunday for a visit and workout, and head coach Mike Macdonald said Monday the team has interest in signing him, while acknowledging the serious legal situation surrounding the former Detroit Lions first-round pick. He was released by Detroit in late June, less than a week after he turned himself in to authorities on felony charges stemming from a February incident in Tampa, Florida. He faces four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery in connection with allegations that he orchestrated the kidnapping and beating…

Quinnen Williams has agreed to a three-year extension with the Dallas Cowboys worth $105.9 million, making him one of the highest-paid defensive tackles in the NFL and locking him in with the organization through the 2030 season. The deal includes $101 million guaranteed with $63.35 million guaranteed at signing and a signing bonus of $31.85 million. The $35.3 million average annual value is the second highest among defensive tackles in the league, behind the $38 million Philadelphia’s Jalen Carter earns on his extension. Williams, 28, was acquired by Dallas from the New York Jets at last year’s trade deadline for…

The owner of a Greek basketball club says he made a serious formal proposal to the Denver Nuggets this summer to buy Nikola Jokic out of his contract and bring the three-time NBA Most Valuable Player to Athens, and that he plans to try again when Jokic enters free agency next summer. Dimitrios Giannakopoulos, who owns Panathinaikos Basketball Club, said in a podcast interview that he submitted the proposal to both the Nuggets organization and Jokic himself and received a rejection from both. He described the Nuggets’ response as swift and dismissive. He said he plans to wait until next…

The most coveted basketball card of the year has surfaced. Cooper Flagg’s one-of-one rookie debut patch autograph card, the only copy in existence, was pulled from a box on a live stream at a Rhode Island card shop Monday night, immediately drawing speculation about what it might eventually sell for. Members of RhodyBreakers, a group that opens trading card boxes on live streams for clients as part of a retail operation called Baseball Cards of Rhode Island, were broadcasting when they pulled the item. Its discovery ended a search that began when the set was released last week. It was…