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Saudi female athletes challenge Muslim norms - ESPN
The official spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The IOC has previously criticized the Saudis for failing to send women athletes to the Olympics. However, according to Human Rights Watch, the IOC hasn't ...
Wilson Chandler plans early US return - ESPN
By Marc Stein Denver Nuggets restricted free agent Wilson Chandler is scheduled to return to the United States from China sooner than expected, according to sources close to the situation, with next week as his target. It remains unclear, though, ...
Source: Allen Iverson hopes for return - ESPN
By Chris Broussard With hopes of getting one last shot in the NBA, former All-Star and league MVP Allen Iverson is contemplating playing minor league basketball, according to a person close to the situation. Iverson is willing to play in the Caribbean, ...
Sources: Bucs, Yanks talk AJ Burnett - ESPN
According to sources on both sides of the deal who spoke to ESPNNewYork.com on the condition of anonymity, there is still optimism that the deal would be completed, perhaps as soon as this week, but there were still significant hurdles to be cleared.
WVU settles suit, to join Big 12 in July - ESPN
Daily Mail, citing an anonymous source, has reported that the Big East will receive $20 million in the settlement, with WVU contributing $11 million, and the Big 12 covering the remaining amount. WVU already has paid half of the normally required $5 ...
Sources: Indians, Jon Garland agree - ESPN
The deal is pending a physical, the sources said, and Garland has a good chance of making the rotation if he is healthy. Garland, 32, made just nine starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers after signing a one-year, $5 million contract in the offseason.
Source: Clippers after JR Smith - ESPN
If they miss on Smith, the Clippers would likely wait until after March 1 to actively pursue trades, the source said. March 1 is when players who signed as free agents in the offseason can be traded. By then, Billups should almost be recovered enough ...
Sources: Pirates lead AJ Burnett talks - ESPN
The Yankees have been engaged in talks with four teams but the Pirates have emerged as the front-runner, sources said. One of the clubs was among teams Burnett can veto per his contract, a source told ESPNNewYork.com's Andrew Marchand, ...
Source: Ted Gilmore leaves USC - ESPN
By Erik McKinney LOS ANGELES -- After just one season serving as the wide receivers coach for the USC Trojans, Ted Gilmore has been hired by the Oakland Raiders for the same position, according to a source close to the program.
Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers agree - ESPN
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a source with knowledge of the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said it carries a guaranteed salary of $19 million over the two years. Kershaw was in his first winter of ...
Red Sox, Aceves avoid arbitration - ESPN
Aceves' contract includes $100000 in performance clauses based on starts or appearances, the source said. The language in the contract addressed both starts and appearances because it remains uncertain what role Aceves will fill for the Red Sox this ...
PJ Fleck to coach Tampa's wideouts - ESPN
By Scott Powers A day after resigning as Northern Illinois' offensive coordinator, PJ Fleck has agreed to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaching staff as the team's wide receivers coach, a source close to the situation said Saturday.
End of Armstrong case raises questions - ESPN
And another person who has not testified, and who spoke only on the condition of anonymity, described having a meeting scheduled with lead investigator Jeff Novitzky next week. However, as the US Attorney for the Central District of California, ...
Dodgers, Todd Coffey agree - ESPN
Coffey, a right-hander who has seven big league seasons with three clubs, will get $1 million this year with an option year at $2.5 million and a $300000 buyout, a source said. Coffey, 31, locks up what probably was the last available spot in what ...
Source: Clippers interested in Martin - ESPN
"If the Clippers end up getting him, Chauncey should get all the credit," the source said. "Chauncey has been the guy talking to him, which is kind of ironic considering Chauncey wasn't happy when they claimed him. It shows you how much he's turned ...
Source: Gerardo Concepcion to Cubs - ESPN
By Enrique Rojas SANTO DOMINGO -- Cuban left handed starter Gerardo Concepcion, an 18-year-old phenom who defected last June, has reached a $7 million guaranteed contract with the Chicago Cubs, a source close to the negotiation told ...
Leigh Steinberg's demons - ESPN
Because of the pending litigation, these sources insisted on anonymity when they spoke with ESPN.com. Steinberg agreed to pay $900000 (the loan plus interest and other damages), the court papers show, but he failed to deliver any of the installments to ...
Sources: Playoff expansion has issues - ESPN
If it's decided that one or both wild-card games would be scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 4 (the day after the season ends), the union would prefer to have Wednesday games involving the affected teams moved to the afternoon, sources said.
Giants Media Day - ESPN
Burress also has serious questions about the ability of quarterback Mark Sanchez, a person close to the receiver said Tuesday. Jacobs didn't dispute that. "I don't see him there due to (the limited) success he had last year, and I don't think it had ...
Playing out various Howard scenarios - ESPN
A source close to the negotiations says Howard's representatives warned the Lakers that Howard would opt out of his contract and test the free-agent market next summer -- which has the Lakers' brass understandably nervous. The Nets have had their own ...
Sources: Danica Patrick in Daytona 500? - ESPN
10 car on the track for much of the Sprint Cup schedule, sources said on Monday. Under the terms of the proposed deal, Patrick will be locked into the February 26 Sprint Cup opener with the owner's points accumulated last season by TBR driver Dave ...
Source: BoSox still pursuing Roy Oswalt - ESPN
Blog The Boston Red Sox "are still in the mix,'' the source said. Boston had made Oswalt a prime target, especially after freeing up salary by trading shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies last week. Team sources have indicated that the Sox ...
Source: Dodgers begin narrowing bids - ESPN
By Tony Jackson About 10 potential ownership groups hoping to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers have advanced to the second round of bidding, a source close to the situation said Friday night on condition of anonymity. The Blackstone Group, the global ...
Sources: Chris Kaman being shopped - ESPN
The Hornets, sources said, have decided to shelve Kaman until they can find a trade home for him after making the decision to give his minutes to young players. Kaman had been made inactive for Wednesday's loss at Oklahoma City even though he's not ...
Sources: Brad Penny eyeing Japan - ESPN
By Jerry Crasnick Veteran right-handed pitcher Brad Penny is weighing an opportunity to pitch in Japan, two baseball sources said Friday. Penny, 33 and a veteran of 12 seasons in the major leagues, has had discussions with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in ...