Only two Eagles were willing to make White House visit
Eagles players and officials made individual decisions to not go to the White House for a scheduled celebration of their Super Bowl title, leaving two players actually planning to make the trip to Washington before the visit was canceled by President Trump, according to players and a person familiar with the arrangements.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issues.
The Baltimore Ravens have been fined by the NFL and forced to forfeit two days of practice this week for violating offseason workout rules. The NFL cited the team for pass coverage contact during earlier offseason team activity sessions, according to coach John Harbaugh, who was also fined.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault weapon possession charge, closing a legal chapter that included domestic-violence charges being thrown out because his accuser recanted. He was sentenced to two years probation . ... Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier walked with the help of a cane and addressed reporters for the first time since sustaining his spinal cord injury six months ago. “My dream is to come back and play football again,” Shazier said . ... Richie Incognito told the Associated Press he’s home training in Arizona and feeling great, two weeks after the former Buffalo Bills offensive lineman spent three days in a mental hospital following an alleged outburst at a south Florida gym.
Deandre Ayton was confident after working out for the Phoenix Suns that they would use the No. 1 overall pick to draft him. “I know I’m going No. 1,” he told reporters.
The Detroit Pistons head coaching job appears to be down to two candidates — former Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey and San Antonio Spurs assistant Ime Udoka. John Beilein announced that he will remain with Michigan.
Michael Norman of USC won his 400-meters heat in 44.55 seconds at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., to advance to Friday’s final. Also for USC, Rai Benjamin advanced in the 400 hurdles (49.66) and Robert Ford in the 800 (1:47.38). Norman and Benjamin ran legs for the Trojans’ 1,600 relay team, which qualified for the final by placing second in 3:01.30, the fourth-fastest time in school history.
Former men’s basketball coach Larry Farmer heads an eight-member class that will be inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame on Oct. 5. The other inductees: Nikki Blue (women’s basketball), Kevin Chappell (men’s golf), Lynn “Buck” Compton (baseball-football), Amanda Freed (softball), Jenny Johnson Jordan (women’s volleyball), Eric Lindroth (men’s water polo) and Stella Sampras Webster (women’s tennis).
Red Schoendienst, the Hall of Fame second baseman who managed the St. Louis Cardinals to two pennants and a World Series championship in the 1960s, died Wednesday. He was 95.