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Nevada high court to review decision in ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit over NFL emails LAS VEGAS (AP) Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden is going to get a full Nevada Supreme Court review of a lawsuit he filed against the league over emails that were leaked to the media before he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021.

The states highest court isnt scheduling oral arguments.

But it said Thursday it will reconsider findings by three justices who split 2-1 in a decision in May.

The panel said the league could move the civil case into arbitration that might be overseen by a defendant, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Attorneys for Gruden, Goodell and the league didn't immediately respond Friday to email messages.

An NFL spokesperson declined to comment.

MLB spring training facilities spared extensive damage from Hurricane Milton Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Floridas west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton.

Unlike two years ago when Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage that shut down the Tampa Bay Rays spring home in Port Charlotte, no teams have reported Milton causing serious issues that might impact operations this winter.

The Rays continue to assess the situation at their training complex and stadium, as well as at Tropicana Field in St.

Petersburg, where Milton shredded the roof of the domed stadium thats been their regular-season home since the franchises inception in 1998.

Several other teams are assessing situations at their spring training complexes.

Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal set to become basketball Hall of Famers as superfans Jack Nicholson, Spike Lee and Billy Crystal are entertainment superstars.

Now they are being recognized as basketball superfans.

They will be recognized along with businessman Alan Horwitz by being added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's James F.

Goldstein SuperFan Gallery on Sunday, a few hours before this years class is enshrined in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Nicholson has been a Lakers ticket holder since the 1970s.

Lee has had Knicks tickets since the 1980s, while Crystal roots for the Clippers and Horwitz the 76ers.

WNBA has just 1 Black head coach but more could come from a pool of strong assistants in the league The WNBA has been praised in the past as a leader for its diversity hiring practices.

At the end of the 2022 season, half of the 12 head coaches in the league were Black.

Two years later, Seattles Noelle Quinn is the only one left after Tanisha Wright was let go in Atlanta and Teresa Weatherspoon was fired in Chicago.

Los Angeles also parted ways with Curt Miller during the same time frame.

Now there are three head coaching vacancies and the number of Black head coaches could grow with several candidates currently working as WNBA assistant coaches, including Briann January, Kristi Toliver and LaToya Sanders.

Oklahoma and Texas, one of college football's most storied rivalries, opens new chapter in the SEC NORMAN, Okla.

(AP) Perhaps the only way the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry could have become even more intense happened when both joined the powerful Southeastern Conference in July.

The series that began in 1900 immediately will rank with the best of the SECs older ones.

Oklahoma and Texas have 10 AP national titles and nine Heisman winners between them.

The game is played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, a neutral site virtually equal distances from the campuses.

The stadium is split with half Oklahoma crimson and half Texas burnt orange.

The game is played during the Texas State Fair, creating a unique atmosphere.

49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall will return to practice for the 1st time since he was shot SANTA CLARA, Calif.

(AP) San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall is set to return to practice next week for the first time since he was shot in the chest in a robbery attempt nine days before the season opener.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said the Niners will open the practice window for Pearsall on Monday, when the team begins preparations for a Super Bowl rematch against Kansas City.

Pearsall can practice for three weeks before the 49ers would have to activate him from the non-football injury list.

Shanahan had no timeline for when Pearsall will be ready to play in games.

Todd Downing tasked with helping Aaron Rodgers and Jets' struggling offense after 'unique week' FLORHAM PARK, N.J.

(AP) Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets offense appeared on their way toward the efficient, high-scoring and productive force they fully expected theyd be this season.

A lot has certainly changed in the last three weeks.

Robert Saleh was fired as coach on Tuesday after a 2-3 start and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett was demoted from play calling duties by interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.

Now its Todd Downings turn to try to jumpstart the struggling offense.

Downing called it a unique week but he's preparing to help spark New Yorks offense, starting Monday night against Buffalo.

Pochettino era of US soccer begins against Panama, with eyes on 2026 World Cup AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A new era for United States soccer is set to begin, led by an Argentine coach expected to deliver big results at the 2026 World Cup on American soil.

Former Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino makes his U.S.

debut in a pair of friendlies, leading the team against Panama on Saturday night in Austin and three days later against Mexico in Guadalajara.

Pochettino was not around for the first 26 matches of the World Cup cycle while Gregg Berhalter and three interim coaches were in charge.

Djokovic to meet Fritz in Shanghai semis and Sabalenka to play Gauff in Wuhan SHANGHAI (AP) Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz have advanced to a semifinal matchup at the Shanghai Masters.

Four-time champion Djokovic fought back from a set down to beat Czech player Jakub Mensik 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

Fritz advanced to his fifth Masters semifinal with a straightforward 6-3, 6-4 victory over David Goffin of Belgium.

Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka served up a masteclass to defeat Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-2, 6-2 and maintain her undefeated record at the Wuhan Open.

The Belarussian will meet fourth-ranked Coco Gauff in a blockbuster semifinal matchup.

US ski star Shiffrin to skip downhills in upcoming season as she nears milestone of 100 career wins SALZBURG, Austria (AP) American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin wont race downhills in the upcoming World Cup season in which she aims for her 100th career win.

Following the worst crash of her career in January the two-time Olympic champion has even considered not racing at all.

Shiffrin has decided to drop the sports fastest and most dangerous discipline from her schedule and fully focus on the other events when the new campaign gets underway in Austria on October 26.

Shiffrin needs three more victories to become the first skier to reach the milestone of 100 career wins.

She says its a monumental moment in the sport..

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