NFL bans Eagles security chief from sideline
The NFL has banned Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro from being on the sideline for the remainder of the regular season after he was ejected from a game earlier this month for a scuffle with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw, two people familiar with the league's decision told The Associated Press on Saturday.
DiSandro is still allowed to travel with the team to Seattle for its Monday night game and he can perform all other work duties but he is not permitted on the sideline, one of the people said. Both people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league hasn't announced its decision, said DiSandro can return to the sideline for the playoffs.
DiSandro pulled Greenlaw off Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith and shouted at him after a reception in the third quarter of Philadelphia's 42-19 loss to San Francisco on Dec. 3. Greenlaw,
who was penalized for unnecessary roughness on the play, popped up and reached over two officials to put his hand in DiSandro's face.
Greenlaw was ejected and later fined $10,927 by the league for the unnecessary roughness penalty. DiSandro also was told to
leave and walked to the locker room to a rousing ovation from Eagles fans.
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Fletcher Loyer tied a career high with 27 points, Braden Smith added 26 and No. 3 Purdue beat No. 1 Arizona 92-84.
Loyer was 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and Smith was 4 of 7 while falling one point shy of his career high.
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The only thing missing were enough birdies.
“It couldn't have been any more special for us,” Woods said after the first of two rounds at The RitzCarlton Club, where they beat the worst of the rain and fell behind 10 other teams.
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Dominik Paris is back.
The Italian skier dominated a World Cup downhill in Val Gardena to claim his first victory in more than a year — and for Italy a first home win there in the discipline in more than 20 years.
The 34-year-old Paris punched the air and smiled broadly after crossing the line almost half a second faster than two-time defending downhill standings leader Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and then faced a lengthy wait in the leader's chair.
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