REPORT: Damar Hamlin to be paid in full after cardiac arrest

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — NFL Insider Ian Rapoport is reporting Sunday morning, the Bills plan to honor Damar Hamlin’s full contract after Monday’s near-fatal injury in Cincinnati. Rapoport reports that Hamlin’s contract contains a standard split to pay him at a lower rate if he ends up on injured reserve. The Bills placed Hamlin on … Read more

Bills win for Hamlin, eliminate New England from playoffs

Buffalo will now host their division rival Dolphins in the wild-card round next weekend. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Nyheim Hines ignited an emotionally charged atmosphere celebrating injured Bills safety Damar Hamlin by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns, and Buffalo clinched the AFC’s second playoff seed with a 35-23 win over the New England Patriots on … Read more

Russell Banks, praised author of ‘Cloudsplitter,’ dies at 82

NEW YORK – Russell Banks, an award-winning fiction writer who rooted such novels as “Affliction” and “The Sweet Hereafter” in the wintry, rural communities of his native Northeast and imagined the dreams and downfalls of everyone from modern blue-collar workers to the radical abolitionist John Brown in “Cloudsplitter,” has died. He was 82. Banks, a … Read more

Spurs sign Dieng to 10-day deal

The Spurs waived Dieng on Jan. 5 but have brought him back. SAN ANTONIO — After being waived on Jan. 5, center Gorgui Dieng is back with the Silver and Black. The San Antonio Spurs announced they have signed center Dieng to a 10-day contract. Per team policy, the terms of the contract were not … Read more

Adam Rich, former ‘Eight Is Enough’ child star, dies at 54

LOS ANGELES – Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences in the late 1970s as “America’s little brother” on “Eight is Enough,” has died. He was 54. Rich died Saturday in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, said Lt. Aimee Earl of the Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner Coroner’s office. … Read more

Celtics 121, Spurs 116: What they said after the game

“I couldn’t be more proud of them,” coach Gregg Popovich said. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs could not pick up a home win, losing to the Boston Celtics, 121-116. Zach Collins had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the team while Romeo Langford added 14 points starting in place of the injured … Read more