Month: December 2020

3:44 PM ET The Missouri Tigers are out of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl after a rise in COVID-19 cases in its program, it was announced Sunday. The Tigers were set to face Iowa on Wednesday in Nashville, but Missouri canceled practice Sunday after an increase in positive COVID tests and paused all team activities
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4:10 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Being the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed hasn’t been the path to the Super Bowl for the Kansas City Chiefs, but they’re about to try again. The Chiefs clinched the AFC’s top seed on Sunday by beating the Atlanta Falcons 17-14 at Arrowhead Stadium. The 14-1 Chiefs, who
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3:54 PM ET Villanova coach Jay Wright has tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Sunday, and the No. 5 Wildcats are pausing all team activities. One other Villanova staff member also tested positive. “Our players have been very diligent and disciplined with all of the COVID protocols,” Wright said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we
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3:40 PM ET Golden State Warriors center Marquese Chriss suffered a right ankle fracture in Saturday’s practice and will have surgery later this week, the team announced Sunday. The Warriors said Chriss “suffered a right syndesmosis ankle injury with a fibular fracture,” and a timeline will be set after the surgery. The 23-year-old found some
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3:13 PM ET Former Michigan State starting quarterback Rocky Lombardi is transferring to Northern Illinois, he announced Sunday. “There are so many people I would like to thank for their help and support throughout my recruiting process,” he posted on Twitter. “But without further delay, I would like to announce my commitment to NIU!” Lombardi,
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2:54 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis will sit out Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of a right calf contusion, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said after L.A.’s morning shootaround. “Well, we just want to be responsible with it,” Vogel said on a video conference call with reporters. “We want to
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12:33 PM ET Phil Niekro, a pitcher who used his signature knuckleball to fool generations of hitters as well as craft a Hall of Fame career, died Saturday night in his sleep after a long battle with cancer, the Atlanta Braves announced Sunday. He was 81. Niekro, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997,
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12:12 PM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins will start Sunday against the Carolina Panthers with starter Alex Smith expected to be inactive for the second straight week with a calf injury, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Haskins was fined and removed from his role as a team captain on Tuesday by coach
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11:18 AM ET College Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman Loyd Phillips died Sunday morning at the age of 75, according to his family. Phillips was a two-time All-American at Arkansas in the 1960s. He was part of the Razorbacks’ undefeated season in 1964 and won the Outland Trophy as the best college interior lineman
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6:56 AM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars could take another step to securing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft with a loss Sunday against the Chicago Bears, and general manager and potential head-coaching candidates are paying close attention, league sources told ESPN. Since the New York Jets‘ upset victory last weekend over
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9:20 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will receive head-coaching interviews and is expected to be a favorite to land a head-coaching job. But despite less fanfare, Chiefs quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Mike Kafka also is coveted and expected to be in the mix for a head-coaching job, league sources
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9:30 AM ET Andy Murray has been awarded a wildcard for February’s Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Sunday. The main draw entry for the first Grand Slam of 2021 comes two years after Murray, the five-time runner-up in Melbourne, played what he feared would be his final professional match there, losing in
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9:20 AM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens were fined $250,000 by the NFL for their recent COVID-19 outbreak but avoided the loss of a draft pick, a league source confirmed. This discipline is less severe than others levied by the league this season. The New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans were each fined $350,000,
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