Month: December 2020

10:24 PM ET Japanese right-hander Kohei Arihara and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a two-year contract in the $6 million to $7 million range, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Arihara, 28, has a 3.74 ERA in six seasons with Japan’s Nippon Ham Fighters. He went 8-9 in 20 appearances for the team
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10:14 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Back in training camp as the Minnesota Vikings put their defensive rebuild into action, Mike Zimmer didn’t anticipate a drop off for his once-vaunted unit in spite of how many new faces he saw around him. “I’ve never had a bad defense — ever,” the Vikings’ coach said in August.
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8:55 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints linebacker Kwon Alexander tore his Achilles tendon during Friday’s 52-33 win over the Minnesota Vikings and will miss the rest of the season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Alexander, 26, was just traded to the Saints by the San Francisco 49ers in early November and
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7:23 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Inside a fan-less Fiserv Forum on Friday, the Milwaukee Bucks beat Golden State Warriors 138-99 in their home opener — the second-largest margin of victory ever on Christmas Day. And although superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo struggled offensively, finishing 4-for-14 with 15 points, he has already noticed a big change in the
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8:13 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow sent out a 12-second video that gave reason for optimism at the end of 2020. Burrow posted a short video to Twitter on Friday that showed him walking. It’s the first time Burrow has been seen publicly taking steps since he underwent successful reconstructive knee surgery
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7:50 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Alvin Kamara went dashing through the Minnesota Vikings defense Friday with a Christmas Day performance for the ages. Kamara ran for six touchdowns — tied for the most in NFL history with Ernie Nevers of the Chicago Cardinals in 1929 — as the New Orleans Saints clinched their fourth
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7:27 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers have begun engaging with starting point guard Dennis Schroder in contract extension talks, and those discussions are expected to pick up again as soon as mid-February, sources told ESPN. Before the start of the season, Schroder turned down an initial Lakers offer to extend his contract for an
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6:03 PM ET The Houston Rockets are traveling to Portland with nine players — one more than the minimum required to play an NBA game — for Saturday’s road game against the Trail Blazers. The Rockets, whose season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder was postponed due to a lack of available players, have six
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5:30 PM ET Frank Lampard has said Chelsea have been disadvantaged in the title race by being forced to play twice in 48 hours over Christmas, accusing the Premier League of taking football “back in time” and compromising the integrity of the competition. Chelsea travel to Arsenal on Boxing Day for a 5:30 p.m. GMT
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4:22 PM ET Associated Press FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have declared receiver Julio Jones and center Alex Mack out for Sunday’s game at Kansas City. Jones, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, will miss his third straight game with a hamstring injury. Mack, a six-time Pro Bowl pick, will miss his first game
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1:54 PM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith practiced in full for the first time since straining his right calf and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Carolina Panthers. Washington’s practice was closed to the media, but according to a source, Smith took a number of reps with the starters. It
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2:44 PM ET K.C. Jones, who personified winning as a hard-nosed point guard and then coach of the Boston Celtics during a Hall of Fame career has died, the Celtics confirmed Friday. He was 88. K.C. was Jones’ given name, although some joked the “C” stood for championships. It was easy to see why. He
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