Month: December 2020

5:11 PM ET After undergoing surgery for a fractured left hand on Thursday, Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller is expected to miss four to six weeks, sources told ESPN. Zeller, who suffered the injury in Wednesday’s season-opening loss to Cleveland, had the surgery performed by Dr. Michelle Carlsson at the Hospital for Special Surgery in
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3:52 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals linebacker Dennis Gardeck is out for the rest of the regular season and will be placed on injured reserve with a knee injury, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Thursday. Gardeck had a surprise emergence as one of Arizona’s biggest playmakers on defense and is second on
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3:42 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry has been added to the reserve/COVID-19 list, coach Anthony Lynn told reporters Thursday. Henry, who has 60 receptions for 613 yards and four touchdowns this season, is the team’s second-leading receiver. He missed practice Tuesday and Wednesday. If Henry is ruled out, backup Donald Parham
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2:48 PM ET The NBA is eliminating restrictions on recruiting and acquiring veteran free agents for G League rosters, according to a memo to teams obtained by ESPN. Eliminating these restrictions will ease the process for NBA free agents with five years of service or more to join G League teams and be part of
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2:07 PM ET First baseman Josh Bell has been traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Washington Nationals, it was announced Thursday. In return, the Pirates will get young pitchers Wil Crowe, who made his debut with the Nats in 2020, and Eddy Yean. “We are thrilled to be adding a player of Josh Bell’s
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1:58 PM ET Associated Press Ron Widby, the 1967 SEC Player of the Year in basketball and punter for the Dallas Cowboys‘ first Super Bowl championship, has died. He was 75. Widby, who was living in Allen, Texas, died Tuesday. He had been in poor health in recent years. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Widby
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12:59 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Anthony Cirelli to a three-year, $14.4 million contract, general manager Julien BriseBois announced Thursday. Cirelli, 23, finished his entry-level contract in 2019-20 while posting a career-high 44 points for the Stanley Cup-champion Lightning. He had nine points during the playoff run, scoring the winning goal
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1:40 PM ET LeBron James said he’ll be “ready to go” for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday despite rolling his left ankle in the season opener. “I’ll be ready to go tomorrow on Christmas Day,” James told reporters Thursday. “I’ve never missed a Christmas Day game, and I don’t
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Sir Frank Williams has been discharged from hospital and is “on the mend at home”, the Williams F1 team says. During his time with Williams, the team won nine constructors’ championships and seven drivers’ titles, and dominated much of the 1980s and 1990s. He and daughter Claire stepped down in September after selling Williams. “We’re
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11:47 AM ET The Cleveland Browns have placed offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The No. 10 pick in this year’s draft, out of Alabama, has started every game at left tackle for Cleveland this season. Wills was placed on the list after being identified as a high-risk close contact to somebody
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11:15 AM ET Houston Rockets star James Harden will be required to isolate until Friday and continue to test negative for the coronavirus before being cleared to return to play, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden should be available to play against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. Harden was fined $50,000 by the NBA
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