6:17 PM ET South Alabama has hired Major Applewhite as its new offensive coordinator, the school announced Monday. Applewhite joins new head coach Kane Wommack’s staff after spending the past two seasons as an analyst on Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama. Prior to Alabama, Applewhite was the head coach at Houston, where he compiled a
Month: December 2020
7:55 PM ET The College Football Playoff is willing to postpone most of its New Year’s Six bowl games, including its two semifinal games and the national championship, if one or both teams can’t participate because of COVID-19 issues, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Monday evening. The games that could be impacted
5:30 PM ET Associated Press Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene, considered one of the fiercest pass-rushers in NFL history, has died. He was 58. Greene died Monday, the family confirmed, as did the Pro Football Hall of Fame. No cause of death was given. “The entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family mourns the
8:41 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Malik Beasley has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of threats of violence related to a September incident in which he was arrested, his attorney, Steven Haney, confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Haney said Beasley, 24, won’t have to serve jail time or home confinement until after the
8:06 PM ET Army will have the opportunity to play in a bowl game after all. The Knights had been unable to find an opponent for a bowl game coming out of the weekend, but on Monday it was announced they would face West Virginia in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31. Tennessee was
7:14 PM ET Associated Press Led by their star quarterbacks, the Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers each had seven players selected to the Pro Bowl. The Baltimore Ravens also had seven players chosen. Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes joins Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Houston’s Deshaun Watson as the AFC quarterbacks. For the
6:11 PM ET Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby has agreed to a four-year, $72 million extension, including a player option for the 2024-25 season, Klutch Sports head of basketball Omar Wilkes told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Anunoby averaged a career high 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Raptors in the regular season and
7:31 PM ET Guard Aminu Mohammed announced his commitment to Georgetown on Monday, giving the Hoyas their first five-star recruit since 2014. Mohammed also becomes the first five-star pledge for Patrick Ewing, who took over as Georgetown men’s basketball coach in 2017. Mohammed chose the Hoyas over Georgia, Indiana, Kansas State, Texas, SMU and DePaul.
7:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Howie Kendrick announced his retirement Monday after 15 major league seasons. In an Instagram post, Kendrick thanked each of the teams he played for in the majors, finishing with the Washington Nationals, the team he won a World Series title with in 2019. “To the fans, without your support
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — For a moment, it looked like Zac Taylor’s trademark optimism might have disappeared. One couldn’t fault the Cincinnati Bengals coach for finally slipping into a bit of cynicism after a fifth straight loss, this one a 30-7 rout by the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 13. Instead, Taylor faintly laughed during
6:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In a change from his past statements on the topic of expansion, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Monday afternoon that the league has looked at some of its analysis of the ramifications of expanding beyond the league’s 30 teams. “I think I’ve always said that it’s sort of the manifest
6:42 PM ET Bo Pelini is not expected to return for another season as LSU‘s defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN. Pelini, a former head coach at Youngstown State and Nebraska, was brought on to coach LSU’s defense in January, but ultimately failed to live up to expectations as the Tigers ranked next-to-last in
5:56 PM ET The San Francisco Giants signed right-handed reliever John Brebbia to a one-year major league contract on Monday, the team announced. Financial terms were not disclosed but a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that Brebbia will make $800,000 in the 2021 season. Brebbia, 30, did not pitch last season after undergoing Tommy John
6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — When the first glimpse of Ben Roethlisberger throwing a football to JuJu Smith-Schuster, Ryan Switzer and James Conner made the Twitter rounds in May, there was a collective exhale throughout Pittsburgh. It was only a few seconds of carefully selected clips, but it was enough to bring relief to everyone
5:50 PM ET The Orlando Magic agreed to extensions with Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz on Monday, locking up two former lottery picks in the 2017 draft. Isaac agreed to a four-year, $80 million deal, his agent, Jeff Wechsler, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Fultz agreed to a three-year, $50 million extension, according to his agent,
5:36 PM ET Australia’s wheelchair tennis star Dylan Alcott has capped a memorable 2020 by finishing the year as the International Tennis Federation’s world No. 1 for quad singles. It is the fifth time Alcott has claimed the year-end top spot, repeating his achievements from 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. In January, Alcott became the
4:13 PM ET Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt and multiple players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, meaning the Vols will be unable to play in the Dec. 31 AutoZone Liberty Bowl against West Virginia, sources told ESPN. Tennessee’s tests were conducted on Sunday per SEC protocol, and those results were returned on Monday morning
4:51 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As their fans agonized over the quarterback that likely got away, the New York Jets flew through the night, celebrating their first win in 14 tries and not caring at all about draft position or Trevor Lawrence. On Monday, coach Adam Gase said the mood on the team’s
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