Month: December 2020

8:36 AM ET NFL teams are expected to make formal requests to interview Northwestern‘s Pat Fitzgerald for their head-coaching jobs after the Wildcats’ bowl game, league sources told ESPN. Two teams already inquired about Fitzgerald’s availability Saturday afternoon after Northwestern lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game, according to a source with
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7:25 AM ET Carson Wentz is not interested in being a backup quarterback and would want to move on from the Eagles if the current situation — with Jalen Hurts starting under center — continues in Philadelphia, sources connected to the team tell ESPN. Although the Eagles’ quarterback situation remains fluid with three games left
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6:28 AM ET Alex Kirkland Mohamed Salah has said his Liverpool future is “in the club’s hands” and was “very disappointed” to be overlooked for the captaincy in their Champions League match with FC Midtjylland this month. Salah, 28, expected to wear the armband for the final group D game on Dec. 9 with Jordan
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11:46 PM ET Penn State will not pursue a bowl opportunity after concluding its season Saturday with a win over Illinois. Nittany Lions players decided to decline any potential bowl invitations, a choice supported by coach James Franklin and athletic director Sandy Barbour. Penn State, which started 0-5 for the first time in team history,
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3:13 AM ET Former Texas quarterback Ja’Quinden Jackson announced early Sunday that he is committing to Utah. Jackson, a true freshman who was ranked the No. 34 recruit in the 2020 ESPN 300, announcement the news in a Twitter post. NEW BEGINNINGS 🙏🏽 #LLTHEGUYS💔 #JaayMoveMent🐐 #TEXASTAKEOVER😈 pic.twitter.com/B27UWroU0b — Ja’Quinden Jackson (@JaayUpNext_) December 20, 2020 Jackson
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1:37 AM ET After Cincinnati wrapped up an undefeated season and AAC championship Saturday night, coach Luke Fickell said he believes his team deserves a shot at the College Football Playoff. The Bearcats entered their title game against Tulsa ranked No. 9, with little hope of jumping five spots into the top four no matter
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1:19 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Once again, Canelo Alvarez
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1:24 AM ET Alabama running back Najee Harris put together a record-setting performance during a 52-46 win over Florida on Saturday night in the SEC championship game. Not only did Harris set an SEC championship game record with five touchdowns, he set a conference record for career touchdowns by a running back with 53. Closer
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Dec 19, 2020 One of the most highly anticipated junior featherweight bouts has finally been rescheduled for next month. On Jan. 23, Angelo Leo (20-0, 9 KOs) will defend his WBO junior featherweight title against Stephen Fulton (18-0, 8 KOs) in a bout between two undefeated 26-year-olds that was originally scheduled for Aug. 1 but
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Dec 19, 2020 The rematch that was eight years in the making is now official. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada will meet on March 13 in a title unification fight, Matchroom Boxing announced on Saturday night. Gonzalez owns the WBA belt in the 115-pound division and Estrada holds the WBC title in that
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Dec 19, 2020 For now, the only action between welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford is limited to verbal sparring. The latest installment in their war of words came on Saturday night. In an interview with DAZN, Spence said a potential unification fight against Crawford could happen in 2021. But if that were
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12:59 AM ET Boxing’s biggest superstar Canelo Alvarez put on a dominant show Saturday night to cap the 2020 major fight slate, cruising to an unanimous decision win over previously undefeated champion Callum Smith and winning the WBA, WBC and The Ring magazine super middleweight titles. The scorecards read 119-109, 119-109 and 117-111, all for
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11:52 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State each won their respective conference championships Saturday,
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12:35 AM ET Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will attempt to play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans with torn rib cartilage, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Lions listed Stafford as questionable with a rib and right thumb injury, but Stafford plans to play through any pain he has. Stafford suffered a rib cartilage
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