Month: December 2020

6:37 PM ET Tennessee’s compliance department has launched an inquiry into recruiting practices within the Volunteers’ football program, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Compliance department officials have interviewed current players, recruits, assistant coaches, student volunteers and other athletics department officials involved in football recruiting. The sources said the interviews started in November. WKGN-AM in Knoxville,
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6:13 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has a mild muscle strain in his right foot and is doubtful for Tuesday night’s opener against the Brooklyn Nets. Green initially injured his foot during a scrimmage earlier in the week and had an MRI that came back clear, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr said
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4:36 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Diontae Johnson knows his job is simple enough: catch the football and make plays. But recently, he’s been unable to fulfill his duties as one of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ top offensive weapons, because before he’s able to make a play, the football lands on the ground. The second-year wide receiver
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4:39 PM ET Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher lobbied strongly for his team’s inclusion in this year’s College Football Playoff following the Aggies’ 34-13 win at Tennessee. The Aggies, who entered the weekend ranked No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings, deserve to be included because of how well it endured the grind of
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4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Trey Sermon ran for a school-record 331 yards and two second-half touchdowns Saturday, helping No. 4 Ohio State rally for a 22-10 victory over Northwestern for a fourth consecutive Big Ten championship. The Buckeyes (6-0) will find out Sunday if they’ve done enough to earn one of
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4:11 PM ET Top-ranked Gonzaga showed no signs of rust Saturday in dispatching No. 3 Iowa 99-88 behind yet another star performance from freshman guard Jalen Suggs. The Bulldogs hadn’t played a game since Dec. 2 against West Virginia, due to COVID-19 cancellations and protocols. They didn’t return to practice until earlier this week. “I
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4:31 PM ET Associated Press Pittsburgh basketball coach Jeff Capel has tested positive for COVID-19. The school said Saturday he will be unavailable when the Panthers (5-1) play Louisville on Tuesday. The team will continue to practice and play. Subsequent testing following Capel’s diagnosis resulted in no additional positive results. There was no immediate word
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12:21 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals will play their third different quarterback of the season, with Ryan Finley getting the start against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football, coach Zac Taylor said Saturday. Finley replaces Brandon Allen, who suffered a bone bruise in the Week 14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Finley, a
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2:54 PM ET Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters has been fined $12,500 by the league for unsportsmanlike conduct after appearing to spit at Jarvis Landry as the Cleveland Browns wide receiver walked away in their game Monday night. On Thursday, Landry called Peters “cowardly” for the act, saying, “Wait until I turn around and do
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12:32 PM ET Iowa State lost starting defensive back Isheem Young early in Saturday’s Big 12 championship game due to a targeting call. Young, who was the Big 12’s co-defensive freshman of the year, was called for targeting after a hit on Oklahoma receiver Drake Stoops. Young’s shoulder made contact with Stoops’ helmet following a
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1:52 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas will miss the final three games of the regular season because of his lingering ankle injury, but the Saints expect him close to 100% for the start of the playoffs, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Thomas will be placed on injured
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