Month: December 2020

5:09 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Mets are sending minor league right-hander Ryder Ryan to the Texas Rangers as the player to be named in a trade for infielder Todd Frazier on Aug. 31. Ryan is a 25-year-old reliever who last pitched at Double-A Binghamton in 2019 because the coronavirus
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5:33 PM ET Washington announced on Friday that it will not pursue a bowl bid for medical reasons. “I’m truly disappointed for our players, coaches and staff who dedicated themselves to this very challenging season,” Washington athletic director Jennifer Cohen said. “The last 10 days we have made every effort, including pausing all football-related activities
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UK Sport decisions on funding for Paris 2024 signal a move towards greater diversity and winning “the right way”, says chair Dame Katherine Grainger. British sports will receive £352m for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, split across 43 sports. New additions like surfing and skateboarding have been funded while some traditional sports have
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3:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Los Angeles Lakers will repeat as NBA champions, according to a survey of NBA general managers. That prediction was one of many takeaways from NBA.com’s annual survey of all 30 front offices prior to the start of the new season. The survery featured 33 questions, ranging from what player
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3:32 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, and center Frank Ragnow has been downgraded to out. Both players were injured during last weekend’s loss to the Green Bay Packers. Stafford suffered a rib cartilage injury in the fourth quarter when he
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2:47 PM ET Virginia Tech left tackle Christian Darrisaw declared for the NFL draft on Friday, opting to forgo his senior season with the Hokies. Darrisaw has started at offensive tackle since his true freshman season in 2018. The 6-foot-5, 314-pound junior currently ranks No. 18 overall on Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest Big Board and
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3:32 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and center Frank Ragnow are both questionable for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans after suffering injuries in last week’s loss to the Green Bay Packers. Stafford suffered a rib cartilage injury in the fourth quarter when he was hit by Kenny Clark
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3:34 PM ET Florida State defensive tackle Marvin Wilson and Wake Forest defensive end Carlos Basham Jr will enter the 2021 NFL draft, they announced Friday. Wilson, a senior, opted not to enter the 2020 NFL draft to return to FSU. He had one more year of eligibility remaining after the NCAA’s blanket waiver gave
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2:46 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is listed as questionable for Sunday night’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns with ankle and hamstring injuries. Colt McCoy will start if the Giants decide Jones isn’t close enough to 100%. McCoy started in an upset win over the Seattle Seahawks two
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1:53 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Stan Bowman has a new job title and the same goal to set the Blackhawks back on a championship course. He insists no one is hungrier than he is to see it happen. “I’m very determined, very focused and extremely competitive,” Bowman said Friday. “The challenge is what’s
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2:32 PM ET The UFC is finalizing an important bantamweight fight for early 2021, as Cory Sandhagen and Frankie Edgar have verbally agreed to meet on Feb. 6, sources told ESPN on Friday. The fight represents a meeting between two of the best 135-pounders in the world. Sandhagen (13-2) is coming off a second-round TKO
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1:57 PM ET Dwayne Haskins will start at quarterback for the Washington Football Team against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday after Alex Smith was ruled out with a calf injury. Smith missed the second half of last Sunday’s 23-15 victory against the San Francisco 49ers because of soreness in his surgically repaired right leg. Haskins,
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2:06 PM GMT England fly-half Katy Daley-Mclean, who led the women’s team to World Cup victory in 2014, announced her international retirement on Friday. Daley-Mclean played 116 times for England and became the third-most capped English player after Sarah Hunter and Rochelle Clark when the Red Roses beat France in their November internationals. Her decision
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11:24 AM ET Syracuse football coach Dino Babers will be back for 2021, despite a 1-10 season that led to some questions about his job security. During a Zoom call with reporters, Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack let it be known Babers does not enter next season on the hot seat and has the full
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