Month: December 2020

2:10 PM ET Louisville coach Scott Satterfield said Monday he would handle any job opportunity in the future differently, after his informal conversations with South Carolina drew a public backlash from the school’s fan base over the weekend. In his first public comments since the situation unfolded, Satterfield apologized to the fan base and said
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3:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Longtime St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright has won the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually by Major League Baseball for community involvement and philanthropy. Wainwright’s Big League Impact foundation and recording artist Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids Foundation teamed for a Home Plate Project with Texas pitcher
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3:02 PM ET Minnesota returned to practice Monday and is on track to play Nebraska this week despite having more than 20 players out because of COVID-19 protocols. Coach P.J. Fleck said Monday that the Gophers can play the game because the team has had no positive COVID-19 tests since Thursday and just two in
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3:10 PM ET Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo gave his mom the birthday present of a lifetime on Sunday. After years of struggling while living together in a single-wide trailer home, Adebayo bought his mom, Marilyn Blount, a home she can call her own. Just a couple weeks after signing a five-year max extension
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3:23 PM ET Former Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox star Dick Allen died Monday at the age of 78. The Major League Baseball Players Association announced Allen’s death. A cause of death has not been announced. Allen was one of MLB’s most feared sluggers in the 1960s and 1970s, hitting 351 home runs and
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2:49 PM ET The Michigan football team has been cleared for limited workouts per a school spokesman, and a source told ESPN that the Wolverines are planning to practice in some capacity Monday. Michigan paused all in-person team activities last week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and cancelled its game against Maryland originally
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12:52 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy said Monday that he maintains the backing of upper management despite the team’s current six-game losing streak. “Yeah, I do,” said Nagy, when asked whether he still felt supported by the Bears’ front office/ownership. The Bears (5-7) dropped to the 10th seed
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3:31 PM ET Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas referred to disgruntled superstar James Harden’s absence from training camp as a holdout on Monday and said there is “no timetable” he is aware of for the perennial All-Star guard to report. After Harden missed Houston’s first team workout Sunday, Silas cited the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols as
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1:40 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels, who practically have to remake their entire bullpen this offseason, acquired closer Raisel Iglesias from the Cincinnati Reds for right-handed reliever Noe Ramirez and a player to be named later or cash considerations Monday, the first day of the virtual winter meetings. Iglesias saved 92 games from 2017
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2:21 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day returned to the office Monday and will rejoin the No. 4 Buckeyes for practice after spending the past 10 days in isolation per CDC guidelines, a school spokesman confirmed to ESPN. Ohio State’s regular-season finale against Michigan remains in question because of COVID-19 issues within the Wolverines’
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2:48 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys All-Pro offensive lineman Zack Martin might be done for the season because of a calf injury. The Cowboys placed Martin on injured reserve Monday, which means he will miss at least the next three games, starting Tuesday against the Baltimore Ravens, if not more. Coach Mike McCarthy
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1:51 PM ET The UFC has lost another planned fight due to the coronavirus. One day after the promotion had two bouts drop off on fight day due to COVID, women’s strawweight fighter Angela Hill announced Sunday night on social media that she, too, had tested positive for the virus. Hill was scheduled to fight
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