Month: December 2020

12:51 PM ET The ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchup between Louisville and Wisconsin scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed, with sources telling ESPN it is due to COVID-19 protocols in Louisville’s program. In a statement, Wisconsin said the two programs are “working to explore an alternative date.” The Badgers will replace the game with a home
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11:10 AM ET Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. — Police arrested a man Monday they say broke into a mansion owned by former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and model Gisele Bundchen and made himself comfortable on a couch while no one else was in the home. Police in Brookline, just outside Boston, responded to
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11:52 AM ET The Orlando Magic‘s Terrence Ross has a non-displaced, hairline fracture of the big toe on his left foot, the team announced Monday. The injury was diagnosed through an MRI after Ross had been experiencing discomfort. He will still take part in noncontact practice activities and will be evaluated, the team said. The
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12:26 PM ET The inaugural LA Bowl, which was set to feature teams from the Pac-12 and Mountain West, has been canceled, the bowl announced Monday. “While the COVID-10 pandemic has prevented us from having the game this year, we look forward to hosting teams from the Mountain West and Pca-12 conferences at SoFi Stadium
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12:16 PM ET The Toronto Raptors announced Monday that three members of their organization have tested positive for COVID-19. “All three are, and will continue to, self-isolate away from the rest of the organization,” the team said in a statement. The Raptors added that follow-up testing and contact tracing has “so far revealed no spread
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12:30 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga and Baylor remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll Monday after their hotly anticipated weekend game in Indianapolis was called off about 90 minutes before tipoff because of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the Bulldogs’ program. Gonzaga received 54 of 61 first-place votes from a
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11:31 AM ET Floyd Mayweather is back! Or something like that. On Sunday, Mayweather announced that he’s returning to the ring for a “super exhibition” fight against YouTube sensation Logan Paul on Feb. 20. Is that surprising? Not really, considering the success of the recent exhibition match between former champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones
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11:17 AM ET The New York Jets have fired defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, league sources said Monday. The decision came on the morning after Williams called an ill-fated, all-out blitz that resulted in a 31-28 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. With 13 seconds left, Williams took an unnecessary gamble, leaving rookie cornerback Lamar Jackson
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11:56 AM ET Louisville administrators “knew or should have known that Adidas was its booster,” and thus the Cardinals are responsible for NCAA recruiting violations committed by an Adidas employee and consultant when they offered $100,000 to former player Brian Bowen II’s father for his son to sign with the university in 2017. That is
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10:46 AM ET NBA teams will get $30 million each to help with finances and protect against any liquidity issues due to the pandemic, according to a report in the Sports Business Journal. The money comes from $900 million the league raised from notes issued by the NBA in the private placement market, SBJ reported.
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9:22 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers shut down their facility Monday and Tuesday after announcing “additional” players were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list coming off the team’s bye week. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Sunday the Panthers (4-8) had two positive tests, according to sources. A team spokesperson said names of the
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