Month: January 2021

7:54 PM ET Former Tennessee running back Eric Gray is transferring to Oklahoma, he announced Wednesday. Gray, who led Tennessee with 772 rushing yards and finished second on the team with 30 receptions in 2020, entered the NCAA’s transfer portal last week after the Vols fired head coach Jeremy Pruitt. The 5-foot-10, 205-pound Gray reportedly
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7:27 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Hammer made one last trip to the spot where he hit No. 715. After a nearly three-hour funeral service Wednesday that featured two former presidents, a long-time baseball commissioner and a civil rights icon, the hearse carrying Hank Aaron’s body detoured off the road bearing his name
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6:37 PM ET Associated Press The San Jose Sharks finally know when they are returning home. The team said Wednesday that it will return to the Shark Tank in San Jose for home games against the Anaheim Ducks on Feb. 13 and 15 and play the remainder of the home schedule there without fans. The
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6:30 PM ET You could be forgiven for thinking reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin was short-changed in 2020. The 22-year-old broke through for her maiden Grand Slam win in Melbourne last year, defeating Garbine Muguruza in three sets in the final, and looked on the cusp of an incredible breakout season. But one by
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4:30 PM ET MLS has issued a memo to its teams and league staff instructing them to prepare for a work stoppage. The memo, sent by MLS president and deputy commissioner Mark Abbott, comes ahead of a Jan. 29 (midnight, Jan. 28) deadline to negotiate a revised collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between MLS and the
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5:30 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have fired special-teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga after two seasons in that role with the team, a source confirmed to ESPN. Mennenga was part of coach Matt LaFleur’s original staff when he was hired before the 2019 season. There was no immediate word on the
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4:53 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts owner Jim Irsay has gone from not having to really worry about the quarterback position for nearly 20 years to now heading into his second straight offseason not knowing who will be the starter in 2021. “The type of team we have, it would really benefit us most if
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5:20 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Jack Kopacka and a 2022 seventh-round draft pick from the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday for defenseman Christian Jaros. Kopacka was acquired by the Sharks from the Anahaim Ducks earlier Wednesday in exchange for defenseman Trevor Carrick. In 2019-20, the 22-year-old from
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4:36 PM ET Qualifying for the U.S. Open will return this year after a one-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic. The United States Golf Association on Wednesday announced 109 local sites across 43 states and Canada that will conduct 18-hole qualifiers from April 26 to May 18. The U.S. Open is June 17-20 at
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4:18 PM ET More than two years after Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair died from heatstroke he suffered during a football workout, Maryland state government officials swiftly and unanimously approved a $3.5 million settlement Wednesday from the University of Maryland to McNair’s parents, Marty McNair and Tonya Wilson. The 19-year-old from Randallstown, Maryland, collapsed during
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4:30 PM ET The NBA G League released its regular-season schedule Wednesday, as its 18 teams descend on the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, for a four-week single-site tournament to crown its champion. The G League Ignite, composed of NBA draft-eligible prospects who include
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3:59 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks say offensive tackle Chad Wheeler is no longer with the team following his arrest on suspicion of felony assault-domestic violence. The 27-year-old Wheeler is accused of strangling his girlfriend until she lost consciousness. A spokesperson with the King County prosecutor’s office told ESPN that a
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1:02 PM ET It’s already time to start thinking about SEC football in 2021. While the 2020 season ended just recently, next season’s schedules have been unveiled, so it’s time to start breaking down your team’s slate and projecting wins and losses. Can anyone challenge Alabama at the top? Will Ed Orgeron prove that last
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3:34 PM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje says he is eager to find out his next assignment, and acknowledges there are plenty of options given the current state of the division. Gaethje (22-3) hasn’t fought since a failed title bid against undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in October. He is still No. 2 in the UFC’s
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