Month: January 2021

2:25 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Tony Ingle, who failed to win a game in his tenure as BYU’s interim basketball coach but went on to capture lower-division national championships at two Georgia colleges, has died at the age of 68. His son, Izzy, announced on Twitter that Ingle died Monday night of complications
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12:54 PM ET A woman has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against UFC superstar Conor McGregor for alleged personal injury, her lawyer confirmed Tuesday with ESPN. Dave Coleman, the attorney for the woman, said the suit, over events that allegedly took place in 2018, was filed Monday in the High Court in Dublin, Ireland. In addition,
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11:43 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ty Dillon landed a Daytona 500 ride with Gaunt Brothers Racing, a pairing of a driver and team both trying to rebuild in 2021. Dillon spent four seasons driving for Germain Racing but lost his ride when lack of sponsorship led the team to close. Gaunt Brothers
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1:49 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mike Triplett Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduate Defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen is
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1:25 PM ET Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday that the men’s basketball game between Boston College and No. 16 Virginia Tech on Wednesday has been postponed. The postponement follows a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing within the Boston College men’s program. The league says the team is adhering to ACC
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12:23 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl LV, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.” The performances will take place Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida,
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12:12 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has a small fracture in his right hand and is expected to miss the next few games, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Turner, who leads the NBA with 4.2 blocks per game, has met with two hand specialists, will be reevaluated in the next
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12:24 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Toby Gardenhire, the son of former major league manager Ron Gardenhire, will manage Minnesota’s new Triple-A affiliate, the St. Paul Saints. The Saints and Twins made the announcement Tuesday. The 38-year-old Toby Gardenhire was supposed to manage Minnesota’s Triple-A team, the Rochester Red Wings, last season
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11:08 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas is likely to have surgeries on the torn deltoid and other injured ligaments in his ankle that plagued him all season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Thomas first suffered the high ankle injury in the final minutes of Week 1
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12:11 PM ET Delonte West is now working at the drug rehabilitation center in Florida that he attended after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban helped the former homeless NBA player get his life back on track, a source confirmed to ESPN. West was treated at the Rebound therapy center in Florida. Cuban picked West up
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10:46 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — – NASCAR will attempt some normalcy at the season-opening Daytona 500 with a live pre-race concert – the first big performance at a track during the pandemic – featuring country music star Luke Combs. Combs, who performed virtually for NASCAR’s season finale in November, has not done
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9:24 AM ET Vanderbilt is hiring Baltimore Ravens defensive backs coach Jesse Minter as defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN. Yahoo Sports first reported the move. New Commodores coach Clark Lea targeted Minter, who Saturday finished his fourth season with the Ravens and first as defensive backs coach, for the coordinator role. Minter was Georgia
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9:19 AM ET The Atlanta Falcons have hired Terry Fontenot as their general manager, pairing him with recently hired coach Arthur Smith to try to return the franchise to the playoffs. The 40-year-old Fontenot becomes the Falcons’ first Black general manager. Under the NFL’s new hiring guidelines encouraging minority hiring, the Saints will receive two
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