Month: January 2021

10:32 PM ET Paul Varelans, a well-known name from the UFC’s early days, died Saturday after a battle with COVID-19, his live-in girlfriend, Kim Watson, confirmed to ESPN on Monday. He was 51 years old. Varelans was admitted in December to Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia, with coronavirus and was subsequently put into
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10:12 PM ET Right-hander Tyler Chatwood has agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, a source told ESPN. The deal is pending a physical. Tyler Chatwood never reached his full potential as a member of the Chicago Cubs after a disastrous first season with them in 2018. He had massive
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9:48 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Running back Mark Ingram will be released by the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ingram, 31, was a healthy scratch for four of the Ravens’ final five contests this season, including both playoff games. The Ravens will create $5 million in salary-cap room
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8:21 PM ET Left-handed starter Jon Lester and the Washington Nationals are in agreement on a one-year deal with a mutual option, pending a physical, sources familiar with the contract told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Lester rejoins his bench coach from Chicago, as Nationals manager Davey Martinez has now added two players from his time with
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7:51 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jon Arnett, one of Southern California’s greatest running backs who went on to become a five-time Pro Bowl player for the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 85. USC said Monday that Arnett died Saturday of heart failure in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Arnett earned the nickname
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3:57 PM ET Cincinnati is set to hire Michigan State assistant Mike Tressel as defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN. Tressel, who coached Michigan State’s safeties in 2020 under coach Mel Tucker, will replace Marcus Freeman with the Bearcats. Freeman left earlier this month to become Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator. Yahoo Sports first reported the
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7:03 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson expressed his gratitude Monday to the Buffalo Bills fan base, whose donations have reached $360,000 to one of his favorite charities. “Appreciate that Bills Mafia,” Jackson wrote on Twitter. “Means a lot not to only me but those kids as well.” The outpouring
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5:16 PM ET Michigan sophomore running back Zach Charbonnet entered his name in the transfer portal on Monday. Charbonnet was the No. 101 prospect in the 2019 class and led the Wolverines in rushing with 726 yards on 149 attempts in his first season. His 11 rushing touchdowns set a Michigan freshman record. His carries
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6:56 PM ET The NFL’s coaches, scouts and personnel executives will not descend on Indianapolis in February for the annual scouting combine as the league has altered the event to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The combine, which has been held in Indianapolis since 1987, will be altered due to COVID-19 precautions. In a memo
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7:18 PM ET Despite reeling with six remaining healthy players, the Washington Wizards are hopeful they can resume practicing as soon as Wednesday — nine days after the franchise’s last game amid a coronavirus outbreak within the team, sources told ESPN on Monday. Through a difficult stretch of seven positive coronavirus tests among players —
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6:32 PM ET The San Diego Padres are in agreement on a deal to acquire right-hander Joe Musgrove from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The trade for Musgrove is pending medical reviews, per sources, and will be sending a large package of prospects back to the Pirates. Hudson Head, a well-regarded center
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6:44 PM ET Ohio State is losing quarterback Justin Fields to the NFL draft, but his favorite target, Chris Olave, announced on social media on Monday that he’s returning to the Buckeyes for the 2021 season. Olave, the Buckeyes’ leading pass-catcher the previous two seasons, was ranked as the No. 7 receiver for the draft
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6:42 PM ET Associated Press The No. 21 Oregon Ducks have been cleared to resume playing basketball after a weeklong pause because of COVID-19 protocols. Three games were postposed during the pause. A game at home against UCLA originally set for last Tuesday was rescheduled to Feb. 1 in Los Angeles. Home games last week
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5:10 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The struggling Denver Nuggets are expected to be without Michael Porter Jr. for a 10th straight game Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of coronavirus protocols. Coach Michael Malone said after practice Monday that Porter could join the team on a five-game trip that begins Friday
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