Month: January 2021

10:54 PM ET Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis considered his season debut a solid first step. Porzingis scored 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting in the Mavs’ 104-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Porzingis was limited to 21 minutes in his return after missing the first four weeks of the season while recovering
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9:56 PM ET The UFC is looking to get involved with research into psychedelic drugs as a therapy for fighters’ brain health. The promotion has been in contact with Johns Hopkins University about its psychedelics studies with an eye toward seeing if the drugs can be helpful for fighters dealing with brain issues, UFC president
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10:20 PM ET Alabama is finalizing a deal with former Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien to be the Crimson Tide’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. O’Brien was in the Alabama football complex on Wednesday. He also spent some time around the team last week leading up to the College Football Playoff national championship game.
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6:27 PM ET Harry Kane scored, Son Heung-Min didn’t, and that proved the difference in Tottenham Hotspur‘s 1-1 draw with Fulham. Jose Mourinho’s textbook gameplan of contain, counter, minimise risk and pounce on opponents’ mistakes has propelled Spurs into the title race, but it has relied more on their dynamic duo maintaining top form above
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9:06 PM ET Ian Fitzsimmons Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Texas is set to hire Alabama assistant and former Rutgers coach Kyle Flood as its new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under Steve Sarkisian, sources confirmed to ESPN. Flood has spent the
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7:36 PM ET Associated Press Alabama forward Jordan Bruner is out indefinitely with a right knee injury after having a procedure for a meniscus injury Wednesday, the school announced. He suffered the injury in Tuesday night’s win over Kentucky. Bruner’s procedure Wednesday morning was performed by Dr. Lyle Cain of Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham.
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5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis will make his season debut Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets, coach Rick Carlisle told reporters. Porzingis will start and be on undisclosed minutes restriction as he returns from October surgery to address a lateral meniscus injury in his left knee. Carlisle said there
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6:32 PM ET Right-handed reliever Pedro Baez has agreed to a two-year contract with the Houston Astros, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, confirming multiple reports. The deal is pending a physical. Baez, 32, finished the 2020 season as the third-longest-tenured member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, behind only Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen.
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7:20 PM ET Former Oklahoma tight end Grant Calcaterra announced Wednesday that he is transferring to SMU, changing course from his originally intended destination of Auburn. Calcaterra, who briefly retired from football because of multiple concussions, announced the news on Twitter. I can’t wait to prove myself again. Let’s Ride.. #PonyUp pic.twitter.com/9n4jTMBxpE — Grant Calcaterra
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3:58 PM ET Houston Rockets center DeMarcus Cousins blasted James Harden for being “disrespectful,” saying that the disgruntled superstar’s antics this season have been “completely unfair” to the rest of the players on the roster. Cousins took his strong stance in a virtual media availability Wednesday before, according to sources, the Rockets traded Harden to
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5:50 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Hubert Hurkacz won his second career ATP Tour title Wednesday by beating American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-3 in the Delray Beach Open. Hurkacz’s only other title was in 2019 at Winston-Salem, where he became the second Polish tour-level champion in the Open era. Seeded fourth and
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5:19 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs could have running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire for Sunday’s divisional-round playoff game against the Cleveland Browns at Arrowhead Stadium. Edwards-Helaire returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since injuring his ankle and hip in a Week 15 game against the New Orleans Saints. He
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3:59 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans may have suffered a hyperextended left knee that forced him to head straight to the hospital for an MRI in Week 17, but the three-time Pro Bowler said he’s hopeful he can go into Sunday’s divisional playoff against the New Orleans Saints
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6:15 PM ET Michigan is hiring Mike Hart, the Wolverines’ all-time leading rusher, as running backs coach, the school announced Wednesday. Hart set Michigan records for rushing yards (5,040 yards) and carries (1,015) and scored 41 rushing touchdowns as a four-year starter. He won Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2004 and was
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6:22 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Two days after arriving in Green Bay, veteran offensive tackle Jared Veldheer was placed on reserve/COVID-19 list. Veldheer tested positive for COVID-19, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. But the good news for the top-seeded Packers as they prepare for Saturday’s NFC divisional-round playoff game against the Los
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