Month: January 2021

12:22 AM ET Alabama’s dominance is expected to continue, as the Crimson Tide roll into the offseason as the favorites to win next season’s College Football National Championship. Alabama has been installed as the favorite for next season’s title at +300 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Clemson is next at +400, followed by Ohio
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8:39 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ohio State running back Trey Sermon was taken to a local hospital for further diagnosis after suffering an apparent left collarbone injury on the first drive of the Buckeyes’ 52-24 loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T on Monday night. Sermon was
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2:59 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — At the end of a long, grueling, strange, uncomfortable season for college football, we finally got a small piece of normalcy as the final seconds ticked off the clock Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium: Alabama, hoisting yet another national championship trophy after winning in dominant, historic fashion.
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2:27 AM ET Finishing the season undefeated and beating Ohio State 52-24 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night had some Alabama players feeling as if they’d made history. “I think we’re the best team to ever play,” Alabama quarterback Mac Jones said. Jones, who threw for more than 4,000 yards
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12:00 AM ET Move over Paul “Bear” Bryant. Nick Saban now owns the most national championships by a head coach in college football history. Saban won his record seventh title when he led Alabama to a 52-24 win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night. Saban said amid the
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11:37 PM ET Even in a 2020 college football season that featured more starts and stops than Los Angeles traffic, there were a handful of near certainties, such as Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State reaching the College Football Playoff. Even a pandemic couldn’t balance power in the most top-heavy sport. Will we finally see those
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10:57 PM ET Free agent closer Liam Hendriks and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a multiyear deal, pending a physical, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is for three years and includes an option for a fourth, and guarantees Hendriks $54 million, sources said. Hendriks will make $39 million in the
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7:58 PM ET It’s been quite the night for Alabama WR DeVonta Smith, who caught three touchdowns in the first half of the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T against Ohio State. The Heisman Trophy winner’s first-half stats Monday say it all — 12 receptions for 215 yards and three touchdowns. According to
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10:40 PM ET Kentucky president Eli Capilouto and athletic director Mitch Barnhart on Monday supported the men’s basketball team, which has faced backlash after players and coaches, including coach John Calipari, knelt before Saturday’s win over Florida at Rupp Arena to protest social injustice days after rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Beyond the
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10:20 PM ET ESPN News Services The Dallas Stars will resume practicing on Tuesday, four days after six players and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Dallas had its first three games — at Florida on Thursday and Friday, and at Tampa Bay on Sunday — postponed. The defending Western Conference champions are now
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9:35 PM ET ESPN News Services DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — John Isner says he’ll skip the Australian Open because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Isner disclosed his decision Monday night after losing to fellow American Sebastian Korda in the quarterfinals of the Delray Beach Open. Isner, 35, has two young children and said he wanted his
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9:50 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Alabama safety Jordan Battle was ejected for targeting in the second quarter of the national championship game against Ohio State on Monday night. 2 Related Battle was flagged after leading with the crown of his helmet and hitting Ohio State tight end Jeremy Ruckert in the facemask area.
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8:49 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith set the SEC career receiving yards record with his first catch against Ohio State in the national championship game Monday night. The Heisman Trophy winner had one reception for 15 yards on the opening drive, moving him past Jordan Matthews, who set the record
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