Month: January 2021

11:40 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans, who has been listed as a game-time decision, will play in Saturday’s NFC wild-card game against the Washington Football Team, coach Bruce Arians told ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio. The Bucs also will have top cornerback Carlton Davis for Saturday’s game, a source told ESPN. Davis has
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3:52 PM GMT The French sports ministry has recommended that European rugby union games against British clubs be postponed amid the COVID-19 crisis in a blow to the Champions and Challenge Cups as the Six Nations competition also appeared threatened on Saturday. The Ministry of Solidarity and Health informed the French National Rugby League (LNR)
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12:45 PM ET New Jersey Devils goaltender Corey Crawford, after taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team Friday for personal reasons, announced his retirement on Saturday. “I have been fortunate to have had a long career playing professional hockey for a living. I wanted to continue my career, but believe I’ve given all
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12:12 PM ET As the Philadelphia 76ers prepared to take on the Denver Nuggets Saturday afternoon with seven healthy players, coach Doc Rivers said he believed the NBA should have postponed the game. “I don’t think we should [play], but it’s not for me to express that,” Rivers said, when asked whether he believed the
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2:16 PM ET Associated Press The NBA’s Toronto Raptors and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning won’t have fans at home games in Tampa, Florida, until at least Feb. 5. Vinik Sports Group, which owns the Lightning and Amalie Arena, announced Saturday that the organization wouldn’t admit fans because coronavirus cases in the area have “risen
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12:03 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns were cleared by the NFL to hold a walk-through Saturday afternoon, before flying to Pittsburgh for Sunday night’s playoff game against the Steelers, while getting back three starters off the reserve/COVID-19 list. Before the walk-through, the Browns activated tight end Harrison Bryant, safety Ronnie Harrison Jr.
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12:12 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers‘ game against the Denver Nuggets will be played Saturday as scheduled, sources tell ESPN, after several Sixers players were part of contact tracing. The 76ers are expected to have nine eligible players for Saturday’s game, including three cleared from protocol: Joel Embiid, Danny Green and Paul Reed, sources tell
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11:14 AM ET Former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has been assembling a coaching staff, including some assistants from the college ranks, in case he decides to become the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ head coach, per league sources. Meyer and the Jaguars met Friday night on owner Shad Khan’s boat in Florida, but it was not
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10:59 AM ET Free-agent outfielder Kyle Schwarber, one of the heroes of the 2016 World Series title run for the Chicago Cubs, has signed with the Washington Nationals, a source confirmed to ESPN. A source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that the one-year deal is for $10 million. Schwarber was non-tendered on Dec. 3, becoming a
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9:56 AM ET Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Elina Svitolina reached the third round of the Abu Dhabi Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Russian veteran Vera Zvonareva on Saturday, and Karolina Pliskova was eliminated in straight sets by a qualifier. Svitolina will play 17th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in the third round
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10:12 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins will visit with the Carolina Panthers on Monday, a league source confirmed on Saturday. Haskins was released by Washington after a Week 16 loss to the Panthers and a week after being photographed without a mask at his girlfriend’s birthday party following
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10:46 AM ET Auburn freshman Sharife Cooper has been cleared to play by the NCAA and will make his debut for the Tigers on Saturday, the school announced. “Sharife Cooper has been deemed eligible by the NCAA,” the school said in a statement. “He will play Saturday vs. Alabama.” Cooper had sat out the first
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10:46 AM ET Associated Press Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski will return to the sideline Saturday for No. 21 Duke after missing a game due to COVID-19 quarantine protocol, the university announced. Krzyzewski, 73, missed Wednesday’s win against Boston College while he and his wife were in quarantine after a family member had tested
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12:11 PM ET The world’s biggest mixed-martial-arts promotion is adding to its contribution toward a long-running brain study. The UFC is donating an extra $1 million to the Cleveland Clinic to help fund brain health research for the next five years, the promotion announced Thursday. The Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in
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