Month: January 2021

7:08 PM ET National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts expressed outrage over the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday and how it reflected on racial double standards in America. Roberts told ESPN that her contact with multiple NBA players throughout the afternoon kept returning to the contrast between the
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Luke Kunin to a two-year, $4.6 million contract, general manager David Poile said Wednesday. The Predators acquired Kunin, 23, on Oct. 7 in a trade with Minnesota. Kunin just finished his third professional season, and he played 63 games for the
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5:53 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The biggest question facing the Seattle Seahawks this week actually isn’t a question to Jamal Adams: The All-Pro strong safety on Wednesday said unequivocally that he’ll be on the field for Saturday’s wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams. “No question in my mind. I’m playing, man,” Adams
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4:46 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team defensive end Chase Young made it clear Sunday night what he wanted this week: Tom Brady. And that hasn’t changed three days later — even if some tried to turn it into bulletin board material. After Sunday’s NFC East title-clinching win at Philadelphia, Young was caught
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6:39 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A former Notre Dame men’s basketball assistant coach has been charged with three counts of voyeurism and one count of domestic battery. The charges filed Tuesday stem from Ryan Ayers’ relationships with two women over a four-year span in which he allegedly recorded them naked or
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5:26 PM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is expected to be available to return against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Porter has been in quarantine since last Thursday due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. His seven-day protocol, which came as a result of
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3:21 PM ET Associated Press Oaklawn Park in Arkansas plans to allow limited fans during its winter-spring horse racing meet that runs Jan. 22-May 1. Grandstand general admission won’t be allowed initially. Entry to the grandstand will be for guests with a racing credential or a reservation for that day’s races. Current season box seat-holders
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3:39 PM ET ESPN News Services With the U.S. Capitol locked down and Washington under curfew, the George Washington men’s basketball game against UMass set for Wednesday night was postponed. Lawmakers were trapped inside the Capitol as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and police. Dozens of people breached security perimeters
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3:23 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Detroit Pistons rookie guard Killian Hayes is out indefinitely after suffereing a torn labrum in his right hip. The Pistons announced Wednesday that Hayes will continue to be evaluated by the medical staff, but no updates were made available on a timetable for his return. The team said an MRI
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2:30 PM ET Georgia is promoting Josh Brooks to a full-time role as athletic director, the school announced Wednesday. Brooks, who has served as Georgia’s deputy athletic director, took over the department in an interim role on Jan. 1 when Greg McGarity retired after a decade at the school. Brooks, 40, has spent 11 years
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