Month: January 2021

1:26 PM ET Illinois is hiring Missouri defensive coordinator Ryan Walters for the same role, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. New Fighting Illini coach Bret Bielema picked Walters, who has been Missouri’s primary defensive coordinator the past three seasons after two years in a co-coordinator role. Walters joined the Missouri staff in 2015 after stints
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11:15 AM ET On New Year’s Day, bookmaker William Hill U.S. took a six-figure bet on the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, but the defending champions are not the sportsbook’s biggest concern heading into the playoffs. The worst-case scenario for several bookmakers is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning the Super Bowl. The
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1:41 PM ET LSU is going back to the Joe Brady system to try to fix its ailing offense. The Tigers hired Carolina Panthers quarterbacks coach Jake Peetz as their new offensive coordinator Wednesday. Hold That Tiger Jake Peetz joins the staff as our new offensive coordinator! #GeauxTigers pic.twitter.com/02QwL9RLIR — LSU Football (@LSUfootball) January 6,
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1:13 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the Tennessee Titans‘ trainers tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “You try to be smart and make sure we are following
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1:47 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Four days before the Baltimore Ravens’ wild-card game at the Tennessee Titans, quarterback Lamar Jackson made it clear that he’s determined to end all the talk that he can’t win in the postseason. Jackson is 0-2 in the playoffs, struggling in upset losses to the Los Angeles Chargers
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12:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Buffalo Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons is expected to miss the regular season after undergoing surgery for a hamstring injury, the team announced Wednesday. Girgensons suffered the injury during a scrimmage Monday. The Sabres said he is expected to miss about six months, which would keep him out well into
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1:12 PM ET British golfers Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell have backed calls for the resumption of recreational golf in England after courses were temporarily closed. Under the new lockdown restrictions announced by Boris Johnson earlier this week, recreational golf courses have been forced to close. Westwood and McDowell have both promoted an online petition
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1:12 PM ET Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian did their best to keep the focus off their own career-defining moments as they prepare for Monday’s matchup with Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Smith on Wednesday chose not to revel in becoming the first wide receiver to
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11:21 AM ET Memphis quarterback Brady White has been named the 31st recipient of the Campbell Trophy, given to college football’s top scholar-athlete. “Brady and his fellow members of the 2020 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class represent more than just their standout athletic ability seen on the field,” said NFF president & CEO Steve Hatchell. “Their
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11:09 AM ET Mike Whan, who took over the LPGA Tour during a tumultuous time in its his history more than 10 years ago, announced Wednesday that he will step down as commissioner sometime in 2021. Whan, 55, notified the LPGA board of directors that he will transition out of the role this year, with
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10:38 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns‘ training facility remained closed Wednesday as the team and NFL continued to conduct contact tracing and wait for additional COVID-19 test results. The Browns announced Tuesday that head coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19, making him unavailable for Sunday’s playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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11:20 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland could miss up to one week with a right shoulder sprain, the team announced. An MRI on Tuesday confirmed the injury after he was held out of Monday night’s game against the Orlando Magic. The team also confirmed that he’ll be reevaluated daily after first
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