Month: January 2021

5:44 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will defend his 170-pound title against former teammate Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258 in February, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed yet, but both sides have agreed to the five-round bout. UFC 258 takes place on Feb. 13. The promotion
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5:44 PM ET After season-ending knee surgery for guard Spencer Dinwiddie, the Brooklyn Nets are expected to apply for a $5.7 million disabled player exception to use toward acquiring another player, sources told ESPN. Once granted, the $5.7 million exception — 50% of Dinwiddie’s salary — allows the Nets to trade for, sign or claim
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4:06 PM ET Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah declared for the NFL draft on Monday after a standout season for the Fighting Irish. In a post on social media, Owusu-Koramoah thanked Notre Dame, his coaches, teammates and fans. This season, Owusu-Koramoah won the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker and was also selected as
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5:32 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 NEW YORK — After being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is
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5:01 PM ET Oklahoma receiver Charleston Rambo, who started 24 games the past two years for the Sooners, announced on Monday that he is entering the transfer portal. “Thank you Sooner Nation, Coach Stoops, Coach Riley and Coach Simmons for believing in me,” Rambo wrote on Twitter. “Thank you OU football for the lifelong memories
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2:54 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — From the multitude of questions about trading Carson Wentz to the tears streaming down Zach Ertz‘s face, the Philadelphia Eagles‘ end-of-season media availability Monday spoke to the franchise-changing decisions facing the team brass in the coming weeks. General manager Howie Roseman and coach Doug Pederson struck positive tones when it
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3:54 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — This time, the New York Jets will try something different. Instead of bolstering one side of the ball, which they tried unsuccessfully two years ago with the hiring of the offensive-minded Adam Gase, CEO Christopher Johnson said Monday they will look for a head coach who can galvanize
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3:39 PM ET The Denver Broncos will hire a new general manager to oversee the personnel and football departments, the team announced Monday. The new GM and head coach Vic Fangio will report to John Elway, who will remain as president of football operations. “Working in this role for the last 10 years and going
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3:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Josh Jacobs, the Las Vegas Raiders Pro Bowl running back, was arrested on a DUI charge early Monday morning, hours after the team returned from a season-finale victory at the Denver Broncos. Jacobs, 22, was arrested after LVMPD responded to a single-vehicle collision near the McCarran Airport connector and
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12:57 PM ET HOUSTON — A day after the end of a tumultuous season, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson offered a blunt assessment of where the organization needs improvement. When asked what he is looking for in a new head coach, Watson said, “We just need a whole culture shift.” “We just need new energy.
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2:30 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Monday that he expects quarterback Justin Fields to play in the national title game against Alabama next Monday night. Fields took a hit to his side late in the first half against Clemson in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but stayed
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1:06 PM ET Across the NBA, team officials tasked with enforcing and managing the league’s day-to-day health and safety protocols say they’re exhausted and struggling to balance those roles along with their typical team duties, many of which are focused on player health. Further, several of these officials say they have found themselves so busy
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1:15 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Jon “Boog” Sciambi is the new TV play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs, replacing Len Kasper. Sciambi joins color analyst Jim Deshaies in the booth for Marquee Sports Network, which is jointly owned by the Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sciambi has worked at ESPN in a variety
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1:48 PM ET Boston University and Holy Cross will both wear masks for Tuesday’s men’s college basketball game, a Boston University spokesperson told ESPN. It’s considered to be the first men’s college basketball game this season in which both teams will be wearing masks on the court. Stadium reported Monday morning that Boston University has
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