Month: February 2021

3:10 PM ET The American Football Coaches Association has asked the NCAA rules committee to take up the issue of players faking injuries when it meets next month. The AFCA Ethics Committee voted in January to recommend that the NCAA rules committee address the practice, which has caused tension within the sport for years. Rather
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3:15 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Bullpen coach Matt Wise will serve as the Los Angeles Angels‘ interim pitching coach, replacing the suspended Mickey Callaway. Manager Joe Maddon announced his plan Tuesday as the Angels reported to spring training in Arizona. New Angels executive Dom Chiti will fill in as Maddon’s bullpen coach
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3:39 PM ET Kyrie Irving will not play against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. The Brooklyn Nets star is listed as out with a sore lower back. Irving is coming off a season high 40-point performance against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. He played 31 minutes in the 136-125 win against the Kings while
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2:26 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Former All-Star center fielder Odubel Herrera was among 31 non-roster players the Philadelphia Phillies have invited to spring training. Herrera, who will earn $10 million this season, hasn’t played for the Phillies since 2019 when he was suspended under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. The charges against
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1:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, whose city was picked to host the NBA All-Star Game and skills competitions on March 7, raised major concerns Tuesday about the notion of fans coming to the city for the events. “People should not travel to Atlanta to party,” she said in a
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1:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics star Jayson Tatum said he is still dealing with the after-effects of COVID-19 more than a month after he initially tested positive for the virus. “I think it messes with your breathing a little bit,” Tatum said after the team’s shootaround Tuesday afternoon ahead of hosting the
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12:11 PM ET The Miami Dolphins signed kicker Jason Sanders to a five-year extension that ties him to the franchise through the 2026 season. Financial terms were not disclosed, but a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the contract is worth $22 million and includes $10 million guaranteed. Sanders finished second in the NFL with
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11:49 AM ET The Carolina Panthers are releasing two-time Pro-Bowl defensive tackle Kawann Short, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Short, the Panthers’ best defensive player, has played in a combined five games over the past two seasons, as his 2019 and 2020 campaigns were cut short by season-ending shoulder surgeries. He was heading into
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12:03 PM GMT Ireland coach Andy Farrell has said he expects captain Johnny Sexton and scrum-half Conor Murray to be available for their Six Nations trip to Rome to face Italy on Feb. 27. The half-back pairing missed Ireland’s 13-15 defeat to France on Sunday through injury with Sexton failing to clear return to play
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11:22 AM ET Associated Press DALLAS — The Dallas Stars postponed a second consecutive game against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday after further consultation with city officials over widespread power outages attributed to extreme winter weather. The club made the latest decision almost 12 hours before the scheduled game, an improvement on the Monday night
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10:40 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — – The New York Yankees are partnering with the City University of New York to identify students and alumni for career and business opportunities with the team. The Yankees said Tuesday they began a diversity and inclusion committee in September that includes Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson,
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11:00 AM ET The NBA has postponed the San Antonio Spurs‘ next three games after four players on the team tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced Tuesday. The Charlotte Hornets, who played the Spurs on Sunday, are undergoing contact tracing and will have their next two games postponed, the NBA said. The Spurs have
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9:30 AM ET The NHL’s abridged 56-game 2021 season is just over a month old, and the league already has tweaked its COVID-19 protocols multiple times. That’s because they’ve had around 100 players on the COVID-related absences list, 35 games postponed and a half-dozen teams suspending activities due to outbreaks. Here’s everything you need to
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9:39 AM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 5-year-old girl left critically injured and in a coma following a crash this month involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is now awake, her family said in an online post. The news was delivered Monday in a brief post on the GoFundMe page
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