3:00 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer window very different from its predecessors but, with football back on the agenda, the January window will open as normal for Europe’s top leagues. 1 Related Though clubs spent nearly €1.5 billion less ($1.9bn) in the summer than they did the previous year, according to
Month: February 2021
5:47 PM ET The New Jersey Devils have postponed their next three games this week as 10 players are currently on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol-related absences list. The Devils’ games on Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 at the Pittsburgh Penguins were postponed, as was their Feb. 6 game at home against the New York Rangers.
12:50 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has been named head football coach at Liberty Christian in Argyle, Texas. Witten passed on several NFL and major college football opportunities as an assistant coach to opt to coach at the school his children attend. He joins former Los Angeles Chargers
6:48 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians, who continues to receive praise for giving minority coaches opportunities, said Monday that it was his personal experience being overlooked that made him want to help others get recognized. Arians, 68, won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an assistant, but
12:51 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Tua Tagovailoa believes he can be the Miami Dolphins‘ franchise quarterback but knows he has to prove it with better play in Year 2. Tagovailoa is coming off a rookie season where he went 6-3 with a 64.1% completion rate, 14 total touchdowns and five interceptions. But the former
6:28 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes was in the locker room and dealing with the abrupt ending of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ season after their 2018 AFC Championship Game overtime loss to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots when in walked a visitor. It was Brady, who before he left to
4:48 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is returning to the Atlanta Braves in a part-time capacity as a hitting consultant. Jones, 48, played his full 19-year career with the Braves. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2018, his first year of eligibility. The new role announced
4:47 PM ET ESPN News Services The Kansas City Chiefs have placed wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and backup center Daniel Kilgore on the reserve/COVID-19 list due to close contact. The roster moves mark the first coronavirus-related issues ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl. If they are officially designated only as close contacts, Robinson and Kilgore could
4:52 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas coach Shaka Smart said Monday — as he and the No. 6 Longhorns prepare for a showdown with No. 2 Baylor — that he had “significant” symptoms while in extended isolation from his team and family after testing positive for COVID-19. “This was not a walk
4:12 PM ET PointsBet, an online sportsbook that has a partnership with the PGA Tour, has offered refunds to all of those who did not bet on Patrick Reed at the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, who won the tournament Sunday, had a high-profile rules issue that was deemed to be handled correctly by the PGA
4:39 PM ET Michigan star freshman Hunter Dickinson was one of three new names added to the updated watch list for the 2021 Wooden Award, which was also reduced from 25 players to 20 on Monday. Dickinson has been a revelation for a Michigan team that is an impressive 13-1 and finds itself atop the
4:00 PM ET Any undersized kid who is too short to play basketball or not big enough or fast enough to play football should read the scouting reports on Dustin Pedroia when he was at Arizona State. One White Sox scout gave him present and future grades of 20 on his power, 30 on his
3:08 PM ET Just a little more than a week after his career-defining win over Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier has not yet decided on his next move. There is one thing that is paramount in his mind over all else, though: becoming the undisputed UFC lightweight champion. Poirier is a former interim UFC lightweight champion.
3:24 PM ET Tired of virtual work? You’re not the only one. Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski grew pretty weary of the daily at-home workouts he had to record and submit to Tampa Bay strength and conditioning coach Anthony Piroli as a part of the offseason program, one adjusted because of the COVID-19
2:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Michael Hill is taking over from Chris Young, who stayed just one season in the role of Joe Torre’s replacement as Major League Baseball’s disciplinarian. Hill was hired Monday by MLB as a senior vice president of on-field operations along with former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez. Hill
2:37 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington has promoted Bob Gregory to defensive coordinator, making this the third time in his coaching career that he will be in charge of running a defense. Gregory’s promotion Monday came after Pete Kwiatkowski surprisingly left Washington in January to take the defensive coordinator position on Steve Sarkisian’s
2:31 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has said repeatedly throughout his career that he would like to play until age 45. But now, at the age of 43, and preparing to play in his 10th Super Bowl and first with the Bucs, he is open to playing beyond that.
12:44 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN KENT, Wash. — Former Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Chad Wheeler has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges of first-degree domestic violence assault, domestic violence unlawful imprisonment and resisting arrest. Wheeler entered the plea Monday morning during an arraignment at King County’s Maleng Regional Justice Center. He was ordered to remain