Month: May 2021

3:51 PM ET Associated Pres COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Baseball’s Hall of Fame has accepted Roberto Alomar’s resignation from the board of directors, chairman Jane Forbes Clark announced Monday. Alomar, who was elected to the board in 2019, submitted a letter of resignation on Saturday in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. The Hall
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3:43 PM ET Former Texas linebacker Juwan Mitchell announced on Monday that he’s transferring to Tennessee. Mitchell started eight of 10 games for the Longhorns last season and led the team with 62 tackles. A senior, Mitchell will be immediately eligible to play after the NCAA passed legislation last month to allow players to transfer
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2:07 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans fourth-round NFL draft pick Rashad Weaver has been charged by the Pittsburgh Police Department with one count of simple assault in connection to an incident that occurred
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2:44 PM ET LeBron James will sit out the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night at Staples Center to rest his right ankle, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. James aggravated the ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 121-114 loss to the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center.
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2:23 PM ET Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern promoted longtime deputy athletic director Mike Polisky to replace Jim Phillips as athletic director Monday. A Chicago-area native, Polisky joined Northwestern in 2010 after working for the Arena Football League’s Chicago Rush and American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves. He worked closely with Phillips in branding and
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1:01 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder is expected to miss an “extended period of games” because of the league’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The team is preparing to be without Schroder for 10 to 14 days, a source told ESPN. Schroder sat out L.A.’s 121-114 loss to
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1:14 PM ET Amber Sabathia, wife of former All-Star CC Sabathia, is entering the business side of the baseball world, joining CAA sports as a baseball agent. “Having a front row seat alongside CC’s career throughout the past two decades provided me with critical insight and experience in business, marketing and philanthropy,” Sabathia said in
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1:08 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will not pick up Leighton Vander Esch‘s fifth-year option for 2022, according to his agent, Ron Slavin, which will make the 2018 first-round pick an unrestricted free agent after the upcoming season. Vander Esch’s injury history is the biggest reason. He missed 13 games over the
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11:15 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The star power is back. When the Met Gala returns in September, it will feature a heavy-hitting contingent of celebrity co-chairs: Actor Timothée Chalamet, musician Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman and tennis star Naomi Osaka. Honorary chairs for the evening will be designer Tom Ford, sponsor Instagram’s
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11:26 AM ET Former Ohio State receiver Jameson Williams announced on Monday that he plans to transfer to Alabama. Williams, a junior, would be immediately eligible to play after the NCAA voted last month to allow players to transfer one time without having to sit out a year of competition. A former four-star prospect, Williams
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10:14 AM ET Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has cleared health and safety protocols and will be back on the sidelines for Wednesday’s game against the Celtics, the team announced. Clifford tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, April 22. He then returned two negative tests the next day before again testing positive on April 24.
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9:06 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are not picking up the fifth-year option on linebacker Rashaan Evans. Evans’ agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter the team declined his client’s option “due
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