Month: June 2021

5:08 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cincinnati Reds activated first baseman Joey Votto from the injured list Tuesday after he had missed more than a month with a fractured left thumb. He is batting cleanup and playing first base in Tuesday night’s game at Great American Ball Park against the Milwaukee Brewers. Votto last
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5:57 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill both spoke highly of one another Tuesday, insisting that they are supporting each other as they battle to become Drew Brees’ successor with the New Orleans Saints. Both quarterbacks are fully intent on making the most of this opportunity. “One year not playing has
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12:14 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After their 2020 season was ravaged by injury, the San Francisco 49ers hoped that 2021 would bring better health. They’re not off to a promising start. During an organized team activity Monday, the Niners lost two players to what will almost certainly be season-ending injuries more than three
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4:45 PM ET The Texas Rangers designated outfielder/designated hitter Khris Davis for assignment on Tuesday after he was hitting .157 in his first season with the club. Davis, who was acquired in the trade that sent longtime Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus to the Oakland Athletics, has two home runs and five RBIs in 22 games
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5:10 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers hasn’t lost the backing of two of his closest friends and teammates as his standoff with the Green Bay Packers continued with his absence from the team’s mandatory minicamp. All-Pros Davante Adams and David Bakhtiari threw their support behind their quarterback, while also making sure not
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1:23 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wide receiver A.J. Brown offered his No. 11 to Julio Jones, but the Tennessee Titans‘ newly acquired playmaker declined. Brown has worn No. 11 since his rookie year after
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3:57 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Rutgers and Seton Hall are going to renew their men’s basketball rivalry with a game at the Prudential Center on Dec. 12. The schools announced the game Tuesday. Last year’s annual Garden State Hardwood Classic was not played because the schools had trouble making a deal for
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4:04 PM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga promoted Chris Standiford to director of athletics on Tuesday following the announcement that Mike Roth is retiring at the end of August after 24 years of leading the Bulldogs’ sports programs. Standiford has been a member of the Gonzaga staff for 31 years and currently is
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1:47 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With the future of the quarterback position uncertain beyond the 2021 season, backup Mason Rudolph is ready to take the reins of the Pittsburgh Steelers. “That’s my goal, to be a starting quarterback in this league and for our team, and I’m working toward that goal every single day,” Rudolph
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12:19 PM ET Nazem Kadri‘s eight-game suspension has been upheld by a neutral arbitrator, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Colorado Avalanche center is eligible to return for a potential Game 7 of the second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights. The series is tied 2-2, with Game 5 on Tuesday in Denver. Kadri, whom
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1:26 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge reset a hearing on Tuesday to address a request by the ex-wife of slain NBA player Lorenzen Wright to throw out her guilty plea in his 2010 killing in Memphis, Tennessee. Sherra Wright filed a petition for relief of conviction or sentence after her surprise
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1:52 PM ET Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will not play in the Tuesday’s Western Conference semifinals opener against the LA Clippers due to a mild strain of his right hamstring. Conley suffered the injury during the first half of the Jazz’s series-ending Game 5 win over the Memphis Grizzlies last Wednesday. He was
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1:20 PM ET FRISCO, Texas – When the Dallas Cowboys start training camp next month, the plan is for Dak Prescott to be fully participating each day, according to coach Mike McCarthy. “He hasn’t missed anything that’s been slated. He’s doing a lot of extra frankly so the anticipation would be for him to go
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