Month: August 2021

5:51 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Taking first-unit repetitions for the third day in a row, New England Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones impressed his teammates in a spirited practice with the New York Giants Wednesday. Jones’ performance sets up a potentially intriguing situation when Cam Newton returns to the team Thursday after missing time
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7:09 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On the day the Jacksonville Jaguars and Denver Broncos officially named their Week 1 starting quarterbacks, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan again declined the opportunity to do the same. Much as he did Sunday night after the Niners’ preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Shanahan did
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7:36 PM ET Emoni Bates, one of the best prospects in high school basketball, announced his commitment to Memphis on Wednesday, firmly positioning the Tigers as a potential Final Four team. Bates will suit up for Penny Hardaway’s program during the upcoming season. He appeared in the Memphis student directory early Wednesday afternoon; the last
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6:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Buster Posey was out of the lineup for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday vs. the New York Mets one night after leaving a game with left knee discomfort, while Brandon Crawford was set to play shortstop after experiencing lower back tightness. Manager Gabe Kapler said both
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6:22 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Nick Van Exel has returned to the Atlanta Hawks, joining Nate McMillan’s staff as an assistant coach. Van Exel spent the past two years as a scout with the Dallas Mavericks. The Hawks announced his hiring Wednesday, bringing back a former All-Star who served as a player development
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5:54 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians placed right-handed pitcher Triston McKenzie on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of shoulder fatigue. McKenzie dominated in winning his past two starts, allowing one run and three hits with 19 strikeouts in 15 innings. Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said the move
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5:22 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — One day after re-signing with the Seattle Seahawks, veteran tight end Luke Willson says he is walking away from football. In a statement posted Wednesday on Twitter, the 31-year-old Willson wrote that he spent days in the hospital during this offseason with a severe pericardial effusion, which
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6:35 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky will host Southern this season in men’s basketball to tip off a five-year Unity Series during which the Wildcats will play teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, a league that comprises historically Black colleges and universities. There will be a week of various activities leading up
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4:54 PM ET WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo was arrested Wednesday on felony robbery charges following an alleged dispute with a waitress over a bar tab. According to Texas court records, Charlo was booked on Wednesday on three counts of second-degree robbery stemming from an incident in July. Charlo posted bond for all three charges
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10:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have not dismissed the possibility of signing Cristiano Ronaldo after Harry Kane committed his immediate future to Tottenham, sources have told ESPN. Kane posted on social media on Wednesday to confirm he will not leave Spurs this summer, bringing an end to City’s pursuit of the England captain
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4:52 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mets ace Jacob deGrom played catch at Citi Field on Wednesday after an MRI showed improvement with the right forearm tightness that has sidelined him since July 7, while Noah Syndergaard will begin a minor league rehab assignment with high-A Brooklyn on Thursday. It was the first
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4:36 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — For the first time since July 27, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott took team drills during a practice, a significant step as he continues his return from a latissimus strain in his right shoulder. Prescott completed 11 of 12 passes in his 18 snaps of 11-on-11 work Wednesday, and
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2:59 PM ET Rory McIlroy threw his three-wood into the trees, near the New Jersey turnpike, on the ninth tee at Liberty National Golf Course on Monday. He was frustrated with his shot and his play off the tee, but McIlroy admitted on Wednesday at the BMW Championship that he is feeling fatigued mentally and
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3:15 PM ET First-year Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week and remains in isolation, told reporters on Wednesday that he’s not against people getting vaccinated. “Let me be clear,” he said, “I am not anti-vaccine, and any narrative along those lines is misinformed.” Harsin, however, has declined to say
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3:27 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — One day after Tampa Bay kicker Ryan Succop tested positive for COVID-19 after having dinner with members of the Tennessee Titans during joint practices, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said he’s implementing his own rules outside the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. In advance of their first road game this year —
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2:03 PM ET CLEVELAND — Stipe Miocic just wanted a call, a nod that he was at least in the conversation. The most successful UFC heavyweight champion of all time told ESPN on Wednesday that the UFC never contacted him to offer an opportunity at the interim heavyweight title earlier this month. Instead, Ciryl Gane
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