Month: August 2021

12:22 PM ET Jason Payne has been hired by the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones, making him the only Black head coach in North American professional hockey next season. Payne, 45, was promoted from assistant coach after Cyclones head coach Matt Thomas was hired by the Providence Bruins of the AHL. Payne, who grew up in Toronto,
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9:47 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have settled on Cooper Rush as quarterback Dak Prescott‘s backup, at least for now. As the Cowboys get to the 53-player roster limit on Tuesday, they released Garrett Gilbert, who started three of their four preseason games, and Ben DiNucci, a seventh-round pick in 2020. Rush
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11:21 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks and defenseman Connor Murphy have agreed on a four-year extension that carries an annual average value of $4.4 million. Murphy, 28, has become the de facto No. 1 defenseman on a Blackhawks team that has not been strong defensively in recent seasons. But Murphy has been a responsible and
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11:29 AM ET ATLANTA — After being hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia last week, Patrick Reed said Tuesday via social media that he is planning to play this week’s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Reed, who missed both FedEx Club playoff events — the Northern Trust due to an ankle injury and then the
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11:09 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore will open the 2021 NFL season on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, meaning he will miss at least the first six weeks of the season, Gilmore’s agent, Jason Chayut, confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Gilmore, 30, has been recovering from a torn
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10:14 AM ET The New England Patriots are releasing veteran Cam Newton and rookie Mac Jones will be the starter after the two had battled for the quarterback job since training camp, ESPN has confirmed. Newton started Sunday and played two series, all with the starters. Jones, who was the No. 15 pick out of
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9:55 AM ET Zeb Noland is going from coach to starting quarterback at South Carolina. Noland, who came to South Carolina as a graduate assistant on Shane Beamer’s coaching staff, will be the Gamecocks‘ starter at quarterback when they open the season Saturday against Eastern Illinois, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Noland thought he had
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8:49 AM ET Associated Press Team USA will face Puerto Rico, Mexico and Cuba in the first round of qualifying for the 2023 Basketball World Cup. The Americans, who won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Tokyo but finished only seventh at the most recent Basketball World Cup two years ago, found out their
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2:22 AM ET ESPN News Services New York Yankees left-handed reliever Zack Britton, who is dealing with a left elbow sprain, was moved to the 60-day injured list on Monday, effectively ending his season. Manager Aaron Boone said Britton met with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Monday to determine if surgery is needed
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