Month: August 2021

4:16 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett had an awkward exchange with reporters Thursday as he walked off the podium following a news conference which ended with, among other things, him saying he wanted to be called “Coach.” “Good to see you guys,” Garrett said as it concluded,
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3:05 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer pulled out of the upcoming hard-court tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati on Thursday, citing lingering issues with his surgically repaired knee and shedding doubt on his status for the U.S. Open. The withdrawals by Federer, who turns 40 on Sunday, were announced separately by the two events. This
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2:53 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins vowed to follow the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols to avoid contracting the virus or being deemed a close contact ahead of returning to practice Thursday after being activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list. Cousins and quarterback Nate Stanley were subjected to the league’s COVID-19 protocols last Saturday
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2:48 PM ET Masai Ujiri, the architect of the franchise’s 2019 NBA championship team, has agreed to a significant new deal to become vice chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, sources told ESPN on Thursday. His previous title was president. After arriving in Toronto in 2013 as general manager, Ujiri has established himself as
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1:48 PM ET Michigan State athletic director Bill Beekman is leaving the department to become the university’s vice president for strategic initiatives. Beekman took over as athletic director in February 2018, as Michigan State was reeling from the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. He previously had been vice president and secretary of MSU’s board of
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2:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Robert Griffin III has signed a multiyear deal with ESPN to be a college football and NFL analyst. Griffin will be in the booth for a college football game on either ESPN or ABC and will also contribute to ESPN’s studio coverage, including during the College Football Playoff and
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1:50 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In the wake of Andre Drummond’s surprising decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency and become a backup to longtime rival Joel Embiid, the 27-year-old two-time All-Star said that “things change,” but he’d accepted the opportunity placed before him. “In life, things change, and it’s nothing that is
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1:46 PM ET Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Notre Dame and Navy will play their 2024 football game at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands sports complex. The schools announced the agreement Thursday for the Oct. 26 game. This will mark the eighth time the sports complex has hosted a Navy-Notre Dame game and the
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1:16 PM ET J.R. Richard, a two-time National League strikeout champion with the Houston Astros whose career was cut short in 1980 by a stroke, died Thursday at the age of 71, the team announced. In 10 seasons with the Astros, Richard was 107-71 with a 3.15 ERA and 1,493 strikeouts — including 313 in
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12:30 PM ET Longtime NFL official and executive Al Riveron is retiring, a league source said Thursday morning. Riveron had a turbulent tenure as the NFL’s officiating chief from 2017 to 2019. Most notably, he oversaw the league’s one-year experiment in reviewing pass interference penalties during the 2019. The league restructured the department in 2020,
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12:04 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the conference through “at least” 2026, it was announced Thursday. The extension comes on the heels of Sankey overseeing the addition of Big 12 powers Oklahoma and Texas to the conference last week. The Sooners and Longhorns
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11:21 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians have agreed to a 15-year lease extension at Progressive Field, keeping them at their downtown ballpark through 2036 and ending speculation the franchise would relocate. The agreement, which was announced Thursday and still needs legislative approval, includes two additional five-year options that could make it a
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