Month: September 2021

5:05 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — One by one, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has crossed off different thresholds in his return from a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle that he suffered last year. Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles represents another one: his first contest at AT&T Stadium since the injury.
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5:53 PM ET DALLAS — The New Orleans Saints are on the mend, returning four players who missed last week’s loss to the Carolina Panthers because of injuries. But they still expect to be without three assistant coaches Sunday at New England because of COVID-19 protocols and seven starters because of injuries/suspension. The Saints announced
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6:03 PM ET Lawrence Frank reiterated that Kawhi Leonard has a “significant rehab” from his ACL injury and that “no one knows” the time frame for when the LA Clippers star will return and whether he will play this season. Leonard underwent surgery to repair a partial tear in his right ACL on July 13
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5:42 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have activated right-hander Shane Bieber from the 60-day injured list for a start Friday night against the Chicago White Sox. Bieber, who won the AL Cy Young Award last season, hasn’t pitched since June 13 because of a strained right shoulder. Bieber is 7-4 with
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5:43 PM ET Oklahoma football got a commitment from ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver Deandre Moore Jr. on Friday. Moore is the No. 11-ranked prospect overall in the 2023 class and the No. 1 receiver. He’s a 5-foot-11, 190-pound prospect from Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He is joining his high school
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4:55 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens‘ defense suddenly got thinner after the team placed four players, including Pro Bowl outside linebacker Justin Houston, on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. In addition to Houston, Baltimore put outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson, nose tackle Brandon Williams and defensive tackle Justin Madubuike on the reserve/COVID-19
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2:45 PM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC star Jon Jones was arrested Friday morning by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, just hours after a past UFC fight of his was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Jones is being charged with misdemeanor battery domestic violence and injuring or tampering with a vehicle, Officer
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3:32 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers might be down to their third option protecting Aaron Rodgers‘ blind side on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. Coach Matt LaFleur listed Elgton Jenkins as doubtful. The Pro Bowl left guard has been filling in at left tackle for All-Pro David Bakhtiari,
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3:33 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are committing to the MLB free-agent market this winter after trading away about half their roster this season. “We plan to be really active in free agency,” team president Jed Hoyer said Friday afternoon. “We plan to spend money intelligently. We’re scouting that market heavily. We’re going
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2:50 PM ET The NFL has informed wide receiver Josh Gordon that he is being reinstated, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday, with the former All-Pro expected to be eligible to play as early as Week 4. Gordon was suspended indefinitely in December 2019 for violations of the league’s policies on substance abuse and
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2:36 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams has a severe left ankle sprain that could cause him to miss the start of the season. The news announced Friday is a blow for a team hoping to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference after some major offseason moves. The Bulls
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2:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN GREENBURGH, N.Y. — New York Knicks general manager Scott Perry said Friday afternoon that the organization — including all players, coaches and staff — is fully vaccinated, meaning the Knicks will have no issues with New York City’s vaccine mandate this season. “I think it’s a credit to our players,
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2:11 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will miss a few weeks with the strained hamstring suffered in Thursday night’s 24-9 victory at Houston, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The injury occurred early in the second quarter when McCaffrey pulled up on a 2-yard run around the left side.
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12:18 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers forward Kevin Hayes admitted it was a conversation that he had been dreading, but on Friday he spoke for the first time about the death of his brother Jimmy Hayes last month. “My brother was a special person. He touched a lot of lives,” Kevin Hayes said in an emotional
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12:14 PM ET Britain’s Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Moselle Open quarterfinals by top seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. The 34-year-old, who is ranked No. 133 in the world, was defeated 7-6(4), 6-3 by Poland’s Hurkacz. Murray’s run to the quarterfinals at Moselle began with a first-round victory against sixth seed
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12:47 PM ET Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz, who suffered two sprained ankles in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, returned to practice Friday. Wentz, whose status for this Sunday’s game vs. the Tennessee Titans has been up in the air, took the practice field with both ankles heavily taped. The more severe sprain
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