Month: September 2021

5:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks after undergoing a procedure on his left wrist, the team announced Wednesday. The timeline for his recovery means the 34-year-old will miss the start of the regular season. “This is not a new injury
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6:30 AM ET The pitchforks were nearly out. Coming off two disappointing draws to open their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, the United States men’s national team went into half-time trailing 1-0 to Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday night. It was a disjointed, uninspired performance that called into question head coach Gregg Berhalter’s
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Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna says the seven-time Formula 1 world champion is “different, but he’s here” as he continues his rehabilitation after a severe brain injury. The 52-year-old was injured in a skiing accident in December 2013 and placed into a medically induced coma. He was brought home in September 2014. Speaking in a new
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9:37 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers signed point guard Kevin Pangos to a two-year deal, his agency announced Wednesday on Twitter. The contract is worth $3.5 million, agent Zach Kurtin of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Pangos’ first-year salary of $1.67 million is fully guaranteed. The 28-year-old Canadian spent the
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9:36 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Terry Brennan, a star halfback on three unbeaten Notre Dame teams who was hailed as a wunderkind when he succeeded Irish coaching great Frank Leahy at just 25 years old, has died. He was 93. The school announced his death Wednesday. Brennan died Tuesday, said the
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6:48 PM ET Jameis Winston said he feels “blessed and grateful” to be making his first start in two years for the New Orleans Saints this week. And he said he and his teammates will be playing for the people of New Orleans and the Gulf South region in the wake of Hurricane Ida. “First
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6:05 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Zach Wilson and Sam Darnold met for the first time last offseason at a training facility in San Clemente, California, Darnold’s hometown. At the time, Darnold still was the New York Jets‘ quarterback. Their next meeting will have greater meaning. On Sunday, Wilson will face his predecessor, now
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7:22 PM ET Chicago White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez is day-to-day after getting hit in the right knee by a foul ball while sitting in the visitor’s dugout during the second inning of Tuesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. Jimenez, 24, has a “significant” bone bruise, according to manager Tony La Russa. “He got
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5:56 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan still won’t explicitly say who his starting quarterback is, but all signs point to the same person they have throughout the preseason: incumbent Jimmy Garoppolo. In fact, it was Garoppolo himself on Wednesday who all but confirmed that he will start Sunday’s
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6:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A day after New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole exited his start because of tightness in his left hamstring, manager Aaron Boone said the star right-hander was feeling better about his situation. “I think he’s encouraged. I don’t think we have anything definitive yet,” Boone said before
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6:43 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers had high expectations entering last season because of their appearance in the NFC Championship Game. That feeling hasn’t changed after a second straight loss with a Super Bowl spot on the line. What has changed is Aaron Rodgers‘ situation, and given all the uncertainty
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