Month: September 2021

5:31 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Connor Mackey and forward Brad Richardson on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Mackey agreed to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $912,500. He made his NHL debut for the Flames last season, finishing with a goal and two assists in six
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4:33 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 pick and now a team captain as a rookie. That’s a pretty solid start to Trevor Lawrence‘s career with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The former Clemson standout was named one of seven team captains Wednesday after a player vote. He and Zach Wilson, the second overall pick
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3:10 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Texas for its continued use of school song “The Eyes of Texas,” which has racist elements in its past. The complaint filed Sept. 3 with
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2:25 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Twin brothers Devin and Jason McCourty were named captains for the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, respectively. The brothers will face each other Sunday in the teams’ season opener. Devin entered the league in 2010 as the Patriots’ first-round pick and has spent his entire career with
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11:24 AM ET The Florida Panthers NHL team offered endorsement deals Wednesday morning to every female college athlete at nearby Florida Atlantic University. The Panthers established an “FLA Athlete” program this summer after the state of Florida passed a law that makes sure college athletes are allowed to make money from their names, images and
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10:20 AM ET U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker filled out his 12-man team on Wednesday by adding Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Harris English, Daniel Berger and Scottie Scheffler. Stricker made the announcement at Whistling Straits Golf Club in Haven, Wisconsin. The 43rd Ryder Cup begins at the site Sept. 24. Former U.S.
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2:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Emma Raducanu became the second teenager to reach the US Open semifinals in two days, upsetting Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4. The 18-year-old qualifier from Britain joined Leylah Fernandez of Canada, who earned her semifinal spot Tuesday, a day after her 19th birthday. Raducanu is also the
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11:31 AM ET Christian Pulisic said the United States men’s soccer team is focused on picking up its first win in World Cup qualifying when it faces Honduras on Wednesday, amid Weston McKennie‘s exit from the national team camp. McKennie was sent home by USMNT manager Gregg Berhalter for spending a night outside of the
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1:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Vikings signed Brian O’Neill to a multiyear extension that will make him the NFL’s second-highest-paid right tackle, the team announced Wednesday. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the five-year extension is worth $92.5 million — of which $49 million is guaranteed — and runs through the
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1:33 PM ET The NFL’s high COVID-19 vaccination rates provides a “unique opportunity” to model a way out of the ongoing pandemic for the entire country, NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills said Wednesday in an interview with ESPN. “We know we are going to have positive cases this season,” Sills said a day
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12:11 PM ET UFC middleweight Darren Till went into his main event bout against Derek Brunson this past weekend with a torn ACL in his right knee, his head coach confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. According to Till’s head coach, Colin Heron, Till (18-4-1) completely tore his ACL approximately nine weeks before the fight. The
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8:09 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Two UFC weight classes have champions who are not the consensus top fighters within their own divisions. Another is headed by a champion whom some would argue is second to the standard-bearer in a second-fiddle fight promotion. Whatever happened to champions reigning supreme? Sure, there are a few dominant champs
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12:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Alabama transfer guard Nimari Burnett will miss the season after having surgery on his right knee. Coach Nate Oats said Burnett had successful surgery Tuesday, performed by Dr. Lyle Cain of Andrews Sports Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound sophomore transferred from Texas Tech,
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