Month: October 2021

2:23 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs continued to reshape their front office on Monday, hiring Houston Astros executive Ehsan Bokhari as assistant general manager. The move comes a week and a half after the Cubs hired Carter Hawkins from Cleveland’s front office as general manager to work under president of baseball
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4:52 PM ET BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox didn’t win the World Series in 2021, but they feel like they’re onto something. As the team reflected on their run to the ALCS, losing at the hands of the Houston Astros in six games, Red Sox manager Alex Cora, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom, president
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4:40 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers could potentially be without Aaron Rodgers‘ most important target for their biggest game of the season Thursday at Arizona after receiver Davante Adams was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday. Adams tested positive for COVID-19, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Adams hasn’t been
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2:13 PM ET University of Miami safety Bubba Bolden will miss the rest of the football season with a shoulder injury, coach Manny Diaz announced Monday. Bolden initially hurt his shoulder against Virginia on Sept. 30 and played through it in the past two games. Bolden tweeted: “… I gave my all to this program
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4:50 PM ET With Auburn University last week mandating a Dec. 8 deadline for all university employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, head football coach Bryan Harsin on Monday declined to disclose whether or not he had received the vaccine or planned to receive it. Harsin has refused multiple times to discuss his vaccination
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4:28 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros will be without the services of right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. after he declared himself out for the World Series on Monday. McCullers, 28, left Game 4 of the ALDS against the Chicago White Sox with forearm tightness and missed the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, but
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2:43 PM ET Longtime NFL replay official Carl Madsen died Sunday after working the Kansas City Chiefs–Tennessee Titans game, the league announced Monday. He was 71. Madsen began his career as an on-field official before moving to the replay booth in 2009. In a statement, NFL senior vice president Walt Anderson called Madsen a “terrific
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2:27 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — NC State coach Dave Doeren said Monday that starting linebacker Isaiah Moore and starting left guard Chandler Zavala have suffered season-ending injuries. Doeren said both players will need surgery, though he didn’t specify the exact nature of the injuries. Moore went down holding his knee during Saturday’s
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2:09 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Chris Conroy will be behind the plate for Tuesday night’s opener between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros, one of three umpires working the World Series for the first time along with Dan Bellino and Mike Muchlinski. Crew chief Tom Hallion will be at first for the opener,
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2:14 PM ET Texas Tech football coach Matt Wells has been fired after two-plus seasons in charge. The school announced Monday that it is relieving Wells of his duties effective immediately, and as a replacement named Sonny Cumbie, who played quarterback at Texas Tech for Mike Leach between 2000 and 2004, as the interim head
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2:46 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a still-growing list of injuries at linebacker, the Denver Broncos acquired linebacker Kenny Young Monday in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos sent the Rams a 2024 sixth-round draft pick in exchange for Young and a 2024 seventh-round pick. Young is the second linebacker the
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9:00 AM ET A culture of mediocrity has set in at Manchester United and it has nothing to do with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. In many ways, Solskjaer is merely a victim of the erosion of standards and expectancy caused by the club’s owners, the Glazer family, and their senior executives at Old Trafford. 2
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1:26 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is investing in the Seattle Mariners in a way he never has before. He’ll be part of the ownership going forward. The Mariners announced Monday that their most famous former player has also become the first one to purchase a stake in
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1:47 PM ET Baylor freshman guard Langston Love will miss the 2021-22 season after tearing an ACL on Saturday, the school announced. Love suffered the injury in a scrimmage against Texas A&M. “Langston has been a great addition to our program, and we were really excited about his potential to contribute on the court this
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News Imesha Dulani, Sachini Nisansala complete the trio of teenagers in the 17-member squad Sri Lanka have finalised their 17-member squad for next month’s Women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, with 16-year-old Vishmi Gunaratne – a surprise inclusion when the squad was first announced earlier this month – retaining her place. Chamari Atapattu (capt)
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