Month: October 2021

6:21 PM ET Associated Press Bryce Easton was leading the Mallorca Open on Friday when the second round was suspended because of darkness on the Mediterranean island. Easton had a four-shot lead when play was stopped with the South African still to finish the 18th hole. Easton was 4-under on the windy day at the
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6:19 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal sat out the Washington Wizards‘ home opener Friday night against the Indiana Pacers because of right hip problems. Coach Wes Unseld Jr. said Beal was sore and the team was going to be cautious. Unseld said he expects Beal to be available Monday night at Brooklyn.
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4:21 PM ET ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons placed outside linebacker Dante Fowler Jr. on injured reserve Friday after he suffered a knee injury in a Week 5 win over the New York Jets. Fowler, who has turned into Atlanta’s best edge rusher and has two sacks and two forced fumbles on the season, did
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4:55 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a three-week hiatus, Jimmy Garoppolo is set to return as the San Francisco 49ers‘ starting quarterback on Sunday night. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Garoppolo’s right calf has healed enough for him to start against the Indianapolis Colts. That announcement came after Garoppolo returned to
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4:33 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Devonta Freeman is expected to be the latest running back to start for the Baltimore Ravens as injuries once again hit their backfield. Latavius Murray (sprained left ankle) was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals after not practicing this week. A starter for the past
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4:44 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — One of the House Democrats who sent a letter to the NFL seeking more information about its investigation into the Washington Football Team‘s workplace culture says he fears Jon Gruden’s emails are the “tip of the iceberg.” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., told ESPN that the representatives wanted to get
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2:58 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Dillian Whyte, ESPN’s No. 6 heavyweight, has withdrawn from an Oct. 30 fight with Otto Wallin in London after suffering a shoulder injury, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Whyte, the WBC’s interim champion and longtime No. 1 contender, is expected to push for an immediate title shot against Tyson
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3:49 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The star-studded lightweight division hasn’t delivered the marquee fights just yet, but the weight class is heating up. Devin Haney and Joseph Diaz Jr. have agreed to terms for a WBC lightweight title fight on Dec. 3 or Dec. 4 in Las Vegas on DAZN, multiple sources told ESPN on
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2:51 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Plagued by a shortage of stadium workers and complaints about long concession lines at home football games during the pandemic, the University of Alabama has contracted with an online app. The school is also making other changes in hopes of speeding up service during Saturday’s homecoming game
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2:03 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New York Giants kicker Graham Gano said the Carolina Panthers put his career in jeopardy with a misdiagnosis of a 2018 injury, according to a report by The Athletic. Gano, who will play his former team on Sunday, told the publication that Carolina’s medical and training staff “100 percent”
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2:56 PM ET A federal judge dismissed a Title IX lawsuit that a suspended Michigan State football player filed against the university after he declined to use his name in court proceedings. Judge Hala Y. Jarbou in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Michigan wrote in an Oct. 14 order that the
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1:05 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ growing list of key players missing games because of injury will now include wide receiver Antonio Brown, whom coach Bruce Arians ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears due to an ankle injury. Brown missed practice all week with a sprained ankle, which
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2:10 PM ET Associated Press CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby still isn’t sure when he will be cleared to return after he had left wrist surgery last month. Crosby skated with his teammates for more than an hour Friday in the latest step in his recovery from surgery in early September.
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