Month: October 2021

5:55 PM ET William E. Ricks The Spartans are keeping the Paul Bunyan trophy in East Lansing — and the Sparty faithful have Kenneth Walker III to thank for that. No. 8 Michigan State defeated its bitter rival, Michigan, 37-33 on Saturday, in an action-packed affair. The Spartans stormed back from a 16-point deficit in
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2:56 PM ET Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler, who also calls the plays for the Falcons, was ejected in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against Buffalo after two unsportsmanlike penalties on back-to-back drives. Bowling Green associate head coach Steve Morrison, who also coaches the linebackers, took over the head-coaching duties on the field. Offensive
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3:56 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos will have some big-play speed back in their offense for the game Sunday against Washington. The Broncos activated wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam, two of the fastest players on the depth chart, from injured reserve Saturday. Jeudy suffered an ankle injury in
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5:33 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT, Mich. — The wait is over. A new era of Detroit Pistons basketball is officially underway as No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham will make his debut on Saturday against the Orlando Magic, coach Dwane Casey announced ahead of the 7 p.m. ET tipoff. Cunningham missed the entire preseason and
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4:06 PM ET Michigan State‘s Kenneth Walker III had a banner day in the Spartans’ 37-33 win over Michigan on Saturday, running for 193 yards and five touchdowns. It was his second game this season with four or more rushing touchdowns, which leads all running backs in the FBS. He’s only the third Michigan State
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5:04 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles placed starting running back Miles Sanders on injured reserve and promoted Jordan Howard from the practice squad in front of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. Sanders injured his ankle in the first quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders last week and did not return. Howard practiced with
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3:54 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Zane Smith raced his way into the Truck Series championship finale with a Saturday victory in overtime at Martinsville Speedway, where a three-wide scramble to the finish vaulted him into title contention. Smith was last in the eight-driver field at Martinsville and had to win to earn
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3:16 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyrann Mathieu apologized for his recent comments on social media that were critical of some Kansas City Chiefs fans, saying, “That was a mistake on my part.” “I haven’t had the season I’ve wanted to have, and as a team I think you could say the same,” Mathieu
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4:20 PM ET Associated Press Simona Halep reached a WTA final for the 12th straight season after routing Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk 6-0, 6-1 Saturday and setting up a title match against Anett Kontaveit of Estonia at the Transylvania Open. Kontaveit, who won the Kremlin Cup in Moscow last week, extended her winning streak to
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3:34 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said victory over Tottenham will not erase the humiliation suffered at the hands of Liverpool but praised his players for the way they bounced back following a difficult week at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford scored to hand United a 3-0 win
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2:16 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after the former first-round pick said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010 and that his allegations were largely ignored by the Chicago Blackhawks.
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3:51 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Graham Mertz scored on two quarterback sneaks and threw a touchdown pass to help Wisconsin trounce No. 9 Iowa 27-7 on Saturday for its fourth consecutive victory. Wisconsin (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) forced three turnovers, produced six sacks and limited Iowa to 24 yards rushing on 30
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2:46 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys will take their decision on Dak Prescott’s availability for Sunday’s contest against the Minnesota Vikings to game time, two sources told ESPN’s Ed Werder. “We are literally going to take it into tomorrow [night],” one source said. Officially Prescott is listed as questionable because of a calf strain he
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2:42 PM ET Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett broke Dan Marino’s school record for career touchdowns responsible for against Miami on Saturday. With his second touchdown pass of the day, Pickett passed Marino, who set the career mark of 82 between 1979-82. Pickett returned to Pitt for his fifth season and has emerged as a Heisman
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