Month: October 2021

4:34 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Kraken are expected to be without five players for the season opener at Vegas due to COVID-19 protocols — awful timing on the eve of the first game in franchise history. Forwards Jared McCann, Joonas Donskoi and Marcus Johansson, and defenseman Jamie Oleksiak were placed on the
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3:23 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is in “good shape” following a precautionary hospital visit for a throat contusion, coach Zac Taylor said Monday. Burrow was having difficulty speaking, according to Taylor, following the Bengals’ 25-22 overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in Cincinnati. Burrow was taken to
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4:01 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Texas A&M has been fined $100,000 by the Southeastern Conference for violating the policy on fans entering the field of play, it was announced Monday. Aggies fans stormed Kyle Field in College Station after kicker Seth Small‘s 28-yard field goal sealed a 41-38 upset win over then-No. 1 Alabama on
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4:01 PM ET At 58, Michael Jordan is still achieving new heights. Goldin Auctions, out of its Private Sales Division, completed the most expensive Jordan item sale of all time when a 1997-98 Upper Deck Game Jersey game-worn patch card, with an on-card autograph, sold for $2.7 million over the weekend. That broke the all-time
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2:26 PM ET Kentucky will be without two of its top defensive linemen Saturday when it travels to No. 1-ranked Georgia. Coach Mark Stoops said Monday that tackle Octavious Oxendine will miss the remainder of the season with a lower-leg injury. Oxendine was named the SEC’s co-defensive lineman of the week in Kentucky’s 42-21 win
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1:58 PM ET CHICAGO — Astros manager Dusty Baker pushed back on Chicago White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera‘s comments regarding potential sign stealing by Houston, calling them “heavy accusations.” “They’re about the same runs, OPS and everything as we are — well, actually, better on the road than we are at home,” Baker said Monday
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2:14 PM ET LSU star receiver Kayshon Boutte will miss the rest of the season with a leg injury, coach Ed Orgeron confirmed Monday. Boutte, whose nine touchdowns this season are tied for the most in the FBS, injured his leg during last Saturday’s loss to Kentucky. The sophomore has found the end zone 13
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2:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire sprained the MCL in his left knee and will be out of the Kansas City Chiefs lineup for “a few weeks,” a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In addition, Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill suffered a minor knee injury on Sunday night, but the
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1:02 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker will undergo surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right thumb, sources told ESPN on Monday. Horton-Tucker, who turns 21 next month, signed a three-year, $32 million extension in the offseason, providing the team an ascending talent among a roster mostly comprised of accomplished veterans.
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12:43 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Game 4 of the American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox has been postponed until Tuesday because of rain in the forecast. Jose Urquidy was scheduled to start Monday for Houston, with Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago. The Astros lead the best-of-five series
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1:17 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers will be without one of their most reliable receivers the rest of the season. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster dislocated his shoulder on Sunday and is undergoing surgery later this week that is expected sideline him about four months, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Smith-Schuster, who signed a
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12:26 PM ET Associated Press BESSEMER, Ala. — An argument over the Crimson Tide‘s loss to Texas A&M on Saturday led to a deadly shooting at an Alabama home, police said. Two men started fighting over which team was better at a gathering in the Birmingham suburb of Bessemer when the game was in its
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