Month: November 2021

1:28 PM ET Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops has agreed to a new contract with the school through the 2027 season. Stoops’ new agreement would end June 30, 2028, and includes a guaranteed one-year extension for any season of seven to nine wins and a guaranteed two-year extension for any season of 10 or more
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12:10 PM ET If there seemed like one sure bet this offseason in the unpredictable world of MLB free agency, it’s that the Detroit Tigers would spend whatever it took to land one of the premier shortstops on the market. Now, that seeming inevitability has come to pass, with Detroit agreeing to a reported six-year,
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11:28 AM ET Brian Kelly informed Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick on Monday night that he would be leaving to become LSU’s coach, but Swarbrick had been sensing that Kelly was ready to make a move. Swarbrick, on Tuesday, said he was “not surprised” by Kelly’s decision to depart Notre Dame after 12 seasons
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12:19 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has no interest in taking another head-coaching job in college and remains committed to rebuilding the Jaguars, per a league source familiar with Meyer’s thinking. The source said the 57-year-old coach does not want to reenter the college ranks at this point in his
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11:14 AM ET Catcher Yan Gomes and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a two-year, $13 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Gomes, 34, hit a combined .252 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs between the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics last season. Washington traded Gomes to the
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11:04 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team will need to find another kicker. Again. Coach Ron Rivera said Tuesday morning during his weekly appearance on 106.7 The Fan that placekicker Joey Slye will miss at least three weeks because of a hamstring injury suffered in Monday’s 17-15 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
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11:00 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Georgia State has canceled its men’s basketball game Wednesday against Tennessee State because of COVID-19 protocols and injuries. The Panthers (4-2) lost 94-59 on Saturday at Rhode Island with a squad that included only seven scholarship players and nine players overall. One player was out after testing positive
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9:44 AM ET Associated Press BRUSSELS — The European Union said Tuesday that it wants China to release “verifiable proof” that tennis player Peng Shuai is safe and to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into her sexual assault allegations. Peng, a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked doubles player, dropped out of public view after
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9:57 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Braves have locked up manager Brian Snitker for three more seasons after he guided the team to its first World Series title since 1995. The Braves announced Tuesday that they have exercised the option for the 2024 season on Snitker’s contract, an expected move for the highly
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9:12 AM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Virginia Tech is zeroing in on Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry
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9:22 AM ET The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a six-year, $140 million deal with free-agent shortstop Javier Baez, a source told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Tuesday. The deal, which also includes an opt-out, according to the source would be the second largest free-agent deal in Tigers franchise history (Prince Fielder signed a 9-year, $214M
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