7:16 PM ET North Carolina got a big recruiting win on Wednesday when ESPN 300 wide receiver Andre Greene Jr. announced his commitment to the Tar Heels. Greene, the No. 100 prospect in the 2022 class, chose North Carolina over Clemson and Georgia. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound receiver from St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Virginia, held
Month: November 2021
6:56 PM ET Milwaukee Brewers ace Corbin Burnes capped an impressive breakout 2021 season by taking home the NL Cy Young Award on Wednesday, finishing ahead of finalists Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer. Burnes narrowly beat out Wheeler for the award, earning 151 points to Wheeler’s 141. Both
6:50 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara returned to practice on a limited basis Wednesday, a good sign that he could return from the knee injury that sidelined him for Sunday’s 23-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans. The Saints (5-4) play at the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, where they
6:16 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Rob Cookson as an assistant coach and promoted Marc Crawford to associate coach. The Blackhawks announced the moves before Wednesday night’s game at Seattle. The 60-year-old Cookson also has worked on NHL staffs with Ottawa, Calgary and Philadelphia. “Rob’s extensive NHL experience will
5:11 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Three days after suffering a calf injury during warm-ups at Washington, Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Richard Sherman has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday. Sherman signed with the Bucs in Week 4 and saw action in three games before suffering a hamstring injury in Week 6
6:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Astros and right-hander Justin Verlander have agreed to a one-year, $25 million contract with a player option for a second season, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Verlander won the American League Cy Young Award for Houston in 2019 but made just one appearance during the pandemic-shortened
5:09 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell has made a habit of playing through injuries during his rookie season. If the Niners’ current hopes come to fruition, this week will be no different for Mitchell, who is dealing with a fractured finger that required surgery on Tuesday. The
6:51 PM ET Oregon Ducks wide receiver and returner Mycah Pittman is leaving the team, he announced Wednesday. Pittman had 12 receptions this season and only 38 for his career, after coming to Oregon as ESPN’s No. 144 overall recruit in the 2019 class. He didn’t record a catch in Oregon’s last two games after
6:00 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Whatever happened to Aaron Rodgers’ toe during his COVID-19 quarantine — and he won’t say exactly what it was — kept him from practicing on Wednesday and kept Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur from working on the timing he believes was lacking in the offense upon Rodgers’
6:18 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray capped a career 2021 season with the Cy Young award on Wednesday, besting Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees and Lance Lynn of the Chicago White Sox. Armed with a four-seam fastball, slider, curveball and change-up repertoire, Ray was 13-7 with a 2.84 ERA (1.04
5:09 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday as a close contact trace, coach Brandon Staley said Wednesday. Bosa, who is unvaccinated, must quarantine for five days, per the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols. As long as he continues to test negative and stays
Nov 17, 2021 SYDNEY, Australia — With every blow Takeshi Inoue sustained in the centre of Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday evening, the reputation and image of Tim Tszyu as a world class fighter only strengthened. The son of boxing icon Kostya made light work of the world No. 6 from Japan, once again showing
5:52 PM GMT World Rugby launched an education campaign on Wednesday to increase awareness of brain health within the sport and set up a network of free brain health clinics for former elite players. The Brain Health Initiative, supported by national unions and the International Rugby Players association, includes an educational video where independent experts
Britain’s most decorated Olympian Jason Kenny is “not very optimistic” of being at Paris 2024 because of injuries. Track cyclist Kenny, 33, who has nine Olympic medals, won his seventh gold and his second silver at Tokyo 2020. Kenny cannot remember the last time he trained without it “really hurting” and is now focusing only
5:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Growing up in northern Utah, Jaxson Dart obviously couldn’t acquire a full appreciation of what makes Southern California’s rivalry with UCLA so good. The Trojans’ 18-year-old freshman quarterback realizes he’s about to get a crash course in the emotions and excitement of Los Angeles’ crosstown showdown. Dart
4:18 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge ordered former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III to appear before her on Monday after learning he missed a required alcohol test while on house arrest following a fatal crash he’s accused of causing by driving drunk at speeds up to 156 mph. Ruggs’
5:06 PM GMT The 10-month-old son of former South Africa international Jannie du Plessis has drowned in an accident while celebrating the 39th birthday of the ex-Springbok prop on Tuesday. The incident happened at Du Plessis’ home in the mining town of Krugersdorp near Johannesburg and has been confirmed by local police and Du Plessis’
4:25 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov is hurt, and the Florida Panthers are relieved it’s not as bad as initially feared. Barkov will be week-to-week with a knee injury but will not need surgery, Panthers interim coach Andrew Brunette revealed Wednesday. “It’s the best-case scenario,” Brunette said. “Could have been worse.
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