Month: November 2021

5:45 PM ET Alabama leading rusher Brian Robinson Jr. is dealing with a lower-body injury that could threaten his availability for Saturday’s SEC championship game against Georgia. Robinson left this past Saturday’s win against Auburn and did not return. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said he’s dealing with a “lower-body pulled muscle.” “We’ll kind of
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5:10 PM ET Infielder Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a seven-year contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. The deal is worth $175 million, a source said. After struggling in the shortened 2020 season with the Oakland Athletics, Semien bet on himself last offseason, accepting
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4:45 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks are signing four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Cousins, 31, will sign a non-guaranteed deal to join the defending NBA champions, sources said. Teams must guarantee contracts for the balance of the season by January 7. The Bucks have been without center Brook Lopez with
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4:30 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens made sweeping changes to their front office on Sunday, firing general manager and executive vice president Marc Bergevin and assistant general manager Trevor Timmins, as well as senior vice president of public affairs and communications Paul Wilson. Former New York Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton has been hired to
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3:59 PM ET Lincoln Riley said he wasn’t leaving Oklahoma for LSU. He didn’t say he wasn’t leaving the Sooners for USC. In a stunning move on Sunday, Riley, 38, accepted the head-coaching position at USC, according to ESPN and multiple reports. He replaces former Trojans coach Clay Helton, who was fired in September after
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3:52 PM ET MIAMI — Cam Newton‘s storybook beginning to his second stint with the Panthers came to a crashing halt Sunday when he was benched in the fourth quarter of Carolina’s 33-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Newton was replaced by P.J. Walker with just over 10 minutes remaining and the Panthers trailing by
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3:34 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have placed forward Evander Kane on waivers and plan to send him to the AHL if he isn’t claimed by another NHL team. Assistant general manager Joe Will said Sunday that Kane has been placed on waivers before his 21-game suspension
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3:41 PM ET Houston Rockets guard John Wall met with general manager Rafael Stone and coach Stephen Silas on Sunday to reiterate his desire to return to the lineup in a feature role — an idea that team officials continue to be reluctant to accept in a possible return to play, sources told ESPN. The
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3:27 PM ET Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick said he was leaving Stamford Bridge disappointed after his side were pegged back by Chelsea in a 1-1 draw for his first and perhaps last Premier League game in charge. “At the moment we’re feeling a little bit frustrated and disappointed really,” Carrick told reporters. “Being
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2:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Darrin Chiaverini is out as Colorado offensive coordinator after a season in which the Buffaloes struggled to move the ball. Chiaverini, who doubled as the receivers coach, oversaw an offense that averaged 257.4 yards per game, which was the team’s fewest since 1964. The Buffaloes also averaged 18.8 points
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1:49 PM ET Louisiana coach Billy Napier is expected to become Florida’s new coach barring a collapse in contract talks, sources told ESPN’s Chris Low and Mark Schlabach on Sunday. Napier’s representatives have been in negotiations with Florida administrators over the last few days, the sources said. Napier would replace Dan Mullen, who was fired
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