Month: December 2021

5:45 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — For the second time this season, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Keanu Neal has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Neal, who is not vaccinated, will miss Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals but has a chance to play in the regular-season finale Jan. 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles under the
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6:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers are still clinging to hope, however small it might be, that Jimmy Garoppolo will start at quarterback Sunday against the Houston Texans. Garoppolo, who is dealing with a right thumb injury, did not practice again Friday, which means he did not participate in any
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12:37 PM ET Associated Press New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the Devils’ game against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday and was isolated from the team. The Devils made the announcement roughly 45 minutes after Ruff did not show up for a pregame news conference. When the news conference started,
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4:06 PM ET Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — The New Year’s Day Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game between Ohio State and Utah remained on track Friday despite surging cases of COVID-19, which forced the cancellation of the 2021 parade. The 133rd edition of the Pasadena, California, tradition was scheduled to feature actor
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3:58 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Touchdown shortage? That’s no longer the case for Odell Beckham Jr. The eighth-year pro has caught four touchdown passes over a five-game span
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3:18 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears quarterback Andy Dalton will start Sunday in the team’s home finale against the New York Giants, coach Matt Nagy said Friday. Dalton got the nod over rookie Justin Fields, who remains hampered by an ankle injury. Last week’s starter, Nick Foles, will serve as Dalton’s backup, though Nagy didn’t
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12:33 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Baxter Holmes Close ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and
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2:30 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — For a third straight week, quarterback Lamar Jackson has not been ruled out despite missing nearly all of the Baltimore Ravens‘ practices. Jackson, who is dealing with a right ankle injury, hasn’t practiced the past two days after limping badly Wednesday. After Friday’s practice, Ravens coach John Harbaugh
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2:13 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols and will coach the team against the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Vogel entered the league’s COVID-19 protocols on Dec. 19. Assistant coach David Fizdale took over head-coaching duties during Vogel’s absence. The Lakers begin a
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2:23 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has entered the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, it was announced Friday. Brian Shaw will serve as acting coach during Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. Lue joins Doc Rivers (Philadelphia), Michael Malone (Denver), Monty Williams (Phoenix), Billy
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1:01 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without outside linebackers Shaq Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul on Sunday at the New York Jets, interim head coach Harold Goodwin said Friday. The Buccaneers also activated wide receiver Mike Evans from the reserve/COVID-19 list and placed punter Bradley Pinion on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Pierre-Paul has been
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12:24 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team placed starting running back Antonio Gibson and left guard Ereck Flowers on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. That potentially further weakens a lineup entering Sunday’s pivotal game against the Philadelphia Eagles (8-7). Washington (6-9) remains a playoff long shot but could stay in the race by
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