Month: December 2021

8:42 PM ET Western Michigan is set to hire Oregon State administrator Dan Bartholomae as its next athletic director, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Bartholomae had served as Oregon State’s executive deputy athletic director and chief operating officer under athletic director Scott Barnes. He joined Oregon State in 2017 after 15 years as an administrator
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7:47 PM ET New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose had surgery Wednesday on his right ankle, the team said. Per the Knicks, Rose will be reevaluated in eight weeks. However, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that there is optimism his return could be closer to a six-week timetable. Rose had been out with
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4:04 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are doing what they can to mitigate the COVID-19 risk, and they have told families not to come to town for the holidays. “They got to stay home this year. We got to make that sacrifice again,” defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence said. “That’s what we came
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5:37 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders third-year strong safety Johnathan Abram suffered a season-ending left shoulder injury in the Raiders’ 16-14 victory at the Cleveland Browns on Monday night and will undergo surgery, a source confirmed to ESPN. NFL Network first reported the season-ending nature of the injury. Abram suffered the injury
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5:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County (Fla.) Medical Examiner said Wednesday that former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson died from chronic alcohol use and that the manner of his February death was “natural.” The medical examiner’s release comes days after the Concussion Legacy Foundation said Jackson was diagnosed with Stage 2 chronic
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5:27 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames have pulled out of a deal with the city for a new arena because of increased costs. John Bean, president and chief executive officer of Calgary Sports and Entertainment, said Wednesday that there is no viable path forward to complete the 19,000-seat Event Centre.
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3:20 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett walked into Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi’s office last week and spent 30 minutes laughing about the 13th-ranked Panthers’ remarkable season, one that carried them to the program’s first ACC title and Pickett to a prime spot on NFL draft boards. Narduzzi knew what was coming, so
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3:42 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawai’i — Phil Mickelson is headed back to Hawai’i for golf, not a vacation, committing to play the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua for the first time in 21 years. Mickelson won the winners-only tournament at La Costa Resort in 1998, then has played only twice since it
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4:30 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans added three players to the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday, bring their total to 18 players. The latest additions are wide receiver Brandin Cooks, kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn and linebacker Eric Wilson. Two of the 18 players are on the practice squad. The team already had been operating under
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4:36 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have ruled out left tackle Taylor Lewan and left guard Rodger Saffold for Thursday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. That means they will be without
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3:49 PM ET CINCINNATI — Being in a small market might not be so bad after all. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said having limited nightlife options in the city has helped the team keep its number of COVID-19 cases down as positive tests have surged around the NFL in recent weeks. “Fortunately, there’s not
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3:09 PM ET “The right thing to do is to continue to play.” – Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner Welcome to sports, December 2021. I’ll take it. Eighteen months ago, sports was me betting my daughter which Amazon package would arrive next. Last night, I watched my Washington Football Team lose a nationally-televised game with significant
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1:03 PM ET Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien and offensive line coach Doug Marrone have tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Wednesday. Both are expected to return in time for the start of the College Football Playoff on Dec. 31, when No. 1 Alabama will play No. 4 Cincinnati in the CFP Semifinal at
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3:13 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Veteran running back Le’Veon Bell, who practiced with his new Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates for the first time Wednesday, said he seriously contemplated retirement after going six weeks without playing football, calling it “one of the worst feelings in the world” waiting for an opportunity he wasn’t sure was
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