Month: December 2021

7:15 AM ET Roughly six weeks into the 2021-22 men’s college basketball season, NBA evaluators have formed impressions of many of the top prospects eligible for the 2022 NBA draft, with Gonzaga‘s Chet Holmgren and Duke‘s Paolo Banchero remaining at the top for most scouts. Other intriguing talent, including emerging Auburn freshman Jabari Smith, Purdue
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4:58 PM ET On Monday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, speaking at a global summit of FIFA member nations, revealed that a biennial men’s World Cup would likely generate an additional $4.4 billion in revenue (an increase of around 60%) over a four-year cycle compared to the current quadrennial tournament. He said that there was probably
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9:13 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Washington Football Team cornerback William Jackson III was ruled out of Tuesday night’s game against the Eagles with a right ankle injury, further depleting a secondary hit hard by player losses. Jackson injured his ankle late in the first half before limping off on his own power. Washington’s roster has
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10:08 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 A chaotic week that coach Sean McVay described as worse than mind-numbing ultimately resulted in a victory for the Los Angeles Rams. Despite placing up to 29
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3:16 PM ET Wide receiver Tyreek Hill was among the three starters — and seven overall — who were added to the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday. All seven players tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Field Yates. Linebacker Nick Bolton and offensive tackle Lucas Niang are the other starters
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9:50 PM ET Out of an abundance of caution in order to keep as many players on the field as possible in the College Football Playoff, Michigan‘s football players will get their COVID-19 booster shot on Wednesday as a team, according to offensive lineman Andrew Stueber. Stueber, speaking to the media on Tuesday, said the
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5:10 PM ET Associated Press Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Florida State quarterback McKenzie Milton and Kentucky linebacker J.J. Weaver are the winners of college football’s Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year award. The Mayo Clinic’s comeback players of the year were announced Tuesday and will be honored Jan. 1 at the Fiesta Bowl
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8:03 PM ET Coastal Carolina starting quarterback Grayson McCall will return for the Chanticleers next season, he announced on social media Tuesday night. McCall, who has started the past two seasons for Coastal Carolina, is a draft-eligible redshirt sophomore who projects as an NFL prospect. He earned Sun Belt player of the year honors in
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4:54 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Wide receiver Cole Beasley was added to the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Buffalo Bills, becoming the fifth player on the active roster and seventh overall on the list. Beasley tested positive, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Field Yates, and remains unvaccinated. He will at minimum miss the
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5:30 PM ET Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has warned against starting “a hunt for non-vaccinated people” as English football battles to continue its schedule over Christmas with COVID-19 cases rising in the United Kingdom. The UK recorded 90,629 new cases on Tuesday, a day after the Premier League and English Football Leagues vowed to
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6:33 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have finalized manager Aaron Boone’s coaching staff for 2022, including new additions at hitting coach, first-base coach and third-base coach. Bench coach Carlos Mendoza and pitching coach Matt Blake are back for their third seasons in pinstripes, while bullpen coach Mike Harkey
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