Month: December 2021

2:07 PM ET PITTSBURGH — When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded outside linebacker Melvin Ingram to the Kansas City Chiefs, they weren’t concerned about it. Instead, Ingram’s departure benefited the Steelers — strengthening their Week 16 opponent — even if it left them thin at the position. “We didn’t weigh their circumstances,” coach Mike Tomlin said.
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2:11 PM ET ESPN News Services The 10 NBA teams with games scheduled on Christmas were told by the league Tuesday that shifting some game times is a possibility for the planned five-game slate if virus-related issues force changes to the lineup. The league told the teams the priority is filling the ABC windows for
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3:07 PM ET Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez won’t be popular at Sevilla, and that has nothing to do with whether he inspires his squad of talented youngsters and downbeat senior pros to a slightly unlikely looking victory over Los Rojiblancos at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Tuesday (3 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+).
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1:15 PM ET Los Angeles Rams linebacker Von Miller was one of two players activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Tuesday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, the team announced. Linebacker Christian Rozeboom joined Miller in being activated from the list Tuesday, leaving the Rams with 16 players remaining on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Running
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11:58 AM ET The Big East men’s basketball schedule continues to be disrupted by COVID-19 concerns as Wednesday’s game between Georgetown and Providence has resulted in the third cancellation and forfeit this season. Because of COVID issues within the Hoyas’ program, per Big East policy, the game will be a forfeit and a loss for
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11:38 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns defensive end Takk McKinley suffered a season-ending Achilles injury during Monday night’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, a league source confirmed to ESPN. McKinley was carted off the field in the third quarter. He had 18 tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Browns this season. “I
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10:30 AM ET Jaden Rashada, one of the best quarterbacks in next year’s college football recruiting class, is already cashing in on his budding fame by signing his first endorsement deal with a recruiting app company this week. Rashada, who wrapped up his junior season in Pittsburg, California, as ESPN’s top-rated dual-threat quarterback in the
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10:42 AM ET A Jackson State football player was arrested by federal authorities on Monday and is accused of devising a scheme to fraudulently obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-related unemployment benefits, according to a release by the U.S. Department of Justice. Abdul-Malik McClain, 22, allegedly orchestrated the scheme with other players while
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4:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Michael McKinson have agreed to a fight that will headline a DAZN event in early 2022, sources told ESPN on Monday. Ortiz, ESPN’s No. 4 welterweight, is one of boxing’s fastest-rising stars. In his toughest test yet, Ortiz encountered some early rocky moments before scoring an
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