Month: December 2021

3:49 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers outside linebacker Joey Bosa was among several players put on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, and coach Brandon Staley said he will miss Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. Defensive back Kemon Hall also will miss Sunday’s game after going on the COVID list, Staley said. Other players going on
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1:09 AM ET The Bears were not pleased with referee Scott Novak’s crew during and after their 17-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night, a game in which they racked up five personal fouls out of nine total penalties — including a rare flag against coach Matt Nagy for arguing about a call
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10:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Thursday’s men’s basketball game between No. 15 Seton Hall and DePaul has been canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Blue Demons’ program, it was announced Monday. According to Big East policy, DePaul forfeits and is assigned a loss in the league standings, while Seton Hall gets credited with
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9:06 PM ET The NHL plans to pause its season on Wednesday, two days before its planned Christmas break, sources told ESPN on Monday evening. All NHL team facilities will be closed between Dec. 22 and 25 as the league tries to weather several COVID-19 outbreaks. Players are set to report back to team facilities
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12:34 PM ET The NHL has shut down two more teams through the Christmas break as COVID-19 cases have continued rising around the league. On Monday, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens both had their team activities paused until after Dec. 26. They were the eighth and ninth teams that the NHL has closed
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8:55 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Daniel Jacobs and John Ryder have struck a deal for a super middleweight fight that will headline a DAZN event Feb. 12 in London, sources told ESPN Monday night, confirming an earlier report. Jacobs, who will be 35 on fight night, will be competing at 168 pounds for the third
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9:04 PM ET LA Clippers star swingman Paul George will return and start against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. George had not played since Dec. 6 at Portland when he scored 21 points. He missed five games after that with a right elbow sprain. George is averaging 25 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.4
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8:48 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN In the aftermath of his record-breaking game last week at Madison Square Garden, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has launched a new NFT collection to celebrate each and every one of those 2,974 made 3-pointers. The “2974 Collection” launched Monday at 2974SC.com, and it features a series of nonfungible
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2:55 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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7:34 PM ET One of the hottest teams in the league is getting their star point guard back. Ja Morant returned for the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder after missing more than three weeks with a left knee sprain. Morant sprained his knee in a Nov. 26 loss to the
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6:14 PM ET With COVID-19 cases surging nationally and games in the NFL being impacted by the pandemic once again, Alabama is returning to its safety protocols from a year ago as it prepares to take part in the College Football Playoff. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said on Monday that the team is back
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4:44 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is on track to start against the Washington Football Team Tuesday night. Hurts, who missed Philadelphia’s Week 13 win over the New York Jets with a sprained left ankle, originally was going to be listed as questionable on the team’s injury report, coach Nick Sirianni said.
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5:15 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Kelce is vaccinated, according to Schefter, so he has a chance to return in time for the Chiefs’ next game on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium. Chiefs
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2:53 PM ET Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, who led all players in Pro Bowl voting by fans, was one of the first five players revealed Monday by the NFL as being named to the 2022 Pro Bowl. The other four players who were revealed for the Pro Bowl squad early were Tampa Bay
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4:56 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians spoke in greater detail Monday about the decision to bring back wide receiver Antonio Brown after his latest suspension, despite Arians’ own comments last year in which he said of Brown, “If he screws up one time, he’s done.” What convinced Arians to give Brown
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