Month: December 2021

6:59 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The transformation of the Dallas Cowboys from how people thought they would win games in 2021 and how they are winning games is staggering. So much so that quarterback Dak Prescott and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence have come up with a bet between the offense and the defense
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1:55 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Replacement head coach Dennis Allen couldn’t exactly give the game ball to his defensive coordinator Sunday night after the New Orleans Saints delivered a stunning 9-0 shutout over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while Sean Payton was sidelined by COVID-19. Because, well, Allen himself is the defensive coordinator. But he
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12:32 AM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs are pausing team activities through next Sunday because of the coronavirus, the NHL announced. The league said that a decision will be made in the coming days on when Toronto’s facilities will open again. The move comes as the league postponed 12 games involving U.S. teams playing Canadian-based
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12:33 AM ET Oregon wide receiver and returner Mycah Pittman is transferring to Florida State, he announced Sunday night. Pittman, who led Oregon with 15 punt returns for 151 yards and had 12 receptions this past season, entered the transfer portal in November. He was ESPN’s No. 144 overall recruit in the 2019 class and
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12:33 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association came to an agreement Sunday night on rules over allowing additional replacement players for teams dealing with players entering the league’s health and safety protocols, according to a memo obtained by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The amended rules, which were outlined in the
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4:34 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard suffered a torn left Achilles that will end his season late in Sunday’s 21-6 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Shepard was writhing in pain as he toppled to the ground without contact while running a route with under two minutes left
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8:55 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and safety Mike Edwards, who were each suspended three games after an NFL investigation found that they produced fake vaccination cards, will return to the team this week. “We look forward to having them back with the team,” general manager Jason Licht
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10:07 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens are squarely on the playoff bubble after doubling down on controversial and gut-wrenching defeats this month. For the second time in three weeks, Ravens coach John Harbaugh aggressively opted to go for a 2-point conversion in the final minute of regulation to win the game. And, for
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9:22 PM ET The Golden State Warriors will be without Andrew Wiggins for at least Monday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings after he was placed in the league’s health and safety protocols. Wiggins landed there Sunday, joining teammate Jordan Poole, who was added to the protocols last week. Wiggins’ vaccination status was a major
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8:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago Blackhawks right wing Brett Connolly was suspended Sunday for four games after an interference infraction on Dallas Stars center Tanner Kero, the NHL announced. In the Stars’ 4-3 overtime victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday night in Dallas, Connelly was handed a major penalty in the first period.
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3:31 PM ET LONDON — Liverpool needed some calm amid the chaos. The Premier League‘s battle to continue amid rising COVID-19 cases across Britain gives every game that goes ahead a heightened sense of unpredictability, and Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur was perhaps the most anarchic example yet. Usually, it is Virgil van Dijk
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3:45 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The score wouldn’t necessarily suggest it, but Sunday was a record-setting day for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their 19-13 win over the Tennessee Titans. Outside linebacker T.J. Watt set the Steelers’ franchise record for single-season sacks against the Titans on Sunday afternoon, two decades after James Harrison set it against
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