Month: December 2021

3:43 PM ET Russia’s Andrey Rublev beat a resilient Andy Murray in 6-4, 7-6(7-2) straight sets to claim the Mubadala Tennis Championship title in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday. Murray could not overcome Rublev in the exhibition event following a strong week on route in the Middle East that saw him beat compatriot
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3:15 PM ET Auburn has hired former Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach Austin Davis as its new offensive coordinator, the school announced on Saturday. Davis, a former walk-on who became an All-Conference USA quarterback at Southern Miss, spent seven seasons playing in the NFL before becoming a coach in 2019. The 32-year-old started as an offensive
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3:06 PM ET Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. — Bailey Zappe capped his record-setting season by passing for 422 yards and six touchdowns, and Western Kentucky handed Appalachian State its first-ever bowl loss by beating the Mountaineers 59-38 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Saturday. Zappe finished the season with 5,977 yards and 62 touchdowns
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2:55 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants starting safety Xavier McKinney is expected to be available Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys after five days of negative COVID-19 tests, a source told ESPN. McKinney was on the reserve/COVID-19 list as a close contact. He is admittedly unvaccinated. The Giants had seven players test
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2:20 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 activated outside linebacker Bud Dupree from injured reserve Saturday. Dupree’s return coincides with the Titans’ trip to Heinz Field to face his former team, the Pittsburgh
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2:35 PM ET Breece Hall, the first unanimous All-American in Iowa State football history, announced on Saturday that he is declaring for the NFL draft and will not play in the Cyclones’ Cheez-It Bowl matchup against Clemson. “Playing for Iowa State has been nothing short of a gift,” Hall wrote in an Instagram post. “The
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1:53 PM ET New York Mets owner Steven Cohen announced the team has hired Buck Showalter as its new manager. Showalter, 65, has been a major league manager for four teams between 1992 and 2018. He won American League Manager of the Year honors during stints with the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Baltimore
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1:24 PM ET Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said the call at the end of Friday’s Tailgreeter Cure Bowl that denied Northern Illinois a final play was “egregious” and “unacceptable.” Northern Illinois lost 47-41 to Coastal Carolina after time expired with the Huskies at the Chanticleers’ 4-yard line. NIU converted a fourth-and-1 play with a
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1:39 PM ET LA Clippers starting power forward Marcus Morris Sr. has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols and is out against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. The Clippers said Morris was the only player in health and safety protocols. Forward Nic Batum recently returned on Dec. 8 after a stint in health
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12:26 PM ET Associated Press The NHL reintroduced stricter COVID-19 protocols Saturday that include daily testing and other steps in a bid to limit a growing outbreak among players and team personnel. The enhanced protocols will be put into effect immediately and last through Jan. 1 with an evaluation of their impact no later than
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12:30 PM ET The NFL and the NFLPA continue to discuss changes to their COVID-19 protocols that could ease the burden on vaccinated individuals, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The two sides are working to test vaccinated players less frequently and address player concerns about the number of vaccinated, asymptomatic players who are
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News Head coach Phil Simmons will take temporary charge of selection responsibilities, along with the team’s captains in the various formats Roger Harper‘s two-year term as West Indies’ chairman of selectors will be coming to an end on December 31 with the board unwilling to renew his contract. Having taken up the job in late
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10:58 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team received its first bit of good news regarding the reserve/COVID-19 list as it returned four defensive linemen, including Jonathan Allen and Montez Sweat, to the active roster, the team announced Saturday morning. Sweat remains on injured reserve, though Washington designated him to return to practice.
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11:41 AM ET Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Durant becomes the eighth Nets player to enter the protocols. Forward Paul Millsap entered the protocols Monday, and was followed by forwards LaMarcus Aldridge, James Johnson and DeAndre’ Bembry and guard Jevon Carter on Tuesday morning. They were later
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11:58 AM ET Saturday’s game between Memphis and No. 18 Tennessee has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Tigers’ program. It was one of a handful of games called off Saturday for coronavirus-related reasons. Rutgers’ game against Rider was postponed and Northeastern’s game vs. Vermont was canceled. On Friday, Syracuse announced it was
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