Month: December 2021

12:43 AM ET Mike DiRocco JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired head coach Urban Meyer, ending a tumultuous tenure with the franchise after only 13 games. The announcement came roughly nine hours after the latest embarrassment for owner Shad Khan: A report in the Tampa Bay Times in which former kicker Josh Lambo
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12:27 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN As Devonte Graham sat in the New Orleans Pelicans‘ locker room after Wednesday night’s game, an Oklahoma City Thunder staffer walked in with a gift: the game ball from Graham’s wild buzzer-beating 3-pointer. “One of the guys from the Thunder walked in with the ball and said, ‘This is my
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7:43 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup title run. After representatives for the Blackhawks and former first-round pick Kyle Beach met Wednesday with a mediator for the first
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7:39 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Texas assistant coach Stan Drayton, who led the Longhorns’ run game under Tom Herman and Steve Sarkisian, has been named head coach at Temple, the school announced. The program will introduce Drayton, who will replace Rod Carey with the Owls, in a news conference on Thursday. “This
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9:24 PM ET Alabama might have saved the best for last on the first day of the early signing period on Wednesday. Hours after the Crimson Tide signed 22 players to their class of 2022, including a trio of five-star prospects, former LSU All-American cornerback Eli Ricks announced he will transfer to Alabama. A sophomore,
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8:47 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Rockets coach Stephen Silas was treated for dehydration in the locker room after leaving the court during the team’s 124-89 loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Silas motioned to assistant coach John Lucas to take over the team as he walked off the floor late in the
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8:38 PM ET Florida quarterback Emory Jones plans to enter the transfer portal, he told ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren on Wednesday, confirming an earlier report. A redshirt junior, Jones had an up-and-down first season as the starter as the Gators struggled in Dan Mullen’s final season. He threw for 2,563 yards, 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
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7:56 PM ET Jamal Collier The Milwaukee Bucks were missing seven players when they hosted the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, including stars Khris Middleton, who hyperextended his left knee during a game earlier in the week, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who landed in the league’s health and safety protocols the night prior. Middleton warmed up
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8:13 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open and two warm-up tournaments because of a right hand injury sustained in training. Australian Open officials on Thursday confirmed the world fourth-ranked player’s withdrawal, and said in a tweet: “wishing you a speedy recovery.” Pliskova had earlier said
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7:41 PM ET Most of the NFL’s COVID-19 surge this week has been driven by positive test results from asymptomatic players, an important data point as the league and NFL Players Association discuss ways to slow the spread through multiple teams. More than 100 players have tested positive since Monday. Roughly two-thirds of them are
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