Month: December 2021

Formula 1 officials rejected two protests by Mercedes against the result of the controversial title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the team set to appeal against one decision. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes for the lead to clinch his first world championship after a late safety-car period. Mercedes argued that race director
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2:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for directing obscene language toward a fan during a game in Atlanta. The fine was announced Sunday by Byron Spruell, the president of league operations. It stems from an incident Friday night when a fan
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1:04 PM ET Jamal Collier The Chicago Bulls‘ team-wide COVID-19 outbreak continued to spread further on Sunday, when Zach LaVine and Troy Brown Jr. entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Their additions brings the Bulls’ total to nine players in the league’s COVID-19 protocols since the start of the
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11:25 AM ET Shortly after the Denver Broncos had been beaten by the New England Patriots in November 2017, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels saw Demaryius Thomas walking up to him with a smile that was followed with a hug. It wasn’t the first warm exchange between the two men over the years, but it
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11:35 AM ET Associated Press To more accurately reflect the evolution of college football’s offenses and defenses, The Associated Press will increase the number of players honored on its All-America teams to include a third wide receiver and fifth defensive back. The AP has named All-America teams since 1925 based on voting by a national
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10:54 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will play Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders without starting cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, whose brother was killed Friday night in Louisiana. Sneed has played more snaps this season, 714, than any other Chiefs defensive player. The Chiefs may also be without their third cornerback,
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10:52 AM ET LANDOVER, Md. — A juicy NFC East rivalry with the Washington Football Team became juicier this week when Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday, “We’re going to win this game. I’m confident in that.” It prompted a response from Washington coach Ron Rivera calling that “a big mistake.” Now, it seems,
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5:01 AM ET Rookie quarterback Davis Mills‘ performance for the remainder of the season figures to influence how the Houston Texans will handle their offseason. If the Texans end up with a top-three pick in next year’s NFL draft, they could lock into selecting a defensive end such as Michigan’s Aiden Hutchinson or Oregon’s Kayvon
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4:56 AM ET Joe Brady, who was fired last Sunday as the Carolina Panthers‘ offensive coordinator, already has heard from multiple NFL teams, a source told ESPN. Brady prefers to continue coaching in the NFL, and the expectation is that he will stay in the league next season, according to sources. Brady could return to
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4:52 AM ET Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ toe injury is expected to last for the remainder of the season, sources told ESPN. One source told ESPN that doctors can’t completely numb the fractured pinkie toe because Rodgers has to feel his foot to throw — otherwise it drags and he can’t feel it
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5:00 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — When fans started lining up outside Providence Park on Monday, five days before the Timbers were set to host their first MLS Cup, their rationale boiled down to something simple: They wanted to experience history. Portland has billed itself as Soccer City USA for decades and the opportunities to
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