Month: December 2021

9:52 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes appear to be running the risk of losing access to their arena even sooner than expected, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The news was first reported by The Athletic, which says that the City of Glendale will lock the Coyotes out of Gila River Arena if the club
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1:40 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge said Wednesday morning he would decide by the end of the day whether or not to allow prosecutors access to the medical records of former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III, whose fiery predawn car crash on Nov. 2 killed a 23-year-old woman and her dog.
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11:02 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders placekicker Daniel Carlson, who was tied for the NFL lead in scoring last season with 144 points, has agreed to a four-year contract extension, his agent tweeted Wednesday. The deal is worth $18.4 million, with $10.2 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It makes
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10:02 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC‘s Drake London, widely considered one of the best wide receivers in college football this season, announced Wednesday that he would be foregoing his senior season and declaring for the 2022 NFL draft. “It’s been a true blessing to compete as a Trojan over the past three seasons,” London wrote
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10:44 PM ET LA Clippers star swingman Paul George was ruled out before Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics with a right elbow contusion. George was originally listed as questionable and went through pre-game warmups before he was ruled out. Veteran forward Nicolas Batum returned after missing nine straight games and replaced George in
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News The former captain took a mental health break following his resignation Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley would love to see Tim Paine return to the Test side, having defended his organisation’s handling of the former skipper’s demotion. Paine tearfully resigned as captain, three weeks out from the men’s Ashes. He initially planned to
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8:31 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Yordenis Ugas hoped to unify 147-pound titles with Errol Spence Jr. in his next fight, but he’s getting another tough challenge instead. Ugas, who’s coming off a victory over Manny Pacquiao, and Eimantas Stanionis agreed to a deal Wednesday to avoid a scheduled purse bid the following day in which
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7:50 PM ET Miami is set to hire Clemson’s Dan Radakovich as its new athletics director, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. The hire is expected to be made official on Thursday, according to a source, and represents another big step in Miami’s commitment to revamping its leadership after hiring former Hurricanes player Mario
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5:38 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram II was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, two days after Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan was placed on the list. However, there were several positives on New Orleans’ injury report for a change. Quarterback Taysom Hill (finger) and running back Alvin
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5:57 PM ET A month into the season, with the New England Patriots off to a 1-3 start, sportsbooks had coach Bill Belichick as a 40-1 long shot to win coach of the year. Two months later, Belichick is the consensus favorite and attracting a flurry of interest from bettors. Belichick moved past Arizona Cardinals
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6:36 PM ET Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday there have been preliminary discussions with the NCAA’s football oversight committee and in coaching circles about possibly changing the early signing period for recruiting. Bowlsby, a former chair of the oversight committee, said the American Football Coaches Association also has started talking about shifting the
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