Month: December 2021

5:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Chargers could be without both of their top receivers heading into Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. Mike Williams, who is second on the team with 854 receiving yards and is tied for the team lead with seven receiving touchdowns, was placed on the team’s
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5:06 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson has one teammate in his corner — and it’s probably the most important one. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence said Wednesday that he made it clear to the Jaguars’ coaching staff that Robinson needs to be on the field as much as possible. The second-year
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3:49 PM ET Arkansas All-SEC receiver Treylon Burks announced Wednesday that he is opting out of the Razorbacks’ upcoming bowl game to begin preparing for the NFL draft. God’s Plan❤️ pic.twitter.com/W3IsS4ValL — Treylon Burks (@TreylonBurks) December 8, 2021 ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists Burks as the sixth-highest-rated receiver in the draft. A 6-foot-3, 225-pound junior
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3:58 PM ET Only 23 days before Michigan takes on Georgia in the College Football Playoff, the Wolverines beat the Dawgs on the recruiting trail when ESPN Junior 300 linebacker Raylen Wilson committed on Wednesday. Wilson, the No. 57-ranked recruit in the 2023 class, chose the Wolverines over the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker from
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4:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Triple-A team at Oklahoma City selected right-hander Carson Fulmer from Cincinnati on Wednesday with the 39th and final pick of the Triple-A phase of Major League Baseball’s annual draft of unprotected players. The major league phase of the Rule 5 draft was postponed
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3:56 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Clemson Tigers offensive coordinator Tony Elliott has emerged as the top candidate to be the next
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3:39 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott had an MRI after last week’s win against the New Orleans Saints that showed his ailing right knee is “healing up and going in the right direction,” he said. Elliott was officially a full participant in Wednesday’s practice and will play Sunday in
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11:33 AM ET The Texas Tech Red Raiders are expected to hire veteran defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter to the same role, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The deal with DeRuyter is not yet finalized, but it is expected soon, a source said. DeRuyter, 58, spent the past two seasons at Oregon under head coach
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3:29 PM ET LAS VEGAS — NCAA president Mark Emmert said trust and collegiality within college athletics is suffering after the recent round of conference realignment and other developments within the industry. Emmert, speaking Wednesday at the Sports Business Journal Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, said relations between leagues and individuals are “worse today” than at
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2:02 PM ET Associated Press Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen was cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a flight to the United Kingdom from a World Golf Championships event in Tennessee in 2019. Olesen, 31, wept and hugged his partner after being acquitted at a London court, on Wednesday, of sexual assault, assault by beating
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2:19 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Michael Dowse is resigning as CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association after about two years in the position, during which the coronavirus pandemic led to a zero-spectators U.S. Open in 2020 and an increase in participation in the sport. The USTA announced Wednesday that Dowse is
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11:56 AM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have waived linebacker Zach Cunningham, coach David Culley confirmed Wednesday. Cunningham’s release comes after he was suspended for the Texans’ Week 13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts because he was late to his scheduled COVID-19 test. It marked the second time this season Cunningham did not play for
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12:28 PM ET Tiger Woods said Wednesday he will play with his 12-year-old son, Charlie, next week in the PNC Championship. “Although it’s been a long and challenging year, I am very excited to close it out by competing in the PNC Championship with my son Charlie,” Woods tweeted. “I’m playing as a Dad and
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