Month: December 2021

8:28 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Harry Lyles Jr. Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin agreed to a new contract to remain with the Rebels, the school announced on Saturday night. Kiffin’s new deal will average in the $7.5
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10:42 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Jaden Shackelford scored 20 of his 28 points in the first half, Jahvon Quinerly and JD Davison both hit key 3-pointers, and No. 16 Alabama held off Gonzaga’s big second-half rally for a 91-82 win over the third-ranked Bulldogs on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide (7-1) made
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6:51 PM ET ESPN staff The No. 2 Michigan Wolverines face the No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes for the Big Ten title. For Michigan, there’s a lot more than conference glory on the line in Indianapolis. The Wolverines are a win away from their first berth in the College Football Playoff. At 11-1, Michigan currently has
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8:00 PM ET ATLANTA — Some things don’t change, as in Alabama‘s mastery of Georgia and the Crimson Tide spending yet another postseason in the College Football Playoff. Sophomore quarterback Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another Saturday night to lead Alabama to a 41-24 beatdown of No. 1 Georgia in the
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7:59 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles want to see how quarterback Jalen Hurts‘ injured ankle is feeling before making a final decision about his status for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. If Hurts is unable to go, Gardner Minshew would make his first start
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7:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Chicago Bulls, who played the Hornets on Monday, saw Javonte Green test positive for COVID-19 on Friday, following Coby White earlier this week. Charlotte had four players enter health and safety protocols on Saturday. Bulls coach Billy Donovan said before his team faced the Nets in Brooklyn Saturday night
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6:10 PM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods joined the broadcast booth for his Hero World Challenge, and what he saw from Collin Morikawa must have looked familiar. Morikawa carved up Albany Golf Club to build a five-shot lead Saturday over Brooks Koepka, and too many pursuers faded from contention with a series
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7:12 PM ET Jamal Collier Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Saturday’s game against the Miami Heat with right calf soreness, coach Mike Budenholzer announced before the game. It’s the second straight game Antetokounmpo has been sidelined because of the injury, which kept him out of the second half of a back-to-back on Thursday
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Great Britain’s Katie Archibald claimed the women’s endurance title in the inaugural UCI Track Champions League. The 27-year-old Scot won the elimination race on Friday and secured her victory with second place in Saturday’s scratch race. Archibald’s win was already assured before she powered to an impressive first place in the elimination race. “It feels
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4:47 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins activated center Michael Deiter and wide receiver DeVante Parker from injured reserve Saturday, clearing the way for both players to return after a multiweek absence. Both starters to begin the season, Deiter played in Miami’s first three games of the season before being placed on injured
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4:18 PM ET Associated Press Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds remaining and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State fell to ninth-rated Baylor 21-16 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, knocking the Cowboys out of contention for a playoff spot. Blake Shapen threw three TDs while completing his first
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5:45 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — After the New York Knicks lost their third straight game, and for the fourth time in their last five, against the Denver Nuggets Saturday afternoon, All-Star forward Julius Randle said it’s up to him and his teammates to decide what kind of season they want to have.
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4:24 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller has been downgraded to out for Sunday’s home game against the Washington Football Team after being listed as doubtful on Friday. Waller, who set a franchise record with 107 catches last season, suffered injuries to his back and left knee
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4:18 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Dezmon Jackson came up inches short on a desperate, fourth-down dive with 24 seconds left and fifth-ranked Oklahoma State fell to ninth-ranked Baylor 21-16 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, knocking the Cowboys out of contention for a playoff spot. Blake Shapen threw three TDs while
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