Month: January 2022

11:15 PM ET ESPN News Services COLUMBIA, Mo. — K.D. Johnson scored 17 points, including five straight within the final 90 seconds, and No. 1 Auburn survived a scare from Missouri, winning 55-54 on Tuesday night in the program’s first-ever game as the nation’s top-ranked team. Johnson converted a three-point play with 1:29 remaining to
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10:37 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and his attorney, Sean Burstyn, said Tuesday that they intend to pursue legal action against the Buccaneers for releasing him after he said he was too injured to continue playing against the New York Jets earlier this month and claimed coach
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7:43 PM ET While some may have questioned Patrick Reed‘s motives during an embedded ball controversy in last year’s Farmers Insurance Open, the defending champion insisted Tuesday that he did nothing wrong. Reed, a nine-time winner on the PGA Tour, declared an embedded ball after taking his second shot on the 10th hole during the
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7:59 PM ET A welterweight matchup between Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad will headline a UFC event in April, multiple sources told ESPN. The 170-pound contest will serve as the main event of UFC Fight Night on April 16. The promotion has not yet announced an official venue for the event. Luque and Muhammad are
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6:45 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox added another name to their rich Cuban history when they announced Tuesday they had agreed to a contract with outfielder Oscar Colás. Considered one of the top international free agents, Colás received a $2.7 million signing bonus. The team also announced it had agreed
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3:58 PM ET With the process still tainted by the steroid era, David Ortiz was the lone player to gain induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame this year, while players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were shut out. “Big Papi” was the only player to clear the 75 percent threshold for induction, according
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7:18 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Pete Thamel The future of Louisville men’s basketball coach Chris Mack is in peril, as sources told ESPN the school is engaged in discussions to separate with the fourth-year head coach. With Louisville hosting
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6:11 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Illinois — No. 24 Illinois won’t have Kofi Cockburn and Andre Curbelo for Tuesday night’s game against No. 10 Michigan State, school officials said. Cockburn, a Wooden Award candidate who sustained a concussion in a double-overtime loss at Purdue last week, will miss his second consecutive game for Brad Underwood’s squad
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1:54 PM ET Ronald Torbert will serve as the lead referee for Super Bowl LVI, the NFL announced Tuesday. Torbert joined the NFL in 2010 as a side judge and was promoted to referee in 2014. He has been the referee for six playoff games since then, including twice in the wild-card round and four
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4:46 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Not only might Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams be a package deal, but the timing on whether both will return to the Green Bay Packers could happen almost simultaneously. While Rodgers originally said he would likely have a decision by the time free agency begins, which is March
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4:27 PM ET The NBA issued a correction Tuesday after bettors pointed out an assist erroneously credited to Chris Paul in the Utah Jazz–Phoenix Suns game earlier this week, the latest stat-keeping error to cause controversy in the sports betting community. Paul was credited with an assist on a Devin Booker basket in the first
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4:23 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In an attempt by the NBA to spice up one of its All-Star weekend events – as well as give the prospects on its G League Ignite team another opportunity to showcase themselves – the league announced significant changes to its Rising Stars Challenge. The annual game between top rookies
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2:51 PM ET Associated Press Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, will have arthroscopic surgery on his left hip this week and be sidelined for about six months. Nishikori posted a message Tuesday on his app saying he tried “several different rehab options” before deciding with his medical team to go ahead with the
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