Month: January 2022

4:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Atlantic League is restoring its pitching mound to 60 feet, 6 inches from home plate and returning strike zone judgment to umpires after experimenting with moving the rubber back a foot and using an automatic ball-strike system. The independent league announced the changes Thursday as part
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3:17 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have fired head coach David Culley, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Offensive coordinator Tim Kelly also was fired, a source told Schefter. On Sunday, after the Texans completed a 4-13 season, Culley said he expected to return for a second season. However, the Texans’ ownership and front
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3:54 PM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin is bringing in his younger brother, Chris, to join the Rebels’ staff as co-defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Chris Kiffin, expected to coach linebackers, will team with co-coordinator Chris Partridge to head up the defense. Partridge has been a member of the Rebels’ staff
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2:51 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts general manager Chris Ballard is not ready to fully commit to quarterback Carson Wentz as his starter for the 2022 season. Ballard made those comments during his season-ending news conference just days after the Colts didn’t make the playoffs and Wentz played two of his worst games to end
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2:36 PM ET Alabama star wide receiver Jameson Williams will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, he announced on Thursday. A speedy All-American who transferred to Alabama from Ohio State, Williams led the SEC in receiving yards (1.572) and touchdowns (15) this season. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists Williams as the No.
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12:53 PM ET The 2022 NBA trade deadline (Feb. 10, 3 p.m. ET) has already started buzzing with some moves, including a voided trade, to put players with new teams for the 2021-22 regular season. The Atlanta Hawks are trading Cam Reddish to the New York Knicks for Kevin Knox II in a swap of
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12:54 PM ET Associated Press Travis Snider says he has retired after eight major league seasons. “I have contemplated this day for for a while but the time has finally come for me to hang up the spikes,” he wrote Thursday on Instagram. “I have spent many waking hours and sleepless nights trying to find
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1:08 PM ET PITTSBURGH — JuJu Smith-Schuster is back. Kind of. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver returned to practice Thursday after the team designated the fifth-year receiver to return from injured reserve. The Steelers now have 21 days to activate him to the active roster. The team also activated wide receiver James Washington from the
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1:08 PM ET Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman had shoulder surgery Thursday and is expected to miss at least two games, starting with Saturday’s game at LSU, the school announced. Assistant Keith Smart will serve as interim coach. A statement from Musselman’s doctor said he was injured in a
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12:26 PM ET Virginia is set to hire Air Force defensive coordinator John Rudzinski for the same role, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Rudzinski, a former Air Force linebacker, has spent almost his entire career at his alma mater, including the past four seasons as defensive coordinator. He has been on Air Force’s staff
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12:14 PM ET The deal between the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons involving Bol Bol has been voided after Bol didn’t pass his physical with the Pistons. The deal had Detroit sending Rodney McGruder and a 2022 second-round pick via the Brooklyn Nets to Denver for Bol. Bol, 22, has shown flashes of promise with
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11:44 AM ET Former Louisiana running back and Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Montrell Johnson announced Thursday that he will transfer to Florida. The move reunites him with Billy Napier, who won a Sun Belt championship at Louisiana this season and was introduced as Florida’s next head coach on Dec. 5. Johnson ran for
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