Month: January 2022

News Ireland return three further Covid-19 positives in addition to injuries suffered by McBrine and Adair A combination of three fresh Covid-19 positive cases along with two injured players has left the Ireland squad “severely depleted”, thereby forcing the postponement of the second ODI against West Indies, scheduled for Tuesday. In a joint media statement
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4:58 PM ET UCLA starting quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson will return for the 2022 season, he announced Monday. Thompson-Robinson is a three-year starter for the Bruins who will play his fifth season in the fall. He led the Pac-12 in passing efficiency (153.9) in 2021, passing for 2,409 yards with 21 touchdowns and six interceptions. UCLA
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4:59 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — First came left tackle David Bakhtiari and center Josh Myers. Now, Za’Darius Smith might be the next key player to return to the Green Bay Packers in time for the playoffs. The second-team All-Pro outside linebacker from a year ago will practice this week during the top-seeded Packers’
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4:28 PM ET Former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam of Colorado, and former Toledo and Missouri coach Gary Pinkel headline the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame class announced Monday. Penn State’s LaVar Arrington, Georgia’s Champ Bailey, Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree, Alabama’s Sylvester Croom and Oklahoma’s Roy Williams were also selected.
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8:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show British Olympic bronze medalist Frazer Clarke will make his professional debut on the Amir Khan-Kell Brook undercard at Manchester Arena, England, on Feb. 19.
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2:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The junior welterweight bout between Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza won’t take place on Feb. 5 as planned because Pedraza is ill with flu-like symptoms, multiple sources told ESPN. The bout, which was set to headline on ESPN+, will be rescheduled to Friday, March 4, at the Save Mart Center
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1:52 PM ET USC quarterback Jaxson Dart entered the NCAA’s transfer portal on Monday. Dart, who enrolled at USC in January 2021, appeared in six games for the Trojans, passing for 1,353 yards with nine touchdowns and five interceptions. He is the second prominent USC quarterback to enter the portal since the school hired coach
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3:25 PM ET The Orlando Magic have extended the contracts of president Jeff Weltman and general manager John Hammond through the 2025-2026 season, sources told ESPN on Monday. Talks on new deals for Weltman and Hammond started at the end of last season, sources said. Both executives were headed into the final year of their
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2:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — On the heels of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s three-touchdown performance in a 41-17 win over the Carolina Panthers, which ended in “MVP!” chants from fans inside Raymond James Stadium, coach Bruce Arians made a strong case for his 44-year-old signal caller to win the award. “I think
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2:33 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The leaders of the College Football Playoff again failed to come to an agreement about expanding the current four-team field, but they didn’t entirely rule out the possibility it could still happen before the end of the current 12-year contract, which runs through the 2025 season. Big 12 commissioner
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12:14 PM ET Another weekend of European club soccer is in the books, and with it, plenty to talk about! There was Serie A drama between AS Roma and Juventus, LaLiga intrigue as Valencia complained about Real Madrid‘s (well-earned) 4-1 win, and FA Cup magic galore as Arsenal lost to a lower-league opponent. (Tottenham, Liverpool
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12:45 PM ET Associated Press Baylor is the unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll once again, while fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades. The reigning national champion Bears earned all 61 first-place votes in Monday’s poll for the fourth time in five weeks. Baylor
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12:45 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman announced his retirement on Monday after four seasons on the job. Co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch said a search for a new general manager will begin immediately. The Giants (4-13) had a 19-46 record with Gettleman as GM, losing at
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10:48 AM ET The NHLPA filed a grievance on behalf of Evander Kane after the San Jose Sharks terminated the veteran forward’s contract Sunday. Kane, 30, was in the fourth year of a seven-year, $49 million contract that paid him $7 million annually. Kane will forfeit $22.8 million from the remainder of the deal. NHL
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