Month: January 2022

11:08 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Antonio Brown‘s attorney says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers terminated the wide receiver’s contract this week for failing to show up for a doctor’s appointment that he could not make, calling the move a “surprise attack” in a series of tweets. “We were in the midst of scheduling an appointment
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10:22 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For the second time in four years the Denver Broncos‘ ongoing postseason drought has cost the head coach his job. The Broncos, after a 7-10 finish, fired Vic Fangio on Sunday as they missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Broncos president and CEO Joe Ellis said he
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8:10 AM ET The Carolina Panthers are expected to target former NFL head coaches Jay Gruden and Bill O’Brien in their search for a new offensive coordinator, league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Panthers also are expected to be interested in talking with Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell about their vacancy at the position,
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6:40 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Felix Auger-Aliassime clinched the ATP Cup title for Canada on Sunday with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 singles victory over Roberto Bautista Agut to give his country an insurmountable 2-0 lead against Spain. Denis Shapovalov opened the match for Canada with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Pablo Carreno Busta.
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12:25 AM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Hockey fans in southern Nevada still love Marc-Andre Fleury. The adoration overflowed Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, where the 18-year veteran led the Chicago Blackhawks onto the ice for their game against his former team, the Vegas Golden Knights. Fans lined the end boards, pounded the
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2:45 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-ranked Ash Barty has won her second Adelaide International title in three years with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Elena Rybakina on Sunday. The win improved Barty’s record against top-20 rivals to 17-1 since the beginning of 2021. Barty also beat Coco Gauff, 2020 Australian Open champion
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11:11 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Jon Rahm matched the low score of his career, tied the course record at Kapalua and played his last 12 holes in 11-under par for a 61. He needed it just to catch Cameron Smith in the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Saturday. In an outrageously low-scoring
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9:38 PM ET Paraguay youth international Sebastian Ferreira is nearing a move to Houston. CARLA CARNIEL / POOL / AFP The Houston Dynamo are closing in on a deal for Libertad and Paraguay youth international striker Carlos Sebastian Ferreira Vidal, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Telemundo’s Roberto Rojas was among the first to report the news.
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11:33 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON – After Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown produced the first triple-double of his career in Boston’s 99-75 victory over the New York Knicks here at TD Garden Saturday night, he shot down the idea that he and Jayson Tatum can’t have an effective long-term partnership. “I think we can
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10:33 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — With an 8-yard throw to Corey Clement in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, Dak Prescott established the Dallas Cowboys‘ single-season record for touchdown passes with 37, breaking Tony Romo’s record. It was Prescott’s career-high fifth touchdown pass of the game, giving the Cowboys a 37-20 lead
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9:16 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have extended the contract of defensive tackle Vita Vea, the team announced Saturday night. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter it is a four-year deal worth $73 million, with $42 million guaranteed. The Bucs already agreed to pick
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8:16 PM ET ESPN News Services HONOLULU — The University of Hawaii Board of Regents plans to address the issue of morale on the football team following testimony from former players at a legislative hearing the university system president criticized as one-sided. More than a dozen football players have said they are leaving the university
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