Month: January 2022

2:19 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow knows that his ears will probably be ringing on Sunday. One of the loudest stadiums in the NFL has been a main topic of conversation as Cincinnati prepares for Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Burrow said it’s par for the course
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2:03 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert will step down after the 2022 NFL draft in April, team owner Art Rooney II said Friday. “We have left the door open, Kevin and I, to possibly have him fill an ongoing role after the draft,” Rooney said. “We will be conducting
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2:05 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN For the first time since September 2019, Tyson Fury will fight someone other than Deontay Wilder. Fury’s co-promoter, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, won the rights to the WBC heavyweight title fight between Fury and Dillian Whyte with a commitment of $41 million at Friday’s purse bid. Fury, the champion, is
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1:26 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership at St. Andrews as he fights allegations of sexual abuse that have led to him retreating from public life. The club in St. Andrews, Scotland, announced the move Friday, two weeks after Andrew was stripped of his honorary military titles
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12:40 PM ET Four Arizona State assistants, including offensive coordinator Zak Hill, are no longer with the football program amid the NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations within the program, sources told ESPN. Hill, who coached with the team during the 2021 season, resigned his position, according to sources. Wide receivers coach Prentice Gill, secondary
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11:56 AM ET Rutgers is adding wide receiver transfer Taj Harris, who ranks in the top 10 on Syracuse’s career receptions and receiving yards charts. Harris and Rutgers announced his addition Friday. After entering the transfer portal in early October, Harris initially committed to play for Kentucky before announcing Dec. 5 that he was reopening
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12:06 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones on Friday said Mike McCarthy’s future as head coach was never in question and that he and McCarthy worked together to make sure defensive coordinator Dan Quinn would remain with the team. “The idea of Mike twisting in the wind wasn’t
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11:04 AM ET South Africa’s Justin Harding took a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Dubai Desert Classic after carding a 4-under-par 68 on Friday. Harding had to return to complete his opening round on day two after play was stopped on Thursday due to the fading light at the Emirates Golf Club.
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11:36 PM ET Antonee Robinson celebrated his goal for the United States with an acrobatic backflip, followed by a front spring, and then a feigned leg injury. A memorable celebration for a player who goes by a galactic moniker. “It’s weird being called Antonee, I prefer being called Jedi,” the self-professed “Star Wars” fan said
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7:00 AM ET The latest edition of the Caribbean Series begins Friday with established big league stars such as Marcell Ozuna, Robinson Cano and Pablo Sandoval traveling to Santo Domingo to compete for the title. It’s the first time since 2016 the tournament will be played in the Dominican Republic. Dominican entries have won 21
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8:20 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Pierce Clarkson, one of the country’s top high school quarterbacks in the Class of 2023, told ESPN he’s verbally committed to Louisville. Clarkson plays for national power St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif., and is the No. 89 recruit in the ESPN Junior 300. His commitment to Louisville went public
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8:00 AM ET In a first for a high-profile ex-professional athlete, North Carolina A&T freshman golfer J.R. Smith — a retired 16-year NBA guard — has signed with Excel Sports for NIL representation, agent Lance Young told ESPN. Smith, 36, is beginning his second semester for the Aggies and his emergence as perhaps the most
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