Month: February 2022

6:13 PM ET Georgia offensive line coach Matt Luke is stepping down to spend more time with his family, coach Kirby Smart announced Monday. Luke was the Bulldogs’ offensive line coach and associate head coach the past two seasons, and was Ole Miss‘ head coach from 2017 to ’19. Luke, who played center at Ole
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6:40 PM ET ESPN News Services Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard will be suspended five games, equating to the remainder of the regular season, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Jeff Borzello Monday night. Hefty fines are expected, as well, after Howard’s altercation following a loss at Wisconsin Sunday. An announcement was expected
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4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic won his first match of the year when he defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 to open the Dubai Championships on Monday. Djokovic couldn’t defend his Australian Open title last month because he was deported from the country for being unvaccinated. The United
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press A former college football player currently imprisoned on a drug conviction in Georgia has reached a plea agreement for a misdemeanor charge of violating North Carolina’s sports agent law. Christopher Jamel Hawkins, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted athlete-agent inducement via video conferencing, said Kimberly Overton Spahos, executive director of
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2:32 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback job is officially up for grabs. On Monday, outgoing general manager Kevin Colbert gave former backup Mason Rudolph a vote of confidence. “If we started a season today, Mason would be our starter, and we’re excited to see where that
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12:50 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull is no longer serving as a team ambassador for the Blackhawks. Hull played for Chicago for 15 years, collecting 604 goals and 549 assists. He was named a Blackhawks ambassador in a ceremony with fellow Hall of Famer Stan Mikita in 2008.
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12:53 PM ET Free agent guard Goran Dragic is signing for the rest of the season with the Brooklyn Nets, his agent Bill Duffy of BDA Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dragic began the season on the Toronto Raptors before he was sent to the San Antonio Spurs at the trade deadline and subsequently had
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12:17 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga is the unanimous No. 1 in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. The Zags aren’t likely to budge the way they’re dominating the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga remained at No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving all 61 votes from a media panel in the poll released
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11:24 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings are hiring Wes Phillips to join Kevin O’Connell’s staff as the team’s offensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN. Phillips has been with the Rams since the 2019 season and was the passing game coordinator and tight ends coach during the team’s Super Bowl run in 2021.
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10:31 AM ET The NFL and XFL have reached a partnership agreement that will focus on innovating the game and protecting the health of players, the XFL announced Monday. XFL officials made clear that the collaboration will not include player sharing for developmental purposes, but the alignment is notable given the growing number of alternative
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Mark Cavendish took victory on stage two of the UAE Tour as he moved to third in the overall standings. The Briton produced a trademark sprint finish to win the 176km stage, with Belgium’s race leader Jasper Philipsen finishing second in the same time. “I knew we could win here,” said the 36-year-old Cavendish. “[The
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News The batter played six ODIs and 16 T20Is for India Women VR Vanitha, the batter who played six ODIs and 16 T20Is for India Women from 2014 to 2016, has retired from all forms of cricket. The 31-year-old made her announcement via Twitter, thanking the family members, friends, mentors and team-mates – including India
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