Month: February 2022

9:39 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick paid Tom Brady the highest compliment on Wednesday, a day after the quarterback announced his retirement. Referring to Brady as the “ultimate competitor and winner,” Belichick said in a statement: “Tom’s humble beginning in professional football ultimately ended with him becoming the best
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8:59 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz shut down questions about fallout surrounding the Kyle Beach scandal that has embroiled the organization for much of the last year. During a town hall with fans on Wednesday, one reporter asked the assembled panel, which include Wirtz and Blackhawks’ CEO Danny Wirtz, about how Chicago intended
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8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State’s president says Jackson State’s decision to withdraw from the Southern Heritage Classic with three years left on the current contract is “insensitive and irresponsible” with implications far beyond football. President Glenda Glover issued a statement Wednesday saying Tennessee State learned of Jackson State’s decision
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4:22 PM ET Pitt Panthers football coach Pat Narduzzi told ESPN on Wednesday that the narrative surrounding Kenny Pickett‘s hand size was “a complete joke” in comments defending his former quarterback. On Tuesday, Pickett acknowledged questions about his hands during Senior Bowl interviews. He elected not to have his throwing hand measured in Mobile, Alabama,
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5:43 PM ET Texas got its fourth ESPN 300 offensive line commit on Wednesday when five-star tackle Devon Campbell committed to the Longhorns. Campbell is the No. 9 prospect overall and a 6-foot-4, 310-pound recruit out of Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas. He chose the Longhorns over Oklahoma — they made up his final
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7:35 PM ET Jim Harbaugh called Michigan to inform the school that, despite interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, he will be returning to the school for the 2022 season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Michigan was, in the words of one source, “elated” to get Harbaugh’s decision. Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin
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5:43 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — David Green, an outfielder on the St. Louis Cardinals‘ 1982 World Series champions, has died. He was 61. Green had been hospitalized in suburban St. Louis after choking at his home about a week ago and died Saturday of respiratory failure, his family told the St. Louis
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5:25 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Arizona State defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce is no longer employed by the school, a spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Sources told ESPN that Pierce was resigning and is expected to pursue NFL coaching opportunities. Pierce’s departure marks the fifth assistant to leave the Sun Devils football program’s coaching staff
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5:20 PM ET Instead of celebrating the No. 1 signing class on Wednesday, Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher vehemently defended his program against accusations that money fueled the Aggies’ success on the recruiting trail. Fisher called out an anonymous message board poster who uses the handle “Sliced Bread” for claims that the Aggies had
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4:58 PM ET Brian Kelly landed his first five-star prospect as head coach at LSU on Wednesday, when linebacker Harold Perkins committed to the Tigers. Perkins is the No. 4 prospect overall and only recently decommitted from Texas A&M, after committing to the Aggies in the beginning of January. He is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound recruit
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2:59 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera expressed support for former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores, saying he deserves another head-coaching job on merit alone. Flores filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL, the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and the Denver Broncos. Rivera said it was a situation he wanted
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3:55 PM ET Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson and the head of his foundation accused the Browns of paying Jackson to lose games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The allegation came on the heels of Brian Flores suing the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants — alleging discrimination regarding
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3:42 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Just more than 24 hours after Southern California announced that former 5-star quarterback Caleb Williams would be joining Lincoln Riley in leaving Oklahoma for Los Angeles, Riley introduced a signing-day class that featured Williams among 13 transfer players while admitting he did not want to rely on the transfer portal
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3:30 PM ET Associated Press Stony Brook’s athletic teams will need to receive at-large bids to the NCAAs if the Seawolves want to make it to the tournament this year. The America East announced Wednesday that the school is ineligible for conference postseason tournaments because it’s leaving for the Colonial Athletic Association next year. Stony
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