Month: August 2022

12:22 PM ET Associated Press EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The New York Islanders have signed defensemen Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov to three-year contracts. The Islanders also announced Monday the signing of forward Kieffer Bellows to a one-year deal. All three were restricted free agents. Contract terms were not immediately available. Dobson led Islanders defensemen
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10:27 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Alexander Zverev, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, has withdrawn from the US Open as he continues to recover from a right ankle injury and subsequent surgery. The 25-year-old German sustained ligament damage during his semifinal match against Rafael Nadal at the French Open in June, needing to be
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11:09 AM ET The San Francisco 49ers are signing veteran safety Tashaun Gipson Sr., a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gipson gives the 49ers insurance at the safety position, where starting free safety Jimmie Ward is in danger of missing Week 1 because of a hamstring injury. “There’s a chance,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said
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12:42 PM ET New York Giants rookie Kayvon Thibodeaux is expected to miss three to four weeks after initial test on the defensive end’s right knee revealed a sprained MCL, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thibodeaux’s ACL and meniscus were intact, and the Giants hope the first-round pick will be ready for their regular-season
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12:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield insists this is not a “redemption year,” but he will make his first start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers against the team that gave up on him. The Panthers on Monday named Mayfield the starter for the Sept. 11 opener against the Cleveland Browns, who moved
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11:50 AM ET North Carolina will start Drake Maye at quarterback on Saturday against Florida A&M, coach Mack Brown announced Monday. Maye and Jacolby Criswell had been competing for the starting job to replace the departed Sam Howell. Brown repeatedly stressed during his press conference that the competition between the two players was close and
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10:53 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings acquired quarterback Nick Mullens from the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday for a conditional 2024 draft pick, giving them an additional option behind starter Kirk Cousins amid an uneven summer for his incumbent backups. Mullens will get a chance to unseat Sean Mannion and Kellen Mond,
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11:21 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Loyola University’s Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt got some Chicago hardware with her name on it for her 103rd birthday. School, city and state leaders celebrated Sunday with the Catholic nun who became something of a folk hero as chaplain for the Loyola men’s basketball team that reached the
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10:39 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN New Mexico has found a starting quarterback. A source told ESPN on Monday that the school will start Kansas transfer Miles Kendrick. The Lobos open the season against Maine on Sept. 3 and then have a high-profile home date with Boise State the following Friday night. Kendrick, a senior transfer,
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10:03 AM ET The Washington Commanders activated tight end Logan Thomas from the physically unable to perform list on Monday after he passed his physical. Thomas tore his left ACL and MCL on Dec. 5 last year and was limited to six games last season as he was also hampered by a hamstring issue earlier
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8:35 AM ET Louisiana Tech has informed Matthew Downing that he’ll be the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback this season, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Downing is entering his first season at Louisiana Tech after transferring from TCU this past December. The redshirt junior will quarterback what is expected to be a fast-paced offense under first-year coach
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