Month: August 2022

2:31 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones revealed Thursday that he underwent a non-football-related procedure on his neck this past winter. Jones, 25, was adamant the procedure was not related to the neck problem that sidelined him for the final six games of last season. “I had a non-football-related
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4:56 PM ET Associated Press NCAA officials sent a letter to its membership Thursday noting its enforcement staff’s pursuit of “potential violations” of the name, image and likeness compensation policy and emphasizing the need for schools to help investigations. The email came from Stan Wilcox, NCAA executive vice president of regulatory Affairs, and Jon Duncan,
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2:43 PM ET Nashville has been named host of the 2023 NHL draft and NHL awards, it was announced Thursday. The awards are set for June 26. Regular-season accolades will be doled out across a number of categories, including the Hart Trophy for most valuable player, Vezina Trophy for outstanding goaltender and Norris Trophy for
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3:43 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies placed center fielder Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a sprained left ankle, the team announced. The move was made retroactive to Wednesday. Marsh suffered the injury when he crashed into the wall while trying to catch a home run by the Cincinnati Reds‘ Jonathan India
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2:47 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles was noncommittal Thursday when asked by reporters about a return date for quarterback Tom Brady, who has been away from the team since Aug. 11 to tend to what has been described as “personal things.” When Bowles announced that Brady would be stepping away, he said
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1:38 PM ET Shortstop Elvis Andrus is signing with the Chicago White Sox, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Andrus, who was released by the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, cleared waivers and is expected to join the White Sox in Cleveland on Friday. The White Sox, who are currently without All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson
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3:08 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Even though all signs point to Joe Flacco as the New York Jets‘ season-opening quarterback, coach Robert Saleh refused to rule out Zach Wilson, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles. “I don’t know if I have an opinion on that one,” Saleh said Thursday, commenting
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2:13 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — David Vassegh thought it would be make good TV to take a ride on Bernie Brewer’s slide before the Los Angeles Dodgers played in Milwaukee Wednesday night. It didn’t go quite according to plan. The Dodgers television and radio reporter said he broke two bones in his right
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12:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The US Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing $60 million for the first time. A larger portion of that total is being allocated to the earlier rounds, the U.S. Tennis Association said Thursday, following
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1:25 PM ET LATROBE, Pa — The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t waiting until the second half of the second preseason game to see Kenny Pickett in live action again. Instead, coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday, the first-round draft pick will come into the game second, following starter Mitch Trubisky. Mason Rudolph will finish the game. “We
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12:34 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — UConn football defensive coordinator Lou Spanos has taken a leave of absence for personal reasons, the school announced Thursday. The school provided no further details and did not say whether Spanos is expected to return this season. The 51-year-old served as UConn’s defensive coordinator from 2019 to
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11:58 AM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association on Thursday reached a settlement in the Deshaun Watson disciplinary matter, agreeing that the Cleveland Browns quarterback will serve an 11-game suspension without pay after he was accused by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct during massage sessions. Watson will also pay a
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