Month: August 2022

10:47 PM ET Running back Tovani Mizell became the third member of Georgia’s 2024 recruiting class on Monday. The 6-foot, 195-pound Mizell, from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, is ranked No. 94 in ESPN’s Junior 300. Mizell is the fifth-ranked running back in the 2024 cycle, according to ESPN, and the third Junior
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2:33 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — An MRI exam of Mekhi Becton‘s right knee revealed a more serious injury than initially anticipated, a source told ESPN on Monday night, raising fear that the New York Jets‘ starting right tackle could be sidelined indefinitely. The 2020 first-round draft pick injured the same knee that required
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9:42 PM ET ESPN News Services GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ use of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca during an offseason retreat isn’t considered a violation of the NFL’s drug policy. Rodgers discussed on “The Aubrey Marcus Podcast” last week how he went on an ayahuasca retreat to Peru in 2020,
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Last week Dottin ended her West Indies career citing issues around the team culture and environment but added she would continue to play in various T20 leagues. Dottin has previously played for Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat, making 424 runs in 29 matches with a top score of 60 not out alongside taking 17 wickets.
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9:53 PM ET Marc J. Spears The Sacramento Kings have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Quinn Cook, a source told ESPN’s Andscape on Monday. The two-time NBA champion played with the G League affiliate Stockton Kings last season and worked out for Sacramento in Las Vegas in July during NBA summer league.
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8:11 PM ET CHICAGO — He’ll forever be known in Chicago for ‘the speech,’ but Jason Heyward‘s time as a Cub is winding down, despite having one more year left on his contract. Heyward, 32, won’t be back with the Cubs for an eighth season in 2023, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Monday.
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8:23 PM ET Brooklyn Nets governor Joe Tsai voiced his support Monday night for the front office and coaching staff after Kevin Durant told Tsai to choose between him and the team’s general manager and coach. Tsai and Durant recently met in London, ESPN sources confirmed, in which Durant reiterated his desire to be traded
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10:26 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Bruins are getting the gang back together, signing captain Patrice Bergeron and center David Krejci — both members of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team — to one-year deals on Monday. Almost three months after he left the ice without any certainty that he would return, Bergeron
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6:18 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken have added former Winnipeg Jets interim coach Dave Lowry to the coaching staff for the upcoming season, the team announced Monday. Lowry spent most of last season as the interim head coach for the Jets, following the resignation of Paul Maurice. Lowry took over
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9:10 AM ET Rob Dawson Julien Laurens Manchester United have made contact with Juventus about signing midfielder Adrien Rabiot, sources told ESPN. United believe the Serie A side are willing to let Rabiot leave and sources told ESPN the France international would be keen to move to Old Trafford and play in the Premier League.
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5:53 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA informed teams Monday that players still need to have either received a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine or been given a medical clearance from getting one in order to play games in Canada, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN. The memo also states that, should
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4:41 PM ET A day after Oklahoma assistant football coach Cale Gundy resigned from the Sooners, saying he inadvertently read aloud “a word that I should never — under any circumstance — have uttered” off the screen of a player’s iPad during a film session, head coach Brent Venables issued a new statement saying Gundy’s
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4:39 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs on Monday claimed outfielder/designated hitter Franmil Reyes off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians. Reyes, who began the season as the cleanup hitter for the Guardians, was designated for assignment by the team on Saturday. He had been optioned to Triple-A Columbus earlier last week after batting
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