Month: September 2022

8:14 PM ET SiriusXM is putting a weekly radio show hosted by Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre on hold in the wake of Favre’s alleged involvement in the spending of Mississippi welfare money. A company spokesman confirmed the news to Variety on Sunday but declined to provide further comment. Favre has appeared on “The
0 Comments
5:28 PM ET DENVER — The San Francisco 49ers will be without two more key starters for at least the next month because of injuries left tackle Trent Williams and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair suffered in Sunday night’s loss to the Denver Broncos. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Williams will likely miss four to six
0 Comments
7:55 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — With Hurricane Ian set to move over Florida’s west coast Wednesday into Thursday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be temporarily relocating to South Florida, the team announced Monday evening. The Bucs will depart Tampa on Tuesday and will spend the week practicing at the Miami Dolphins‘ Baptist Health Training
0 Comments
7:34 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards said he is “willing to do whatever it takes to make it right” with the LGBTQ community and Minnesota Timberwolves fans following the anti-gay remarks he recently made on social media. Addressing reporters at Timberwolves media day on Monday, his first public appearance since the NBA
0 Comments
6:31 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is dealing with what doctors have diagnosed as a severe high ankle sprain that would cause many to have surgery, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jones is likely to miss multiple games, the sources said, and he and the Patriots still are discussing
0 Comments
8:18 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — With reams of championship banners hanging above him, a couple of surefire Hall of Fame teammates present in the gym with him and a team roster that will cost the Los Angeles Lakers a hair under $175 million, Anthony Davis‘ statement about the upcoming season sounded almost unthinkable.
0 Comments
7:01 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — A day after Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey’s emotional reaction to the his team’s 21-19 loss to the Miami Dolphins went viral, he said that he would “learn from” his response and “correct” it moving forward. The Bills (2-1) suffered their first loss of the year
0 Comments
7:13 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving says he turned down a four-year extension prior to the 2020-21 season because of his decision not to get the COVID-19 vaccination. “I gave up four years, 100-and-something million deciding to be unvaccinated and that was the decision,” Irving said during Nets media day
0 Comments
6:12 PM ET WBO junior featherweight champion Segolene Lefebvre has pulled out of the second defense of her title in October due to a right hand injury she suffered in sparring. Lefebvre posted the news on Instagram on Monday, saying she had to have “emergency surgery for a dislocated fracture of the first metacarp,” according
0 Comments
3:41 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said on Instagram that a self-imposed 5 p.m. Monday deadline in the United Kingdom has passed without a signed contract returned from Anthony Joshua for a proposed Dec. 3 bout in Cardiff, Wales, and that he’s now pulled the deal off the table. Fury made the
0 Comments
Australia captain Meg Lanning will miss the WBBL with Melbourne Stars as she continues her indefinite break from the game. Lanning stepped away following Australia’s Commonwealth Games gold-medal success in Birmingham and it remains unclear when, or if, she will return. “The club respects her decision and asks that her privacy continue to be respected,”
0 Comments
6:16 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been honored with a sportsmanship award for defending teammate Alejandro Kirk after the catcher was criticized online for his weight. Manoah received a roughly $73,000 ($100,000 Canadian) sponsorship prize and immediately donated it to KidSport, a Canadian nonprofit that gives children the
0 Comments
5:41 PM ET Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was involved in a one-car accident Monday afternoon, the team confirmed. The accident occurred after Garrett left the Browns’ training facility in Berea, Ohio. The team said Garrett suffered “non-life-threatening injuries” and was taken to a local hospital. Garrett crashed his 2021 Porsche after practice near
0 Comments
4:07 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn has lost its second center of the season with Tate Johnson slated to have surgery on his left elbow. Tigers coach Bryan Harsin said Monday that Johnson is scheduled for surgery on the elbow Thursday and is expected to miss six to eight weeks but could
0 Comments
MCC has performed a U-turn over the cancellation of its traditional Eton-Harrow and Oxford-Cambridge fixtures at Lord’s, following a rebellion by a prominent group of members. The fixtures, which have been held at Lord’s (with rare exceptions) since 1805 and 1827 respectively, are among the longest-running annual sporting rivalries in the world. However, both were
0 Comments