Month: September 2022

2:42 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Two high-profile nonconference series have been scuttled because of the impending departure of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC, which is scheduled for 2025. The SEC announced Wednesday that it “directed” Georgia and Tennessee to “postpone” scheduled games with Oklahoma because the Sooners are on their way to the SEC.
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2:03 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants starting cornerback Aaron Robinson had his appendix removed Wednesday morning and will miss Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, coach Brian Daboll said. Robinson, a third-round draft pick last year out of UCF, was on the field for 57 of 60 defensive snaps in Sunday’s
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12:41 PM ET Concussions among NFL players mandated to wear Guardian Cap equipment dropped by more than 50% this summer compared to the previous three-year average, according to data released Wednesday. For the first time, the league required offensive linemen, defensive linemen, tight ends and linebackers to wear Guardian Caps during practice between the start
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2:03 PM ET Associated Press BERLIN — France pulled off a wild rally at the end of regulation then carried that momentum into a spot in the EuroBasket semifinals. Thomas Heurtel scored 20 points, Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and France found a way to get past Italy 93-85 in a quarterfinal
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1:59 PM ET Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson, the longest-tenured active FBS commissioner, will step down on Dec. 31 after leading the league for nearly 24 years, he announced on Wednesday. “My one remaining priority was expansion of the College Football Playoff and viable access for the Mountain West,” said Thompson, one of the
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11:43 AM ET Associated Press GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — For Rory McIlroy, it’s a flat-out “no.” U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is open to having LIV Golf players on Europe’s team at next year’s Ryder Cup because, he said, “I just want to make sure that we win.” Europe captain Luke Donald, meanwhile, is toeing
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12:41 PM ET PITTSBURGH — After the Steelers scored only 17 points off five turnovers in the wild overtime win against the Bengals in Week 1, quarterback Mitch Trubisky said Wednesday he and his unit have to be more aggressive. “When your defense is playing that well, and they’re getting turnovers, you just want to
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11:20 AM ET Associated Press VALENCIA, Spain — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will skip the opening round of the Davis Cup finals Wednesday, which is taking place only three days after the Spanish teenager won the US Open. Alcaraz, 19, arrived in Valencia a day before Spain was scheduled to face Serbia in the group stage.
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11:20 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — A new fan-controlled basketball league is expected to begin play in February. Plans for a venture called Fan Controlled Hoops were unveiled Wednesday by the creators of a similar league — Fan Controlled Football, which is entering its third season. There initially will be four teams in the
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Sep 14, 2022 Alexandra Mandrycky has been promoted by the Seattle Kraken to assistant general manager, becoming the sixth woman elevated to that position this offseason and the first to specialize in analytics. Mandrycky, 31, joins a growing group of women in assistant general manager roles, along with Kate Madigan (New Jersey), Meghan Hunter (Chicago),
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7:50 AM ET FOR MAJDI SHAMMAS, the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 9 in Las Vegas were a manager’s worst nightmare. At approximately 4 a.m. local time, Shammas knew his fighter, Khamzat Chimaev, would not make weight for a UFC 279 main event against Nate Diaz. Chimaev and his team had done all they
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8:54 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York fans chanted Mike White‘s name during Sunday’s season-opening loss to the Ravens, but the Jets aren’t planning a quarterback change for Week 2. Veteran Joe Flacco, who replaced injured Zach Wilson, will start Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, a source told ESPN. Jets coach Robert Saleh
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