Month: September 2022

1:32 PM ET Nebraska fired coach Scott Frost on Sunday, one day after a 45-42 home loss to Georgia Southern in what had become an untenable situation for the Huskers. Nebraska (1-2) had been a three-touchdown favorite. “Earlier today I met with Coach Frost and informed him we were making a change in the leadership
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1:23 PM ET Brooke PryorESPN Staff Writer Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print CINCINNATI, Ohio — Minkah Fitzpatrick didn’t waste any time making a splash play. The Pittsburgh Steelers safety jumped the route
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12:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tampa Bay reliever Brooks Raley will miss the Rays‘ five-game, four-day series at Toronto because players must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Canada. Rays manager Kevin Cash said Sunday that Raley will be the only player not making the trip. Raley, 34, will lose $93,407 of
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12:16 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Khamzat Chimaev missed a major opportunity to take out one of the biggest stars in MMA history Saturday, but he picked up an easy victory at UFC 279. Chimaev (12-0) submitted Kevin Holland (23-8) with a D’Arce choke at 2:13 of the opening round inside T-Mobile Arena. It was
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12:40 PM ET Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is expected to be out four to six weeks after injuring his shoulder Saturday against No. 1 Alabama, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Sources said Ewers has been diagnosed with an SC sprain, a significant injury to where the sternum meets the clavicle. Ewers, who is experiencing significant
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2:48 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Tyler Reddick will start from the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway. Reddick leaned on his extensive background driving dirt late models to ride the rim around the mile-and-a-half track on Saturday. He stopped the clock in 29.899 seconds, denying Joey
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10:54 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN After pulling a historic upset at No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday, the Appalachian State football team didn’t get to celebrate back home in Boone, North Carolina. Mechanical issues with the team charter forced the Appalachian State team to spend the night at the hotel where they’d slept the previous
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7:53 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has become the third NFL player to have a card sell for at
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5:06 AM ET Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson, who was shot twice in his right leg during an attempted robbery, has a realistic chance of returning in Week 5, team sources told ESPN. Without Robinson for Sunday’s season opener, Washington will rely on Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic and Jonathan Williams at the running
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8:57 AM ET Chris Mortensen Close NFL reporter ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Joined ESPN in 1991 George Polk Award winner; Twice nominated for Pulitzer Prize Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Although Lamar
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7:01 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates
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