Month: September 2022

5:40 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard tore an Achilles late last year. That’s not going to stop him from playing in this year’s season opener against the Titans. Shepard fully plans on playing Sunday in Tennessee. “Yep, ready to go,” he told ESPN. Shepard returned to practice
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8:31 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between Darren Till and Dricus Du Plessis in December, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to a date and opponent. The 185-pound contest will take place at UFC 282 on Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las
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7:36 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox are putting first baseman-outfielder Franchy Cordero on the injured list after he sprained both sides of his right ankle in a game this week. The Red Sox also said right-hander Tanner Houck had back surgery Tuesday and is expected to be ready
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9:30 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Suspended shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. had surgery Tuesday to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder, the San Diego Padres said. The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the team physician for the Dodgers and the NFL’s Rams. The surgery originally had
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8:19 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox decided to steal a page from the NBA and NHL when it came to a pregame workout before Tuesday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Six or seven players took batting practice in the morning at an indoor facility near the team hotel
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8:05 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In a rare break from the norm, coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots arrived in South Florida on Tuesday, five days in advance of their season-opening game Sunday against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium. The team is scheduled to hold practices Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
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6:37 PM ET Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Longtime former Clemson athletic trainer Fred Hoover, who served in that role for 40 years, has died. He was 92. Hoover, nicknamed “Doc,” died at his home Monday night. His son, Brian, told the school his father had watched Clemson‘s 41-10 win over Georgia Tech earlier in
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4:24 PM ET Associated Press RECIFE, Brazil — Halftime took two days, which was about the only challenging part for the U.S. in its final game of group play at the AmeriCup tournament. Everything else seemed easy. Craig Sword scored 19 points, Anthony Lamb added 15 and the U.S. rolled into the AmeriCup quarterfinals by
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6:41 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco took batting practice Tuesday for Triple-A Durham and is ready to resume his minor league rehabilitation assignment, according to Rays manager Kevin Cash. Franco went on the injured list July 10 with a right hamate bone injury that required surgery. He
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4:28 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is scheduled to enter a plea on Monday to felony driving while intoxicated causing serious injury after a 2021 car crash that seriously injured Ariel Young, who was 5 at the time. Reid, son of Chiefs coach
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6:45 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Patrick Beverley still was sweating from a workout at the Los Angeles Lakers‘ practice facility when Russell Westbrook delivered an assist. Westbrook interrupted Beverley’s introductory news conference with reporters to toss him a towel, making sure his new backcourt teammate looked good. “Love that brother,” an appreciative Beverley
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5:58 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett believes Russell Wilson deserves a warm ovation when he returns to Lumen Field Monday night to face his former team for the first time as the new Denver Broncos quarterback. But like everyone else, Lockett doesn’t know whether Wilson will receive
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5:29 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs on Tuesday placed All-Star catcher Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list because of a left ankle sprain. The team also activated left-hander Wade Miley from the 60-day IL ahead of his start Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds. Contreras, 30, has been dealing with the issue
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5:00 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN USC quarterback Caleb Williams on Tuesday unveiled a public service announcement focused on addressing mental health. Williams and a team of fellow USC communications students produced and filmed a national PSA focused on spreading mental health awareness. “I was trying to figure out a better way to reach out and
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5:01 PM ET NEW YORK — The Yankees are placing Anthony Rizzo on the injured list before Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, and the team will call up first baseman Ronald Guzman to take his place. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Rizzo has been dealing with headaches in recent days and previously was dealing
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