Month: September 2022

5:22 PM ET Well this is awkward. A few days after teeing up for the first time in the LIV Golf Series, the Saudi-backed circuit which is challenging the sport’s old order, Australia’s Cameron Smith has been named one three Player of the Year nominees for the establishment PGA Tour. This is not surprising give
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2:16 PM ET Texas Tech starting quarterback Tyler Shough will miss at least the next two games and likely longer because of a left shoulder injury suffered in Saturday’s season opener against Murray State. Shough, who missed the final nine games of 2021 with a broken collarbone, will sit out this week against Houston and
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4:51 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Less than a week before the season opener, quarterback Lamar Jackson was throwing passes on the practice field Monday for the Baltimore Ravens, showing once again that he’s focused on playing for the Ravens this season despite no contract extension. After Monday’s practice, Ravens coach John Harbaugh was
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4:32 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — NC State tight end Trent Pennix is expected to miss four to six weeks because of an apparent injury to his left arm, which he suffered in the 13th-ranked Wolfpack’s win at East Carolina. Coach Dave Doeren said Monday that Pennix will return this season and won’t
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3:10 PM ET Florida State football coach Mike Norvell was not ready to declare his program “back” on Monday, a day after a 24-23 upset victory over the LSU in New Orleans that came down to the last play. Rather, Norvell said in a phone interview with ESPN that his team would simply get “back
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2:38 PM ET PITTSBURGH — What has long been telegraphed is now official: Mitch Trubisky is the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ starting quarterback for the season opener at the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Trubisky is listed as the first-string quarterback on the team’s first official depth chart, landing the job over first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett and
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2:52 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian knows the college football world is focused on the Longhorns facing No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, with two of the sport’s biggest brand names facing off for just the 10th time in history. But Sarkisian also is cautioning his team not to get too distracted by all the
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2:37 PM ET MILAN — Giannis Antetokounmpo was held out of Greece’s 93-77 win over Great Britain in Monday’s EuroBasket game because of knee pain. “He had discomfort in his knee but nothing major,” Greece head coach Dimitris Itoudis said at his postgame news conference, adding, “We did not want to risk anything so we
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2:04 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets cast some doubt on their quarterback situation for Week 1, announcing Monday that Zach Wilson worked out for the first time since Aug. 16 arthroscopic knee surgery. Coach Robert Saleh said “it’s possible” that Wilson could start Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, although the
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12:10 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin safety Hunter Wohler will miss at least one game after injuring his left leg in a season-opening victory over Illinois State. The status report No. 18 Wisconsin released Monday ruled Wohler out for Saturday’s home game with Washington State (1-0). Badgers coach Paul Chryst indicated there’s
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12:31 PM ET Associated Press ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Ouachita Baptist defensive lineman Clark Yarbrough died Sunday after collapsing suddenly, the school said in a social media post. The school did not provide more information on the cause of death. Today the Ouachita community mourns the loss of senior Clark Yarbrough, who died this morning following
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12:34 PM ET Mike Kafka will be the New York Giants‘ offensive playcaller to begin the season, coach Brian Daboll said Monday. The Giants play on the road against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in their opener. Daboll will stick with the system the Giants used this summer and preseason. That puts the responsibility on
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11:58 AM ET Michigan’s starting quarterback has not been finalized yet as Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy continue to battle for the job, but Jim Harbaugh says he has explained the situation as much as he possibly can and will continue with his strategy. “We’ve plowed this ground about as thoroughly as it can possibly
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11:17 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders turned to a familiar face to help their young defensive ends be more productive, naming Ryan Kerrigan as their new assistant defensive line coach. Kerrigan will assist Jeff Zgonina, who was elevated to defensive line coach on Aug. 9, the same day head coach Ron Rivera
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7:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It was just a quick movement. If you weren’t watching Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence at that precise moment, you missed it. But the one-second Dikembe Mutombo-like finger wag that Lawrence aimed at Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Cameron Sutton after he dropped a throw over a leaping Sutton’s fingertips
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