Month: October 2022

4:34 PM ET U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said Monday that the findings of the investigation by Sally Q. Yates are just a “first step” in changing an environment that allowed the abuse of professional women players to take place unchecked for many years. The findings of the USSF-commissioned Yates report, which were
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8:10 PM ET Former Wisconsin football coach Paul Chryst will receive a reduced buyout of $11 million, the school said Monday. Chryst, fired Sunday following a 2-3 start to the season, had approximately $20 million left on a contract that paid him through January 2027. But athletic director Chris McIntosh said Sunday that Chryst had
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4:20 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ handling of Cameron Brate‘s concussion against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night raised some eyebrows, but coach Todd Bowles said Monday that the team initially believed the tight end injured a shoulder and did not show concussion symptoms until halftime, which is why he
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6:19 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Reliever Giovanny Gallegos and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Monday to an $11 million, two-year contract, a deal that includes a club option for 2025 and escalators that could make it worth $20.5 million over three seasons. The 31-year-old right-hander is 3-5 with a 2.91 ERA
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7:05 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers starting forward Evan Mobley will miss time with a sprained right ankle suffered during practice, an injury that could sideline him for the start of the regular season in two weeks. Mobley injured the ankle during a workout on Saturday. The team said Monday that an MRI
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6:35 PM ET NEW YORK — With the Mets‘ offense reeling after New York was swept by the Atlanta Braves, the absence of outfielder Starling Marte is a gaping hole in the lineup. However, Mets manager Buck Showalter said Monday that Marte, who is dealing with a nondisplaced fracture of his right middle finger, will
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5:01 PM ET CHICAGO — Tony La Russa is stepping down as Chicago White Sox manager because of health concerns that kept him out of the dugout for the final five weeks of the season, he announced in a statement released Monday. La Russa, who will turn 78 on Tuesday, hasn’t managed a game since
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5:01 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns was hospitalized last week with a throat infection that caused him trouble breathing and forced him to be on bed rest for days, sources told ESPN. Towns spoke to the media Monday for the first time since falling ill and said his weight was down to 231
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3:27 PM ET Cam Talbot will miss five to seven weeks with an upper-body injury, as the Ottawa Senators are forced to reshuffle their goaltending before the NHL regular season begins. Talbot, 35, was acquired by the Senators in July from the Minnesota Wild for goalie Filip Gustavsson. Talbot is entering his 10th NHL season,
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1:24 PM ET Tennessee starting defensive back Warren Burrell had season-ending surgery to repair an upper-body injury, coach Josh Heupel said Monday. A 6-foot senior, Burrell had 41 tackles last season as he started every game. The Vols, who travel to LSU on Saturday, rank last in the SEC in passing yards per game allowed
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1:38 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson was placed on injured reserve after having a procedure on his knee Monday morning. Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said Monday he expects Patterson to return this season and that they “expect him back sooner rather than later.” The 31-year-old Patterson had
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1:06 PM ET No. 2 Georgia will be without star defensive tackle Jalen Carter for “a week or two” as he deals with a knee injury, coach Kirby Smart told reporters Monday. A 6-foot-3, 310-pound junior, Carter is projected to be a top pick in next year’s NFL draft. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists him
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4:54 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has an ankle sprain and showed some signs of improvement on Monday, coach Brian Daboll said. Whether he’ll be able to play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers in London remains in doubt. “Daniel is feeling a little bit better today,” Daboll
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4:11 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn edge rusher Eku Leota could miss the rest of the season with a pectoral injury, coach Bryan Harsin said Monday. Leota will have surgery Tuesday for the injury sustained early in the loss this past weekend to LSU, Harsin said. The Tigers are set to visit
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3:48 PM ET Minnesota Vikings rookie safety Lewis Cine has undergone the first of two procedures to repair his fractured left leg, the team confirmed Monday afternoon. The second procedure is expected to take place Tuesday at a hospital in London, where he will remain until the “appropriate time,” according to the team. 1 Related
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