Month: November 2022

6:10 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison for driving drunk, speeding and hitting two parked cars last year, leaving a 5-year-old girl with a serious brain injury. Reid pleaded guilty in September to driving while
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4:36 PM ET The Miami Dolphins added a difference-maker in a monster trade ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, acquiring outside linebacker Bradley Chubb from the Denver Broncos in exchange for a 2023 first-round pick, running back Chase Edmonds and a 2024 fourth-round pick. It’s the latest in a series of splashy moves Miami has made over
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5:43 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — All-Star point guard Darius Garland went through his first full-contact practice since suffering a serious left eye injury and could return Wednesday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics. Garland, 22, has been sidelined for five games since he was accidentally poked in the eye by
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5:18 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association issued a statement Tuesday condemning antisemitism. “Anti-Semitism has no place in our society,” the players union said. “The NBPA is focused on creating an environment where everyone is accepted. We are committed to helping players fully understand that certain words can lead to hateful ideologies being spread.
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4:51 PM ET UCLA legend Bill Walton said Tuesday he does not support the Bruins’ proposed move to the Big Ten, and his “hope and dream” is that the move “will be rescinded.” Walton provided a written statement to longtime Oregon columnist John Canzano. In it, he expressed disappointment at his alma mater’s potential move
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4:09 PM ET Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders said he will not allow his players to leave their hotel this weekend when they face Texas Southern in Houston, where rapper Takeoff, 28, was shot and killed at a bowling alley early Tuesday morning. Sanders said family members and friends who want to see players
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4:06 PM ET Alaina Getzenberg Stephen Holder BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills added the pass-catching running back that the team has been searching for by trading for Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines on Tuesday in exchange for running back Zack Moss and a conditional 2023 sixth-round pick that can become a fifth-round pick. The
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3:15 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have traded suspended wide receiver Calvin Ridley to the Jacksonville Jaguars, it was announced Tuesday. In exchange, the Falcons would receive a 2023 fifth-round pick and a 2024 conditional fourth-round selection, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The conditional pick could become a third-rounder if Ridley reaches certain incentives in
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2:52 PM ET After the departure of coach Steve Nash, the Brooklyn Nets are progressing on the hiring of suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka, sources told ESPN. A deal is expected to be finalized by midweek, bringing back Udoka to try to salvage a reeling franchise amid turmoil and losing, sources said. The Nets,
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2:03 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson is listed as day-to-day for the game against Minnesota on Saturday because of an arm injury that knocked him out of last week’s game. Interim coach Mickey Joseph said Thompson was held out of practice Tuesday, and backups Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers
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2:39 PM ET The Denver Broncos are trading outside linebacker Bradley Chubb to the Miami Dolphins for a package that includes the 2023 first-round pick that Miami acquired from the San Francisco 49ers last year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Dolphins are also sending running back Chase Edmonds and a 2024 fourth-round pick to
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2:15 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Former Kansas and New Mexico forward Gethro Muscadin, who was involved in a rollover crash last December, died late Monday from the injuries he suffered in the crash. Jayhawks coach Bill Self announced the news in a statement Tuesday. “Although only here one year,” Self said, “Gethro
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2:07 PM ET On paper, Kentucky appears to have it all as it prepares for its season-opening matchup against Howard on Monday. But John Calipari isn’t convinced this team is ready to go — at least not yet. On Tuesday, Calipari tweeted a video that aimed to temper expectations around a Kentucky men’s basketball team
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1:13 PM ET Romania’s Sorana Cirstea has said brands value players’ looks above their performance while drawing up contracts, saying that Adidas told her “it’s better to look good and be in top 20 than to not look that good and be No. 1.” Cirstea, who is ranked No. 38 in the women’s singles, made
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1:03 PM ET Steve Nash is out as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, the team announced Tuesday. The decision to part ways was mutual between the Nets and Nash, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “We want to thank Steve for everything he brought to our franchise over the past two-plus seasons,” general manager Sean
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