Month: December 2022

3:08 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are signing linebacker Landon Collins off the practice squad to their active roster, coach Brian Daboll said Thursday. The former All-Pro safety had been on the practice squad since early October. But his role increased last week against Washington when he played a season-high
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4:47 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints will be down two receivers Saturday against the Cleveland Browns. Rookie Chris Olave, who leads the team with 940 yards receiving, was ruled out Thursday with a hamstring injury. The Saints also placed veteran Jarvis Landry on injured reserve with an ankle injury. This is
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2:39 PM ET Georgia added two of the top wide receiver transfers on Thursday in former Mississippi State star Rara Thomas and former Missouri standout Dominic Lovett. Thomas led Mississippi State in receiving this season with 626 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. He averaged 14.2 yards per catch as a sophomore this season and appeared
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7:39 PM ET Trevor Bauer’s initial 324-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy has been reduced to 194 games by an arbitrator, the league announced Thursday, ending a seven-month grievance process and bringing some clarity to a saga that has been unfolding for the last year and a half. Bauer has only
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7:05 PM ET Cornerback Denver Harris announced Thursday that he is transferring from Texas A&M to LSU. Harris was the No. 25 recruit in the 2022 class and the No. 5 corner. He played at North Shore High School in Houston, Texas, and was a top-five recruit in the state. Harris originally picked the Aggies
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6:39 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks listed Kenneth Walker III as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, but coach Pete Carroll said Thursday that the rookie running back is expected to play. Running back DeeJay Dallas, tight end Noah Fant and wide receiver Marquise Goodwin are also
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6:47 PM ET Highly coveted cornerback Desmond Ricks signed with Alabama on Thursday. Ricks, who reclassified from the 2024 class into the 2023 class in October, is No. 17 in the 2023 ESPN 300 and the second-best cornerback in the class. LSU and Florida were the other two finalists for the five-star corner, who was
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6:03 PM GMT Benetton Treviso rugby club said on Thursday they had suspended one of their players after a Black team member revealed he had received a banana as a Christmas gift from a teammate. Cherif Traore, who represents Italy at national level, wrote on Instagram on Wednesday that some players had laughed when he
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3:41 PM ET Tony Grimes, a former five-star cornerback and All-ACC honorable mention player at North Carolina, announced Thursday that he will transfer to Texas A&M. Grimes reclassified from the 2021 class to 2020 to play early at UNC. He appeared in 37 games over the past three seasons. The 6-foot player from Virginia earned
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4:16 PM ET A day after flipping his commitment from Notre Dame to Oregon, five-star safety Peyton Bowen shocked the recruiting world by signing with Oklahoma on Thursday. Bowen, the No. 14 overall recruit and No. 2 safety in the 2023 ESPN 300, is the highest-ranked defensive player to sign with Oklahoma since ESPN began
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3:13 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired reliever Gregory Santos from the San Francisco Giants for minor league pitcher Kade McClure on Thursday. Santos has made five appearances over the past two years for San Francisco. The 23-year-old right-hander has a 4.63 ERA over 35 appearances – two starts –
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3:28 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs bolstered their defense again Thursday, agreeing to a contract with Gold Glove-winning catcher Tucker Barnhart, a source confirmed to ESPN. The two-year deal is for $6.5 million and includes a player option for 2024 as well as the potential to earn an additional $3 million in
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3:13 PM ET Associated Press The House of Representatives has passed a bill that ensures equal compensation for U.S. women competing in international events, a piece of legislation that came out of the United States women’s soccer team’s long battle to be paid as much as the men’s team. The Equal Pay for Team USA
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