Month: December 2022

5:39 PM ET Associated Press A major winter storm projected to affect much of the eastern United States this week prompted the NHL on Wednesday to postpone the Buffalo Sabres‘ home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning two days before it was scheduled to be played. The decision was made in part because it backed
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5:17 PM ET Cal quarterback Jack Plummer, who started all 12 games for the Golden Bears this season, has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. Plummer, who transferred to Cal last December from Purdue, had 3,095 passing yards with 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His passing total marked the sixth highest in team
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6:05 PM ET Oregon made waves on the first day of the early signing period when five-star safety Peyton Bowen flipped his commitment from Notre Dame to the Ducks — but that wasn’t the only big splash Oregon had on Wednesday, as coach Dan Lanning and his staff moved from outside the top 10 in
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6:30 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been placed in the league’s health and safety protocols and will not play Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs. Williamson has been a driving force this season for the Pelicans, who are 18-12 and in third place in the Western Conference. He’s averaging
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5:04 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young said he “definitely” feels closer to being on the field and that he was able to “cut loose” in practice Wednesday more than he had previously. Young has not played since tearing the ACL and rupturing the patellar tendon in his right knee
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4:51 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Whether or not the Dallas Cowboys can wrest the NFC East from the first-place Philadelphia Eagles, a win Saturday could make a statement if these teams were to meet again in the playoffs, according to Dak Prescott. “If anything, it’s about making a statement to ourselves,” Prescott said Wednesday.
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5:39 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana starting guard Xavier Johnson has had foot surgery and will be out indefinitely for the 18th-ranked Hoosiers, the team announced Wednesday. The fifth-year senior was injured during a 84-62 loss at No. 8 Kansas on Saturday. Indiana (9-3, 1-1 Big Ten) said in a statement that
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3:55 PM ET Associated Press Gregg Popovich has been at the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony many times over the years, always there to show support for someone on the stage. Next year, he might be there in a different capacity. The NBA’s all-time winningest coach — who has quietly declined overtures from the Hall
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3:43 PM ET CHICAGO — Dansby Swanson‘s first choice was Atlanta. But the former Braves‘ shortstop said his second choice was a sentimental one — because the newest member of the Chicago Cubs used to watch their games with his grandfather, who died just a week ago. “Every time I walked in, he would have
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4:06 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC wide receiver Jordan Addison has likely played his last college snap. On a day when USC added two of the top wide receivers in the 2023 recruiting class (Zachariah Branch and Makai Lemon), coach Lincoln Riley announced that the 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner will not play in the Trojans’
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4:51 PM GMT A Black Italian rugby player accused his teammates of racism on Wednesday after they gave him a “rotten banana” during a Secret Santa anonymous gift exchange. Cherif Traore wrote on Instagram that he received the unwanted present, inside a rubbish bag, during a Christmas dinner for Benetton Treviso players. “Apart from finding
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2:29 PM ET It’s rare to see package deals — where teammates commit to the same school — work out in college football recruiting, but Alabama pulled it off Wednesday, landing five-star teammates Jaquavious Russaw and James Smith. The 2023 recruits had the same top list of schools, including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State
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11:30 AM ET ESPN News Services An arrest warrant for former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was recalled on Tuesday after Florida prosecutors declined to pursue the case, according to online records. The warrant, which was issued by Tampa, Florida, police on Nov. 29, stemmed from a domestic battery incident involving a woman. According to
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1:53 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov is taking an indefinite leave of absence for unspecified family reasons. The team said Wednesday when announcing the leave that it would not provide further details on 25-year-old Gurianov’s absence. Gurianov is in his sixth season with the Stars. He is one of
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