Month: December 2022

3:30 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Jeff Saturday was hired to be the Indianapolis Colts‘ interim coach for the final eight games of the season — “and hopefully more,” as owner Jim Irsay put it. But after a 1-3 start and a 25-point loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the Colts’ most recent outing,
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6:15 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The news conference with new Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen was just about finished when, off to the side, 4-year-old Kyrian Jansen spoke up: “I have a question.” He was handed a microphone. He hesitated. Finally, he said: “Go Boston.” 2 Related Jansen’s son is one of the
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5:37 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — Texans rookie running back Dameon Pierce suffered a high ankle sprain and will miss Houston’s matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, sources confirmed to ESPN . Pierce could miss up to three games total with the injury, sources said. Houston’s next three games are against the
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4:16 PM ET The attorneys for more than three dozen former Washington Commanders employees demanded the removal of “sexualized and salacious photographs” of the organization’s former cheerleaders from any congressional records. Attorneys Lisa Banks and Debra Katz sent a strongly worded letter to House Committee on Oversight and Reform ranking member James Comer (R-Kentucky) saying
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4:54 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Kent State is finalizing a five-year deal to make Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns the school’s next coach, sources told ESPN. A deal is expected to be formalized in the near future, according to sources. Burns has been a linchpin member of P.J. Fleck’s staff since taking the running
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1:44 PM ET The NFL Players Association has initiated an inquiry into why Monday night’s game wasn’t stopped when New England Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker showed concussion symptoms, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano on Tuesday. Parker was wobbly getting up after a hit in the first half, and teammate Nelson Agholor had to
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2:59 PM ET STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State will play in its Jan. 2 ReliaQuest Bowl game against Illinois, Bulldogs interim athletic director Bracky Brett told ESPN on Tuesday. Mississippi State coach Mike Leach died Monday night after complications related to a heart condition. He was 61. “The players are 100% behind playing this bowl
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3:22 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Rockies added right-hander Pierce Johnson to their bullpen as they signed the Denver native to a one-year major league contract. Johnson spent the last three seasons with the San Diego Padres. He appeared in three postseason games last season for the Padres, who made it to
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1:32 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he recently met with actor Ryan Reynolds about potentially being involved with the Ottawa Senators‘ new ownership group. “[Reynolds] very much impressed us,” Bettman said at the NHL’s board of governors meetings on Tuesday. “If we can figure out a way to have
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2:09 PM GMT Bernard Laporte, the head of the French Rugby Federation, got a two-year suspended prison sentence and a €75,000 ($79,000) fine after being found guilty in a trial over influence peddling and illegally acquiring assets, French media, including AFP, reported on Tuesday. In the same verdict, the Paris criminal court also handed top
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1:41 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Right-hander Ross Stripling and San Francisco on Tuesday agreed to a two-year, $25 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, enriching a Giants rotation with another free agent acquisition.
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2:17 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Clemson defensive end Myles Murphy, Mel Kiper’s No. 10 overall projected player in the upcoming draft, told ESPN on Tuesday that he’s skipping the Orange Bowl and will declare for the NFL draft. Murphy is one of the top prospects in the draft, as he’s Kiper’s No. 1-ranked defensive end.
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