Month: December 2022

6:37 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — As the Lions continue to climb into the playoff picture, quarterback Jared Goff hasn’t forgotten about the naysayers. Shortly after Detroit’s 34-23 victory against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Goff refused to get carried away with the moment, but certainly kept receipts of his doubters, who criticized the
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2:35 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert faked a handoff, rolled to his right, settled his feet, then sent a pass sailing through the night
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11:49 PM ET ESPN News Services NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Will Anderson Jr. of Alabama won the Lott IMPACT Trophy on Sunday night as the college defensive player having the biggest influence on his team. The junior outside linebacker earned the honor a day after graduating. It’s the fourth trophy Anderson picked up in a
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11:21 PM ET DETROIT — If not for an Austin Reaves 3-pointer with 12.1 seconds remaining, the Los Angeles Lakers might have dropped the final leg of their six-game road trip Sunday against the Pistons. Instead, L.A. completed a 124-117 win against a Detroit team with the worst record in the league at 7-22 to
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10:39 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Miami Dolphins running back Jeff Wilson has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers with a hip injury, the team announced. Wilson was shaken up after a 20-yard run in the first half and left the game shortly after. By the end of
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10:04 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — There weren’t any fireworks on Sunday afternoon. No dustups after the buzzer. The New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns left all of that behind after Friday night’s contest. Sunday’s game did take more time to decide though. Suns guard Chris Paul sent the game into overtime with
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8:34 PM ET United States midfielder Giovanni Reyna was almost sent home from the World Cup in Qatar due to a lack of effort in training and in a pre-tournament scrimmage against Qatari side Al Gharafa SC, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Reyna, 20, did not start a single game for the US in Qatar
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9:30 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Tyreek Hill gave football coaches around the country a valuable teaching point for their players: Always play until you hear the whistle. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver recovered a fumble and returned it 57 yards for the team’s first touchdown Sunday night in a play that left
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9:09 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 53 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 131-113 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night. With the home crowd serenading him with “MVP!” chants, Embiid posted his second 50-plus-point performance of the season and the fourth 50-plus-point game of his
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6:08 PM ET Brianna Williams Week 14 of the NFL season had seven divisional matchups Sunday. 2 Related All four AFC North teams played against familiar rivals as the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens defeated the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City
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8:16 PM ET Oregon has already been active in the transfer portal this offseason, getting two commitments from transfers on Sunday. Former Alabama wide receiver Traeshon Holden and Iowa linebacker Jestin Jacobs announced commitments to the Ducks, and both will have a shot at contributing early next season. Holden was an ESPN 300 receiver in
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8:41 PM ET New Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has found his play-callers, as the school is set to hire Philip Montgomery as offensive coordinator and Ron Roberts as defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN. Montgomery served as Tulsa’s head coach for the past eight seasons before being fired Nov. 27. He previously served as offensive
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7:18 PM ET DENVER — Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson left Sunday’s 34-28 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs early in the fourth quarter after he was slammed to the ground on a scramble, and was ruled out with a concussion. On third-and-11 from the Chiefs’ 16-yard line, Wilson pulled the ball down and ran to
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6:17 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers‘ dominant 35-7 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday came with an encouraging arrival and a disappointing departure. Making his first NFL start, rookie quarterback Brock Purdy put together one of the best first halves in a starting debut in NFL history as
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