Month: December 2022

8:36 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — As the clocked ticked down Sunday afternoon, the chants of “Jose, Jose, Jose” reigned down from all corners of the Smoothie King Center. The New Orleans Pelicans faithful were showing their love for their cult hero, Jose Alvarado. Just minutes before, as the former undrafted player walked
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8:25 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Former big league slugger Fred McGriff was selected as the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, with Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling denied once again. McGriff was a unanimous choice among the 16 members of the inaugural contemporary baseball era committee, which considered
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8:18 PM ET Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — Part politician, part preacher and part pitchman, Deion Sanders fired up a crowd of alumni, boosters, former players and other VIPs celebrating his hire as Colorado’s coach on Sunday. He spewed motivational sayings that he promised will soon adorn the walls inside the complex at Folsom Field,
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2:50 PM ET BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson‘s knee injury is not a season-ending one, but there is no definitive timetable for the Pro Bowl quarterback’s return, coach John Harbaugh said after the Baltimore Ravens‘ 10-9 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Jackson is scheduled to undergo more testing Monday. Harbaugh said the team would
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6:47 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC starting quarterback and leading Heisman Trophy candidate Caleb Williams has a “significant” hamstring injury, and his status for the Trojans’ matchup against Tulane in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 2 is yet to be determined, coach Lincoln Riley said Sunday. “Those things, hamstrings are different for everybody,
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5:15 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Just eight plays into the San Francisco 49ers‘ opening drive Sunday, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo departed with a left foot injury. With 11 minutes, 22 seconds left in the opening quarter, Miami Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker and end Jaelan Phillips converged on Garoppolo for a sack. Garoppolo attempted to
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6:26 PM ET Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz, a former top-25 national recruit who started the past 32 games for the Badgers, will enter the transfer portal. Mertz announced his decision Sunday, noting that he has two seasons of eligibility. His name does not yet appear in the portal. He had been vocal in his support
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5:47 PM ET ESPN News Services BLACKSBURG, Va. — Justyn Mutts scored 27 points to lead the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team to an 80-72 victory over No. 18 North Carolina on Sunday. Mutts scored 21 of his points in the second half for the Hokies (8-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who built an 18-point
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5:28 PM ET Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Viktor Hovland won the Hero World Challenge with more excitement than he needed Sunday, clinching it with a 20-foot bogey putt on the final hole for a 3-under 69 to join tournament host Tiger Woods as the only back-to-back winners. Hovland took a 4-shot lead at the
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4:58 PM ET HOUSTON — Quarterback Deshaun Watson struggled in his first game back playing against his former team. Returning from an 11-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy by committing sexual assault, as defined by the league, Watson failed to lead the Cleveland Browns on a touchdown drive Sunday against the Houston
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4:31 PM ET Kevin Holland broke the third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in his right hand early in a loss to Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Orlando, Florida, Holland’s manager, Oren Hodak, told ESPN on Sunday. The injury came when Holland landed a right cross
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4:46 PM ET Oddsmakers have indicated that No. 2 Michigan has an easier path to the national championship game than No. 1 Georgia. The top-ranked Bulldogs are a 6.5-point favorite over No. 4 Ohio State, while the Wolverines are favored by 9.5 points over No. 3 TCU. “Michigan is clearly the much better team, but
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10:15 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Coastal Carolina has hired Tim Beck to replace the departing Jamey Chadwell, the school announced Sunday. Beck, the offensive coordinator at NC State, was finalizing a five-year contract that will pay him nearly $1 million per year, sources told ESPN. That contract will include strong incentives for performance, much like
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