Month: December 2022

7:06 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Hawks guard Trae Young has been scratched from Wednesday’s starting lineup against Brooklyn with a left calf contusion. Atlanta is also without starting center Clint Capela, who has a right calf strain, and starting forward De’Andre Hunter, who has a left ankle sprain. Young led the NBA last
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7:21 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Five-star junior Elliot Cadeau announced
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6:21 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, on track for a career low in touchdown passes and career high in sacks, pointed to his own play in this disappointing season as a regret in the wake of Nathaniel Hackett’s firing Monday as the team’s head coach. “The reality is I wish
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12:21 PM ET ATLANTA — Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer and his teammates are not only upset about the way they played in the second half against Michigan. They have also taken issue with the resurfaced narrative that they are not physical enough on defense. That is enough to provide extra motivation headed into
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5:22 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Josh Norman was running his Atlanta coffee shop that sits across the street from the cigar bar owned by former Carolina Panthers teammate Cam Newton when interim coach Steve Wilks called the cornerback into emergency duty Sunday night. Norman, 35, chose to spend the 2022 season getting his business
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12:43 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta Davis allegedly struck a woman on the right side of her head with a “closed hand type slap,” leading to his arrest Tuesday afternoon in Florida, according to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office incident report. According to the incident report, the woman, who doesn’t live with Davis and whose
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5:12 PM ET A middleweight contest between Derek Brunson and Dricus Du Plessis has been booked for the UFC 285 pay-per-view on March 4, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts have not been signed but the bout is expected to be finalized shortly, sources told ESPN. UFC 285 is scheduled to take place in Las
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5:27 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Left-hander Taylor Rogers is joining twin brother Tyler as a reliever with the San Francisco Giants, agreeing to a $33 million, three-year contract. On April 11 in San Francisco, they both pitched in the same game, with Taylor playing for San Diego at the time. It was
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4:57 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have ruled out a slew of starters for Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (ankle) headlines a group of
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3:31 PM ET An undisputed featherweight title fight between IBF, WBC and WBO featherweight titleholder Amanda Serrano and WBA champion Erika Cruz is imminent, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The fight will headline a card on Feb. 4 at the Hulu Theater in New York City. If Serrano wins, it will be the first time
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4:30 PM ET ESPN News Services The Toronto Maple Leafs were fined $100,000 by the NHL on Wednesday for a travel violation during the league’s holiday break. The Maple Leafs’ flight to St. Louis on Monday was in violation of the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association. Teams are limited
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3:34 PM ET LSU will be without star receiver Kayshon Boutte when it plays Purdue in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Monday. Coach Brian Kelly didn’t provide a reason for Boutte’s absence in a statement released by the school Wednesday. Kelly did include in the statement that Boutte is enrolled at LSU for the spring
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3:42 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — TCU star receiver Quentin Johnston said he had several inquiries about transferring elsewhere during the offseason, particularly with Gary Patterson stepping down as coach toward the end of the 2021 season. But Johnston stayed put and is ecstatic that he did. The Horned Frogs will make their first College
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2:30 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil told ESPN on Wednesday that he wants to be the highest-paid tackle in the NFL. “I don’t know who’s the highest right now, maybe Trent [Williams] at 23 [million], but I want to top that,” Tunsil told ESPN. “Always want to reset the
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2:16 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are benching Derek Carr, the team’s starting quarterback since 2014, first-year coach Josh McDaniels announced Wednesday. Jarrett Stidham, acquired in an offseason trade from the New England Patriots, will start against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium, and undrafted rookie free agent
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2:13 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker will miss at least four weeks with a left groin strain. The team confirmed Booker’s injury on Wednesday and said he’ll be reevaluated after the four weeks. Booker, 26, has missed six of the past nine games because of hamstring and groin ailments.
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