Month: January 2023

2:09 PM ET Gregg Berhalter has said he would like to continue as United States men’s national team coach into the 2026 World Cup cycle, five days after his contract with the team expired. As well as undertaking a review of the USMNT program after the 2022 World Cup, U.S. Soccer has commissioned an investigation
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5:32 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been sidelined for over a month with a sprained knee, but offensive coordinator Greg Roman isn’t counting him out for the postseason, which begins next week. “He’s a special guy,” Roman said after Thursday’s practice. “I think if somebody’s got a chance
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6:46 PM ET Detroit Pistons forward Marvin Bagley III underwent surgery on his right hand Thursday and will be sidelined for approximately six weeks, the team said in a statement. The surgery repaired a fracture of the third and fourth metacarpals in Bagley’s right hand. He suffered the injury in Monday’s 135-106 loss to Portland.
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6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan State cornerback Khary Crump, who was facing a felony charge for a skirmish inside the Michigan Stadium tunnel after a game against the Wolverines in October, pleaded guilty to misdemeanors on Thursday. The felony was dropped in a deal with prosecutors, and Crump’s record
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5:27 PM ET CINCINNATI — The prayers between Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Damar Hamlin’s family are going both ways. In his first comments since Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and collapsed, Higgins said Thursday that Hamlin’s mother, Nina, has been in touch and offered prayers in support in the aftermath of his
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6:34 PM ET San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee next week and is out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday. Vassell has been dealing with knee soreness that kept him out of three of the Spurs’ past four games. He’s set to undergo surgery on Jan. 11
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4:27 PM ET The televised debut of Dana White’s Power Slap League has been delayed by one week, less than four days after White admitted to a physical altercation with his wife on New Year’s Eve. A UFC official told ESPN that the Power Slap League will now debut Jan. 18 on TBS, rather than
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3:48 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Sam Hartman, widely regarded as the top transfer quarterback this offseason, is heading to Notre Dame. He announced his decision on social media Thursday and will spend his final year of college eligibility with the Irish. Hartman’s decision to pick Notre Dame had been expected since he entered the transfer
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4:38 PM ET Amid reports that Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh would have interest in NFL coaching jobs, Harbaugh and Michigan released a statement on Thursday saying he expects to coach the Wolverines in 2023. The statement is similar to what Harbaugh told reporters prior to the College Football Playoff game against TCU on Saturday. He
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2:34 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick, who in his 48th overall season is the NFL’s longest-tenured coach, said Thursday that he has reached out to Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott and Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor to express his support on behalf of the New England Patriots. Belichick also shared that he was
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4:02 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will be out at least a week after being diagnosed with a low-grade left hamstring strain, the team announced Thursday. Beal had made his return to the lineup Tuesday after missing three games with what was described as a sore hamstring. But he didn’t play in the
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3:23 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles designated first baseman Ryan O’Hearn for assignment Thursday, two days after acquiring him in a trade with Kansas City. They also claimed infielder Lewin Díaz off waivers from Atlanta after trading him to the Braves last month. The Orioles acquired O’Hearn from the Royals for
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2:04 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — When the New York Jets drafted quarterback Zach Wilson second overall in 2021, they handed him the starting job with no competition. In retrospect, that was a mistake, according to offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. “In hindsight, it probably would’ve benefited [him] just to sit back and learn a
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1:35 PM ET CINCINNATI — The show of support around Cincinnati for Damar Hamlin now includes a large effort involving the wife of Bengals coach Zac Taylor. Sarah Taylor is leading the charge of grade-school students in Cincinnati who are writing get-well cards for the Bills safety, who remains hospitalized at the University of Cincinnati
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2:47 PM ET ESPN News Services AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée. Beard had five years left on a seven-year guaranteed contract that includes a provision he could be fired for cause
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1:33 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Longtime collegiate and professional sports executive Oliver Luck has been brought on as the executive director of the new football partnership between the ASUN Conference and the Western Athletic Conference, the conferences announced on Thursday. Luck is joining the league as a consultant and will start start immediately. He’s the
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1:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets might be headed toward yet another NBA All-Star Game rematch. James is the overall leader in All-Star balloting, and Durant leads all Eastern Conference players in early voting returns — putting them on
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