Month: January 2023

5:19 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings could enter the playoffs with a patchwork offensive line after their injury list once again grew during Sunday’s 41-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers. The litany includes: • Right tackle Brian O’Neill, who suffered a “pretty significant” calf injury Sunday, coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday,
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6:07 PM 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 COSTA MESA, Calif. — A postseason berth in hand for the first time in four seasons and coming off a 31-10 blowout victory over the defending Super
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3:33 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Despite the NFC South title already being in hand and the outcome of next week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons having no impact on playoff positioning, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Monday that the plan is to play their starters — including 45-year-old quarterback Tom Brady —
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5:54 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Even though the New York Jets‘ playoff hopes were undermined, in large part, by a struggling offense, coach Robert Saleh insisted Monday he won’t let outside noise influence his decision on the future of offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. Saleh said he still has full confidence in LaFleur even
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6:20 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel reiterated Monday that there is no timeline for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to return from concussion protocol. Tagovailoa was placed into protocol last week after sustaining his second documented concussion of the season in the Dolphins’ loss to the Green Bay Packers on Dec. 25.
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5:50 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — Tulane tight end Alex Bauman caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Michael Pratt with nine seconds left to cap a frantic finish by the 16th-ranked Green Wave in a 46-45 win over Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and No. 10 Southern California in the Cotton
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10:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — Leaning back and with his arms folded across his chest, Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan tried to visualize some of Joe Burrow‘s most important throws of the season. Cincinnati’s quarterback has made several dazzling, downfield passes. But the one Callahan was trying to recall was Burrow’s best checkdown. Eventually
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2:30 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN One day after Indianapolis Colts quarterback Nick Foles was injured in Sunday’s loss, Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday strongly criticized New York Giants defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux‘s snow angel sack celebration, calling it “tasteless” and “trash.” Foles was injured in the second quarter of the Giants’ 38-10 win at MetLife
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1:22 PM ET The Tennessee Titans will start Joshua Dobbs at quarterback in Saturday’s de facto AFC South title game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Mike Vrabel announced Monday. The winner of Saturday night’s game in Jacksonville (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC) will win the division title. The Titans (7-9) have lost six straight games, including
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1:10 PM ET Georgia tight end Darnell Washington has a strained ankle and soft tissue bruise and is questionable to play against TCU in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T on Jan. 9. Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart told ESPN’s Marty Smith that Washington’s injury wasn’t a high ankle sprain and won’t require
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12:27 PM ET Associated Press Purdue solidified its No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll following UConn‘s first loss of the season, while No. 23 Charleston moved into the rankings for the first time in 20 years. The Boilermakers remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week, receiving all but one
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11:28 AM ET A trio of potential first-round picks at Alabama — quarterback Bryce Young, linebacker Will Anderson Jr. and running back Jahmyr Gibbs — announced Monday that they are leaving school early to enter the NFL draft. Alabama coach Nick Saban said, “There may be other guys in the future who make decisions about
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10:04 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tennis great Martina Navratilova said Monday that she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer. In a statement released by her representative, the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame said her prognosis is good and she will
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