Month: January 2023

1:48 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles defensive end Josh Sweat was carted off the field with a neck injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints after crashing into fullback Adam Prentice headfirst while making a tackle. He was transported to the hospital for further evaluation. Sweat has movement in
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11:26 AM ET Former WBO and IBF junior lightweight champion Mikaela Mayer will make her debut at lightweight against Christina Linardatou, a source confirmed to ESPN. A date and location for the fight have not been determined. This will be Mayer’s first fight since a split-decision loss to Alycia Baumgardner in October that unified the
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12:12 PM ET Britain stormed into the knockout stage of the United Cup mixed team tournament on Sunday as Dan Evans came through a gruelling match against Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win that gave his team an unassailable 3-1 lead. Britain began the day with a 2-0 advantage in the tie
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7:04 AM ET Wimbledon’s decision to ban Belarusian players from last year’s tournament “changed nothing,” world No. 5 Aryna Sabalenka said on Sunday, adding that she hoped to return to the grass-court Grand Slam in 2023, having missed its fans and atmosphere. Wimbledon organisers banned players from Russia and Belarus last year after Moscow’s invasion
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8:39 AM ET ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons practice squad receiver Cameron Batson has been officially booked and charged with five crimes stemming from his arrest early Saturday morning. Batson was booked Saturday, according to Fulton County jail records, and charged with assault, battery, aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer when engaged on official duty,
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5:39 AM ET January is usually quiet for transfers, but the Premier League‘s winter spending in 2022 was actually the second highest in history and over half the money (€335 million, according to Transfermarkt) was splashed by the bottom five clubs: Everton, Norwich City, Newcastle United, Watford and Burnley. 2 Related With the break for
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5:00 AM ET The Jaguars have no plans to rest any players for Sunday’s game against the Texans, team sources told ESPN, even though their Week 18 showdown with the Titans almost certainly will decide the AFC South title. “It’s full steam ahead,” one Jaguars official told ESPN about the team’s approach against the Texans.
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5:03 AM ET Eagles star quarterback Jalen Hurts will not play Sunday against the Saints but is expected to be available for Philadelphia’s regular-season finale against the Giants, league sources told ESPN. Whether and how much Hurts plays in Week 18 will be heavily influenced by what happens Sunday against the Saints. If the Eagles
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5:05 AM ET The Denver Broncos‘ ownership group, which made the decision to fire Nathaniel Hackett this past week, is expected to be “ultra aggressive” in doing whatever it takes to land the head-coaching candidate they want, league sources told ESPN. While there is a salary cap on players, there is no salary cap on
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9:56 PM ET Injuries sent starting tight ends for Georgia and Ohio State to their respective locker rooms during the first half of the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Georgia’s Darnell Washington suffered an ankle injury and Ohio State’s Cade Stover appeared to suffer a lower-back injury. Washington returned to the
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2:39 AM ET ATLANTA — Ohio State star receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was knocked out of Saturday’s loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl with a concussion. Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said Harrison was put into concussion protocol after he took a massive hit from Georgia defensive back
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12:13 AM ET ATLANTA — For the bulk of the second half of its College Football Playoff semifinal game against Ohio State, it appeared Georgia was not going to get the chance to defend its national championship. Then Stetson Bennett delivered yet another play for the ages. Bennett threw a 10-yard pass to Adonai Mitchell
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1:08 AM ET ESPN News Services SALT LAKE CITY — Tyler Herro drilled a wild, running 3-pointer as time expired to give the Miami Heat a 126-123 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Bam Adebayo scored 32 points and Herro finished with 29 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Heat. Victor
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