Month: February 2023

5:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Adrien Broner’s comeback fight, scheduled for Feb. 25 in Atlanta against Michael Williams Jr., has been postponed, sources told ESPN on Friday. Broner, who hasn’t competed since February 2021, is now slated to return in April in Atlanta, sources said. Williams (20-1, 13 KOs) suffered a broken jaw in sparring
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4:48 PM ET NC State football coach Dave Doeren received a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season, the school announced Friday. Financial terms remain the same; Doeren is scheduled to make $5 million annually. “We are very proud of the standard and culture that Dave has established for our football program,” athletic director Boo
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5:18 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders are working on finalizing a deal to make Eric Bieniemy the team’s new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Washington hopes to have it finalized by Saturday. Bieniemy spent the past five seasons as the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator, helping oversee an offense that powered two Super Bowl
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3:58 PM ET BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders strived for greatness throughout a Hall of Fame playing career, and he set similar goals as coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, despite the team’s 1-11 season in 2022. Sanders told ESPN on Friday that he doesn’t cater his message to the team he inherited. Instead, he requires
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2:52 PM ET ESPN News Services Scott Rolen will have a St. Louis Cardinals cap on his Hall of Fame plaque, and Fred McGriff will not have a team logo. Rolen, a seven-time All-Star third baseman elected last month by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, played for Philadelphia (1996-2002), St. Louis (2002-07), Toronto (2008-09)
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3:01 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez went to arbitration with the Seattle Mariners on Friday in a case that will set a record — win or lose. Hernandez asked for a raise from $10.65 million to $16 million, and the Mariners argued for $14 million in a case heard
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3:25 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton has hired long-time NFL assistant/special teams coach Mike Westhoff to be the assistant head coach. According to league and team sources, Westhoff, who turned 75 last month, will oversee the Broncos’ special teams with Ben Kotwica having been hired as special teams coordinator. Westhoff
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3:10 PM ET PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw won’t be able to partake in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ longtime ace revealed in an interview with reporters Friday afternoon, frequently calling the sudden turn of events “disappointing.” Kershaw wouldn’t disclose details, but a source with knowledge of the situation said he was
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2:59 PM ET Richmond men’s basketball coach Chris Mooney will undergo heart surgery and miss the remainder of the season, the school announced Friday. Mooney will undergo a procedure to remove an aneurysm in his ascending aorta. Assistant coach Peter Thomas will serve as interim head coach while Mooney is sidelined during a recovery period
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1:53 PM ET Longtime NFL special teams coordinator and former Central Michigan head coach John Bonamego told ESPN on Friday he is retiring from coaching. Bonamego, 59, spent 19 years as a special teams assistant or coordinator in the NFL and another 16 as a college coach, including a four-year stint as the head coach
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1:31 PM ET Free agent quarterback Derek Carr will visit with the New York Jets, sources told ESPN. Carr was released by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday after the veteran quarterback declined to waive his no-trade clause and just before more than $40 million of his contract would have become guaranteed. Carr, who turns
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10:36 AM ET A federal magistrate judge has ordered Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to turn over documents and ruled that its governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, must sit for depositions by the PGA Tour’s lawyers in the tour’s ongoing legal battle with LIV Golf. In the 58-page ruling, which was released by the U.S. District Court
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Scotland’s players refused to shake hands with Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane after their three-wicket loss in Kirtipur on Friday, a silent protest to the spinner’s continued presence and participation in the ICC’s Cricket World Cup League 2 series. The team shook hands with every other Nepal player after the game, but pointedly refused to do so
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