6:17 PM ET Kendal Briles is leaving Arkansas to become the offensive coordinator at TCU, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement is expected Thursday. Briles, 40, has been the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach the past three seasons at Arkansas, which experienced an offensive upheaval under Briles. The Hogs finished 15th nationally in total offense
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6:06 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. — Brandon Staley has been aware of the ongoing speculation regarding his status as the Los Angeles Chargers‘ head coach, especially as it grew
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Jan 18, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga and Top Rank have mutually agreed to part ways after months of talks that failed to resolve key issues, Team Berlanga and the promotional company told ESPN. Both sides have signed the separation agreement. Berlanga (20-0, 16 KOs) is now a promotional free agent. The 25-year-old native of
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Jan 18, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Mark Magsayo and Brandon Figueroa are in the process of finalizing a deal for a March 4 featherweight bout in the U.S., sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The PBC on Showtime bout would feature two of ESPN’s top 10 boxers at 126 pounds (Magsayo is No. 6 while Figueroa is
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4:25 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — When the Minnesota Vikings signed Kirk Cousins to a contract extension last spring, the unspoken expectation was that he would remain the team’s quarterback through at least the 2023 season. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah confirmed that timetable Wednesday. Left uncertain, however, is whether Cousins — who will turn 35
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4:12 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys still plan to have Brett Maher kick in Sunday’s divisional round matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, but they will sign Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad as insurance, according to sources. Maher missed four extra points in Monday’s wild-card win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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1:18 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell missed Cleveland’s game at Memphis on Wednesday night with a strained left groin. Mitchell, who is averaging 28.4 points in his first season for Cleveland, got hurt Monday in the third quarter of a 113-103 win over New Orleans. He was
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1:45 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Joakim Noah, like his father, is now a winner on the clay at Roland Garros. The former Chicago Bulls center teamed with Gabby Williams of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm to beat former Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton and Spanish tennis player David Ferrer in a basketball game on
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3:21 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson is expected to make his return from a knee injury on Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets. Johnson’s return would be welcome good news for the Suns, who have been decimated by injuries and have fallen to 21-24 for the season, which ranks 12th
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1:41 PM ET Associated Press Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics‘ 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league’s first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 74. The family revealed the death through the Celtics on Wednesday. No official cause
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2:08 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Chris Eubank Jr. faces former world welterweight champion Liam Smith in Manchester on Saturday, but talk of fighting Conor Benn has not faded. Eubank
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1:18 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell will miss Cleveland’s game at Memphis on Wednesday night with a strained left groin. Mitchell, who is averaging 28.4 points in his first season for Cleveland, got hurt Monday in the third quarter of a 113-103 win over New Orleans. He was
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