4:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Saturday that he is unsure the team’s biggest addition this offseason, center Tristan Thompson, will be ready to play in time for Boston’s season opener at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 23. “I think that’s hard to say right now,” Stevens said after
Month: December 2020
4:48 PM ET Associated Press AMHERST, N.Y. — Buffalo’s Jaret Patterson tied an FBS record on Saturday when he became the 12th player to surpass 1,000 yards rushing in the first five games of the season. In his first action since becoming the fourth FBS player to rush for more than 400 yards in a
4:43 PM ET Freshman Colorado wide receiver Brenden Rice, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, became the first Buffaloes player with a receiving touchdown and a punt return for a TD in a game in the past 25 seasons Saturday against Utah. Rice’s punt return for a touchdown came with 1:30 left
4:56 PM ET Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power 5 football game when she kicked an extra point in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against Tennessee. Fuller, a senior, made history when she booted the point-after following Ken Seals’ 18-yard touchdown to Cam Johnson with 1:50 left in
3:33 PM ET Ownership of the Tennessee Titans is remaining with the Adams family, with Susie Adams Smith agreeing to sell her share of the team to the family-controlled KSA Industries Inc. Amy Adams Strunk will hold a 50% share, with the other 50% held by Kenneth Adams IV, Barclay Adams and Susan Lewis. Those
4:27 PM ET The Miami Dolphins suffered a significant loss ahead of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs as starting running back Myles Gaskin was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Dolphins are now minus their top three running backs versus Kansas City, with Matt Breida also on the reserve/COVID-19 list and Salvon Ahmed
4:12 PM ET Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said he supported the decision to move No. 4 Ohio State into next week’s Big Ten title game against his team, which he expects won’t be given much of a chance to win. “I’m sure we’re going to be underdogs by like 70,” Fitzgerald joked following No. 14
3:14 PM ET Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte offered a public vote of confidence in Tom Herman on Saturday, announcing that Herman will remain head coach despite a football season that fell below expectations. The status of Herman, who is 31-18 in four seasons with the Longhorns, was the subject of much speculation throughout
2:53 PM ET American Patrick Reed carded a disappointing third-round 71 to drop into a share of the lead with Laurie Canter and Matthew Fitzpatrick at the European Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship on Saturday. Overnight leader Reed finished on 11 under for the tournament in Dubai after rolling in birdies on the 15th
Dec 9, 2020 The Francisco Lindor trade rumors have been more reliable than any train the last five years, arriving and departing on schedule every November, before the return trip leading up to the July 31 deadline. Because Lindor is a superstar and turned down the Indians’ initial overture of $100 million in the spring