2:48 PM ET Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Jack Scarbath, a star quarterback for Maryland in the early 1950s and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. Scarbath died Sunday night, according to the University of Maryland, where he also played lacrosse. “On the field, Jack was
Month: December 2020
2:55 PM ET Associated Press Sofia Kenin collected the WTA Player of the Year award on Tuesday after winning the Australian Open in January for her first Grand Slam title and finishing as the runner-up at the French Open in October. The 22-year-old from Florida went 16-2 at the three major tournaments played in 2020
2:52 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — By choosing to start Jalen Hurts at quarterback Sunday against the New Orleans Saints over Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson is going against the blueprint laid out by his mentor, Andy Reid. With Donovan McNabb caught in a funk in November 2008, Reid, then the coach of the
2:17 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Nike and Jordan Brand on Tuesday announced a new schoolwide footwear and apparel deal with UCLA. The Bruins football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball programs will wear Jordan footwear and apparel, while Nike will outfit the school’s additional 22 varsity teams. UCLA’s need of a partner for footwear and apparel
1:45 PM ET With Saturday’s rivalry game against Michigan canceled, Ohio State coach Ryan Day on Tuesday said the Big Ten should revisit its rule requiring teams to play at least six games this season to be eligible for the conference championship game. Because No. 4 Ohio State (5-0) can’t play Michigan because of COVID-19
1:41 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson is naming Jalen Hurts his new starting quarterback, and the rookie will start Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Carson Wentz, the team’s franchise quarterback to this point, will back up Hurts. “We’re not where we want to be as an offense,” Pederson said, according to the
6:54 PM ET Claressa Shields has not wasted any time jumping into mixed martial arts training. ESPN’s top pound-for-pound women’s boxer signed with PFL to compete in MMA earlier this week. And on Friday, she arrived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to train at JacksonWink MMA with her friend Jon Jones, one of the best UFC
1:18 PM ET UFC 256 has lost two more fights because of coronavirus, but the event also has named a replacement fighter for a third bout that previously had been canceled because of COVID-19. Dwight Grant (10-3), who was to face middleweight Li Jingliang (17-6) in an early prelim on Saturday’s card in Las Vegas,
11:57 AM ET Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix wasn’t supposed to be a showdown between Valtteri Bottas and George Russell … at least that’s what Mercedes’ team principal Toto Wolff kept saying before the race. 2 Related But regardless of the intentions, a showdown quickly became the reality. After qualifying 0.026s off Bottas, Russell took the
1:37 PM ET The NFL experienced a significant drop in COVID-19 infections during its most recent testing period, likely the result of a mid-November decision to place all 32 teams under “intensive” protocols designed to minimize high-risk close contacts. A total of 45 NFL employees — 18 players and 27 staff members — returned positive