Month: December 2020

12:15 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The WTA announced its schedule for the beginning portion of the 2021 season on Friday, following the official announcement of the delayed dates of the Australian Open. Posting a calendar of the first seven weeks, the season will get underway at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open on Jan.
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12:32 PM ET Iowa State lost starting defensive back Isheem Young early in Saturday’s Big 12 championship game due to a targeting call. Young, who was the Big 12’s co-defensive freshman of the year, was called for targeting after a hit on Oklahoma receiver Drake Stoops. Young’s shoulder made contact with Stoops’ helmet following a
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12:06 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay did not travel with the team and is out for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals with a concussion, the team announced. With Avonte Maddox and Rodney McLeod recently placed on injured reserve with knee injuries, the Eagles will be operating without both of their
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11:44 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants coaching staff is getting thin for this week’s game against the Cleveland Browns after outside linebackers coach Bret Bielema left to become the head coach at the University of Illinois on Saturday morning and offensive assistant Stephen Brown tested positive for COVID-19. Offensive coordinator
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12:21 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals will play their third different quarterback of the season, with Ryan Finley getting the start against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football, coach Zac Taylor said Saturday. Finley replaces Brandon Allen, who suffered a bone bruise in the Week 14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Finley, a
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11:07 AM ET Ohio State will be without leading wide receiver Chris Olave, starting linebacker Baron Browning and others for Saturday’s Big Ten championship against No. 14 Northwestern. Olave and Browning are among 22 players Ohio State listed as out for the title game. Starting safety Marcus Hooker is listed as a game-time decision. Ohio
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9:13 AM ET Illinois is hiring former Wisconsin and Arkansas coach Bret Bielema to lead its football program, the school announced Saturday. Bielema, 50, has spent the past three seasons as an NFL assistant, working this year for the New York Giants after two years with the New England Patriots. He had expressed interest in
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Big picture Just four white-ball internationals into New Zealand’s home summer and two fringe players have delivered record-breaking performances. Glenn Phillips became New Zealand’s fastest T20I centurion, while more recently on Friday, Jacob Duffy returned the best T20I figures by a New Zealander on debut. Duffy will now reunite with his domestic side Otago, but
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