Month: December 2020

11:29 AM ET Boston College tight end Hunter Long will forgo his final season and enter the NFL draft, the school announced Thursday. Long leads all tight ends nationally in receptions (57) and yards (685) and finished just nine catches shy of BC’s record for catches in a season by a tight end. ESPN’s Mel
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11:37 AM ET Los Angeles Chargers receiver Mike Williams is not expected to play Thursday night against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a back injury, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Chargers also are concerned they could be without star receiver Keenan Allen (hamstring), who is likely to be limited if he does play,
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11:36 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Sean Payton said the decision on Drew Brees‘ status for Sunday’s marquee matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs will come down to how the New Orleans Saints quarterback feels during practice this week. “It’s pretty simple. It’s just functionality, strength, throwing without soreness,” Payton said Thursday morning after Brees
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10:23 AM ET Alexander Steen, who won a Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019, has announced his retirement due to a back injury suffered last season. Steen ends a 15-year NHL career that began with the Toronto Maple Leafs and ended with over 11 seasons in St. Louis, including the title-winning run
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10:13 AM ET Purdue coach Jeff Brohm announced Thursday that defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Bob Diaco will not return to the Boilermakers next season. Diaco was hired to replace Nick Holt last December after serving as Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator for one season, and as Oklahoma linebackers coach for the 2018 season. Diaco was
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8:45 AM 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 Promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren have agreed world title belts could be dropped in order to make Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua a
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9:25 AM ET Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander hopes to pitch at some point during the 2021 season despite his recent Tommy John surgery, according to general manager James Click. Click said during an interview Wednesday with MLB Network that Verlander “has every intention of trying to come back next year” but admitted he thinks
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7:07 AM ET For what feels like centuries, we have debated perhaps the greatest mystery in the known universe: What would happen if (gasp!) Notre Dame ever joined a conference? We finally have our answer. College football did not spin off its axis when the best-known independent football program in the country joined a conference
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9:01 AM ET New York Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has tested positive for the coronavirus and will not call plays for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. The Giants announced in a statement Thursday that Garrett “will continue to work remotely,” but that tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens will call plays on offense Sunday.
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