Month: January 2021

6:36 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seahawks won’t know if they’ll have All-Pro strong safety Jamal Adams for Saturday’s wild-card matchup with the Los Angeles Rams until game day, according to coach Pete Carroll. Adams hurt his left shoulder in the fourth quarter of Seattle’s regular-season finale against the San Francisco 49ers on
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6:18 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas, who once deemed Sam Darnold untouchable, was noncommittal Tuesday on whether Darnold will return as the starting quarterback in 2021. Douglas deferred, saying the next coach will be “a big part of that” decision — one that could have a huge
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6:48 PM ET Four players in their first year of eligibility are among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. Quarterback Peyton Manning, defensive back Charles Woodson, wide receiver Calvin Johnson and defensive end Jared Allen lead the list of finalists. As many as five of the finalists will
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4:40 PM ET College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Tuesday that the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T between No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Ohio State remains on schedule for Monday in Miami, though sources have told ESPN there have been discussions about postponing the game because of
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4:23 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Miami general manager Chris Grier made clear Tuesday that Tua Tagovailoa is the Dolphins’ 2021 starting quarterback, and they’re happy with his progress amid speculation they could be a candidate to draft another first-round quarterback. “Tua, we’re very happy with. He’s our starting quarterback,” Grier said. “He did a
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4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Prosecutors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday decided not to file criminal charges against a police officer in the shooting of Jacob Blake last August. The shooting of Blake, who was unarmed, prompted NBA players to protest the shooting by not playing games on Aug. 26-28. More than 100 NBA
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10:18 AM ET South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL has expressed their solidarity with Edinson Cavani after the Manchester United forward was handed a three-match ban and fined £100,000. Cavani was sanctioned after replying to a friend on Instagram, using the Spanish term “Gracias negrito” — which can be interpreted as racist in the United
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3:07 PM ET Just days into his new job as Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino’s mind is already on the Champions League showdown with Barcelona. But he won’t address of rumours of Lionel Messi joining the French giants during the summer. Pochettino, in first news conference since being named as PSG manager, would not be
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11:11 AM ET The Premier League has revealed a record number of positive COVID-19 test results among players and club staff but said it remains “confident” matches will continue as planned. During two rounds of testing between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3, 40 cases were found from 2,295 tests carried out. That figure is a
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