Month: January 2021

5:08 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving bought a house for the family of George Floyd, according to former NBA player Stephen Jackson. Jackson, who was a close friend of the late Floyd, revealed on “The Rematch” podcast that Irving, along with other celebrities have reached out to help Floyd’s family. “Kyrie Irving bought
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7:18 PM ET Despite reeling with six remaining healthy players, the Washington Wizards are hopeful they can resume practicing as soon as Wednesday — nine days after the franchise’s last game amid a coronavirus outbreak within the team, sources told ESPN on Monday. Through a difficult stretch of seven positive coronavirus tests among players —
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4:48 PM ET AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his first Serie A start since returning from injury, helping his side to a 2-0 win at Cagliari on Monday as the league leaders moved three points clear at the top of the standings. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream
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4:49 PM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice and Bukayo Saka added another as Arsenal used a second-half surge to beat Newcastle United 3-0 in Premier League action on Monday. The win gives the Gunners 27 points and moves them back into the top half to the table, leapfrogging Aston Villa into 10th place. Aubameyang broke
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7:51 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jon Arnett, one of Southern California’s greatest running backs who went on to become a five-time Pro Bowl player for the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 85. USC said Monday that Arnett died Saturday of heart failure in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Arnett earned the nickname
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7:03 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson expressed his gratitude Monday to the Buffalo Bills fan base, whose donations have reached $360,000 to one of his favorite charities. “Appreciate that Bills Mafia,” Jackson wrote on Twitter. “Means a lot not to only me but those kids as well.” The outpouring
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6:56 PM ET The NFL’s coaches, scouts and personnel executives will not descend on Indianapolis in February for the annual scouting combine as the league has altered the event to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The combine, which has been held in Indianapolis since 1987, will be altered due to COVID-19 precautions. In a memo
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6:19 PM ET Purdue is hiring Marshall defensive coordinator Brad Lambert as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, a source told ESPN on Monday. Lambert, the former head coach at Charlotte from 2011 to 2018, will oversee the Boilermakers’ defense alongside current co-defensive coordinator Anthony Poindexter. Last month, Purdue fired Bob Diaco after one season as
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6:44 PM ET Ohio State is losing quarterback Justin Fields to the NFL draft, but his favorite target, Chris Olave, announced on social media on Monday that he’s returning to the Buckeyes for the 2021 season. Olave, the Buckeyes’ leading pass-catcher the previous two seasons, was ranked as the No. 7 receiver for the draft
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