6:47 PM ET Grambling State University announced Monday that head football coach Broderick Fobbs has been fired after six seasons. Linebackers and special teams coordinator Terrence Graves will serve as the interim head coach for the 48th annual Bayou Classic against Southern University. Graves is in his seventh season with the Tigers, who are 3-7
Month: November 2021
4:45 PM ET European champions Italy missed out on automatic qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Northern Ireland on Monday. Switzerland won 4-0 against Bulgaria meaning they finish top of Group C with 18 points ahead of Italy on 16. The Italians have to
4:55 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Dan Mullen is sticking with quarterback Emory Jones for Saturday’s game at Missouri and probably the rest of the season. Jones is coming off a record-setting performance in a 70-52 victory against lower-division Samford. He completed 28 of 34 passes for 464 yards and six
5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services Athletic director Blake James is out at Miami, two days after the Hurricanes’ football team lost at Florida State, a source told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. The move comes about six weeks after school president Julio Frenk released a letter to the university community insisting he would increase his involvement
4:30 PM ET Jimbo Fisher reiterated his plan to remain at Texas A&M despite continued speculation that LSU would have interest in hiring him. Fisher said the Aggies could wind up with the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in college football, and if he were to leave, that “you ought to say that’s the dumbest human
4:47 PM GMT Captain Owen Farrell and hooker Jamie George will miss England’s final autumn test against South Africa on Saturday due to injuries sustained in last weekend’s 32-15 win over Australia, the Rugby Football Union said on Monday. Farrell suffered an ankle injury that forced him off in the second half, while George hurt
2:35 PM ET The NHL postponed the Ottawa Senators‘ next three games because of a COVID-19 outbreak, the first games this season that the league has had to postpone for COVID. The Senators were due to travel to New Jersey to face the Devils on Tuesday before returning home for games against the Nashville Predators
2:37 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick‘s potential return continues to look like a longshot. When asked if Fitzpatrick was done for the season, Washington coach Ron Rivera said the quarterback will undergo another checkup soon, but the indication continues to be that he’s done for the season. One source
3:38 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens defensive end Derek Wolfe is expected to miss the rest of the season, coach John Harbaugh said Monday. Wolfe would become the sixth starter to suffer a season-ending injury for the Ravens (6-3), who lead the AFC North by a half-game. “I think Derek’s going to
3:24 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to start against the New York Jets, coach Brian Flores said Monday, after missing his past two starts with a fractured finger on his throwing hand. Tagovailoa missed Miami’s game against the Houston Texans in Week 9 and sat out the first