6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — It was right there. A perfectly placed throw from Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to Diontae Johnson’s outstretched hands as he crossed into the end zone in front of Baltimore Ravens cornerback Anthony Averett. It should’ve been a touchdown, the spark the Steelers needed Sunday after a half of stagnant
Month: December 2021
7:37 PM ET Toronto Raptors vice-chairman and president Masai Ujiri has tested positive for COVID-19, he said in a statement released by the team Thursday. Ujiri said he is fully vaccinated and has received a booster shot. He was present at a Giants of Africa event Sunday and later learned of “positive COVID-19 tests among
7:33 PM ET Associated Press Wide receiver Allen Robinson said he expects to return to the Chicago Bears‘ lineup when they visit the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night after missing the past three games because of a hamstring injury. “That’s the plan,” he said Thursday. “Everything is trending in the right direction.” With quarterback
6:11 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The injury that Randall Cobb suffered in the Green Bay Packers‘ last game before their bye turned out to be a core muscle injury that required surgery, a source told ESPN, and now the team believes he will miss several games, putting the rest of his season in
5:08 PM ET Alabama will be without starting cornerback Josh Jobe for the College Football Playoff after he underwent foot surgery this week, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Jobe, who bypassed the 2021 NFL draft to return to the No. 1 Crimson Tide for one more season, won’t be available to play No. 4
5:42 PM ET Oregon is making a push to bring back Chip Kelly as the Ducks’ head football coach, sources told ESPN. Kelly took Oregon to the BCS national championship game in 2010 and has strong support in Eugene. Kelly is in his fourth season as UCLA‘s coach and entering what would be the final
4:03 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Colorado Rockies are bringing Clint Hurdle back to serve as a special assistant to general manager Bill Schmidt. Hurdle, who managed the Rockies to the World Series in 2007, will help with player development and the first-year player draft in his new role. “Clint has a long
4:09 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Chicago Blackhawks acquired forward Kurtis Gabriel from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday for defenseman Chad Krys. The 28-year-old Gabriel has one goal and one assist in 13 games with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. He is slated to join the Blackhawks in Toronto
4:31 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN At long last, Keith Thurman is set for his ring return. Thurman and Mario Barrios have struck a deal for a welterweight fight that will headline a PBC on Fox PPV on Jan. 29, sources told ESPN. A location has not been finalized. Thurman, 33, will end a careerlong 30-month
4:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Veteran linebacker Zach Cunningham is remaining in the AFC South after he was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans on Thursday. Cunningham was waived by the Houston Texans on Wednesday, days after he was inactive for the team’s Week 13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts because he was