Month: December 2021

3:50 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Five months after Cam Akers suffered a torn right Achilles tendon, the Los Angeles Rams designated the running back to return from the
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7:18 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ COVID-19 outbreak continued to grow Thursday, with quarterback Joe Flacco and guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif being added to the reserve/COVID-19 list — bringing the total to 20 players. Coach Robert Saleh, who tested positive Wednesday morning after reporting symptoms, ran virtual team meetings Thursday from
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6:47 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have activated leading wide receiver Tyler Lockett from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Thursday. Lockett missed the Seahawks’ 20-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday after landing on the list last Thursday. Coach Pete Carroll lamented his absence after Seattle managed only 214 yards
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5:19 PM ET The NFL’s new COVID-19 protocols are based on data that shows the disease is not spreading from asymptomatic individuals, according to chief medical officer Allen Sills, a significant departure from the stance of public health authorities for much of the pandemic. The NFL and NFL Players Association agreed last week to halt
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5:40 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A deal for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to police drugs in horse racing cratered Thursday after months of negotiations that the agency’s CEO said did not give it “a reasonable chance to put in place a credible and effective program.” The USADA was set to become
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4:27 PM ET Caitlin Murray Jaelene Daniels refused to wear a USWNT call-up over rainbow-themed gay pride jersey. Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The North Carolina Courage have apologized to fans upset by the recent signing of Jaelene Daniels, the player who made headlines for refusing a U.S. women’s national team call-up over rainbow-themed gay
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5:32 PM ET Associated Press JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — East Tennessee State has hired Furman offensive coordinator George Quarles as the Buccaneers’ head football coach. Athletic director Scott Carter introduced Quarles on Thursday as the 19th coach in ETSU history, describing him as a coach who personifies winning from his high school days in East
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3:42 PM ET The retirement of Willie O’Ree’s No. 22 by the Boston Bruins will be a landmark moment, happening 64 years to the date that he became the first Black player in the NHL. A summit scheduled around the event is intended to honor the power of that moment while trying to make hockey’s
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4:34 PM ET The Chicago Bears placed star defensive tackle Akiem Hicks on the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, bringing into question his status for Sunday’s road game against the Seattle Seahawks. Hicks is one of 10 players on the list for the Bears. The team removed quarterback Andy Dalton and defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. from
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