Month: December 2021

8:49 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts led the NFL with seven selections for the Pro Bowl as the league announced this year’s teams. The Colts had three players selected on offense (running back Jonathan Taylor, center Ryan Kelly, guard Quenton Nelson), three on defense (tackle DeForest Buckner, linebacker Darius Leonard, cornerback Kenny Moore II) and
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8:42 PM ET Western Michigan is set to hire Oregon State administrator Dan Bartholomae as its next athletic director, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Bartholomae had served as Oregon State’s executive deputy athletic director and chief operating officer under athletic director Scott Barnes. He joined Oregon State in 2017 after 15 years as an administrator
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5:37 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders third-year strong safety Johnathan Abram suffered a season-ending left shoulder injury in the Raiders’ 16-14 victory at the Cleveland Browns on Monday night and will undergo surgery, a source confirmed to ESPN. NFL Network first reported the season-ending nature of the injury. Abram suffered the injury
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5:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County (Fla.) Medical Examiner said Wednesday that former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson died from chronic alcohol use and that the manner of his February death was “natural.” The medical examiner’s release comes days after the Concussion Legacy Foundation said Jackson was diagnosed with Stage 2 chronic
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5:27 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames have pulled out of a deal with the city for a new arena because of increased costs. John Bean, president and chief executive officer of Calgary Sports and Entertainment, said Wednesday that there is no viable path forward to complete the 19,000-seat Event Centre.
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3:09 PM ET “The right thing to do is to continue to play.” – Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner Welcome to sports, December 2021. I’ll take it. Eighteen months ago, sports was me betting my daughter which Amazon package would arrive next. Last night, I watched my Washington Football Team lose a nationally-televised game with significant
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