Month: December 2021

2:55 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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3:13 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The next two World Cup qualifying matches at home for the Mexico men’s national team will remain behind closed doors. Initially announced by FIFA in November, a two-match ban and 100,000 Swiss francs fine was placed on Mexico’s Football Federation [FMF] after anti-gay chants were heard in the Estadio Azteca
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6:14 PM ET With COVID-19 cases surging nationally and games in the NFL being impacted by the pandemic once again, Alabama is returning to its safety protocols from a year ago as it prepares to take part in the College Football Playoff. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said on Monday that the team is back
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5:06 PM ET The Oakland Athletics have hired Mark Kotsay to be their next manager, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Monday, confirming an earlier report. Kotsay, 46, was Oakland’s third-base coach last season and is a former bench coach with the Athletics. He now takes over for Bob Melvin, who left to manage the
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4:42 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — Coming off one of the biggest upsets of the season, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Tackle Matt Nelson has also been added to the list, the Lions announced. A total of 47 players were placed on the COVID-19 list Monday, all
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3:49 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers outside linebacker Joey Bosa was among several players put on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, and coach Brandon Staley said he will miss Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. Defensive back Kemon Hall also will miss Sunday’s game after going on the COVID list, Staley said. Other players going on
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4:44 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is on track to start against the Washington Football Team Tuesday night. Hurts, who missed Philadelphia’s Week 13 win over the New York Jets with a sprained left ankle, originally was going to be listed as questionable on the team’s injury report, coach Nick Sirianni said.
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5:15 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Kelce is vaccinated, according to Schefter, so he has a chance to return in time for the Chiefs’ next game on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium. Chiefs
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