Month: December 2021

12:58 PM ET Texas A&M’s Jalen Wydermyer, a three-year starter at tight end, announced on Monday that he’ll be declaring for the NFL draft and will not play in the Aggies’ upcoming game against Wake Forest in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. “Aggie Nation, 12th Man, and the entire College Station community, from my first visit
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12:34 PM ET The NHL has shut down two more teams through the Christmas break as COVID-19 cases have continued rising around the league. On Monday, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens both had their team activities paused until after Dec. 26. They were the eighth and ninth teams that the NHL has closed
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7:45 AM ET CAF president Patrice Motsepe arrived in Cameroon on Monday to meet with government officials over the Africa Cup of Nations. DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP via Getty Images The fate of January’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon hangs in the balance due to concerns over the country’s readiness to host the tournament as
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7:42 AM ET Champions League winners Barcelona have been set up for an El Clasico meeting against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the European competition after the draw was held on Monday. Women’s Super League side Arsenal have been drawn against Wolfsburg. French champions Paris Saint-Germain will play German winners Bayern Munich. Juventus will
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11:40 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has achieved three wins in 11 games since taking charge at Barcelona last month. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said Tuesday’s opponents Sevilla are an example of how a club should be run ahead of his side’s game at the Sanchez Pizjuan.
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5:25 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are out of the Europa Conference League after UEFA decided the club “forfeited” their final Group G match against Stade Rennais after the Premier League side cancelled the match following a COVID-19 outbreak within their squad. Spurs were due to play the Ligue 1 side on Dec. 9 but the
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8:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said the changes he made to his Manchester City team for the 4-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday were linked to “behaviour” issues within his squad. Jack Grealish and Phil Foden, who both scored in the 7-0 victory over Leeds United on Tuesday, were left on the
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1:04 PM ET The Premier League has reported that 16% of players registered with its 20 member clubs have yet to receive a first vaccine against COVID-19 and that only 77% of players are classed as fully vaccinated after receiving two doses. During a meeting involving the Premier League, Football Association and representatives of the
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12:49 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team will place All-Pro guard Brandon Scherff on the reserve/COVID-19 list, dealing another blow to an already ravaged roster, a source told ESPN. But Washington will see the return of another defensive lineman, putting that group at near-full strength. Washington will activate defensive tackle Matt Ioannidis,
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11:40 AM ET Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was released from a Denver-area hospital Monday morning and is doing well, the team announced. Bridgewater will enter the NFL’s concussion protocol, the team said. The veteran quarterback suffered the injury while diving for a first down with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter and the Broncos facing
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