Month: December 2021

1:22 PM ET Hallie Grossman Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from Penn State University. Covers college football and college basketball. Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University
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1:33 PM ET The NHL has postponed games for the Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche until after Christmas break. That news came down Friday as COVID-19 cases continue to climb throughout the NHL. At the time of publication, Florida had seven players in COVID protocols: Sam Bennett, Radko Gudas, Aaron Ekblad, Frank Vatrano, Ryan Lomberg,
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12:41 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has reduced the suspension of Toronto Maple Leafs center Jason Spezza from six games to four for kneeing the head of Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk on Dec. 5. Spezza had been suspended for six games by the Department of Player Safety, which had called the hit “reckless”
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12:26 PM ET Point spreads have moved dramatically this week amid the surge of COVID-19 infections in the NFL, causing some sportsbooks to halt betting on the games affected most. As of Friday morning, the Cleveland Browns, Washington Football Team and Los Angeles Rams each had more than a dozen players on the COVID-19/reserve list.
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1:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr. is set to be released from the hospital later Friday after being diagnosed with a concussion, the team announced. Parham was removed from Thursday night’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on a stretcher after he appeared to lose consciousness when
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1:05 PM ET New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be on the sideline for the game Sunday vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Friday. Payton, who has been fully vaccinated, was “immediately isolated,” according to the team. He also made public the NFL’s first known
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1:56 PM GMT All Round 2 matches between U.K. and French sides have been postponed hours after Ospreys vs. Racing 92 was called off due to a number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Welsh squad. European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) awarded Racing 92 a 28-0 victory and five match points, in accordance with competition
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