7:59 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Cecil Hurt, a longtime sports columnist at The Tuscaloosa News, died Tuesday of complications from pneumonia. He was 62. The newspaper said Hurt died at UAB Hospital in Birmingham. He had worked for The Tuscaloosa News since 1982, becoming the newspaper’s sports editor and columnist seven years
8:46 PM ET Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse running back Sean Tucker says he’ll make a decision about his future after the season but believes he’ll return to the Orange in 2022. “I believe a lot I’m going to be here,” Tucker told reporters Tuesday, adding that a coaching change could alter his plans.
8:47 PM ET Liberty has reached a new deal with Hugh Freeze that will make him one of the highest-paid non-Power 5 coaches in college football, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. The university is expected to officially announce the new contract on Wednesday. Sources told ESPN that Freeze’s total financial package would average more
6:28 PM ET For the first time in the eight-year history of the College Football Playoff, a team from a Group of 5 conference has cracked the top four in the selection committee’s rankings, which would assure it a spot in one of the two semifinals games on New Year’s Eve. Cincinnati, one of just
6:25 PM ET ESPN News Services The Chicago White Sox signed right-handed reliever Kendall Graveman to a three-year, $24 million deal on Tuesday, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Tuesday. Graveman, a seven-year veteran, joined the Astros in a July 27 intra-division trade with the Seattle Mariners. After going 4-0 with a 0.82
4:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Kyle Beach, the former player who sued the Chicago Blackhawks alleging the team did nothing when he raised allegations of sexual assault against an assistant coach in 2010, has agreed to mediation in hopes of settling the case. Beach’s attorney, Susan Loggans, confirmed the development Tuesday. She also confirmed
3:45 PM ET ESPN News Services The NFL has filled the blanks for its previously scheduled Week 15 Saturday doubleheader by moving the Raiders at Browns and Patriots at Colts from Sunday. Las Vegas will be at Cleveland at 4:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 18, followed by New England at Indianapolis at 8:20 p.m. Both
5:20 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore was sentenced to one year of probation last week after a felony gun charge was dismissed and he pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge instead, his attorney confirmed to ESPN. Lattimore was arrested in March in his hometown of Cleveland, and he was
4:10 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions enter Thanksgiving winless for the third time in franchise history, but they could get a boost under center this week. Quarterback Jared Goff is “leaning” toward a return for the holiday game, according to coach Dan Campbell. After Goff missed Sunday’s 13-10 loss
4:51 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ quarterback carousel spun again Tuesday, this time stopping on rookie Zach Wilson. The No. 2 overall pick, sidelined the last four games with a sprained knee, will return Sunday to start against the Houston Texans, a league source confirmed. He was cleared after medical