3:38 PM ET Next month’s highly anticipated welterweight fight between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards is off, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Wednesday. Per Campbell, Masvidal (35-15) was forced to withdraw from the UFC 269 bout on Dec. 11 because of an undisclosed injury. There was no update on whether Edwards
2:37 PM ET Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon will be out three weeks after suffering a lower-body injury Saturday against Columbus, according to coach Jared Bednar. It’s been a tough year for MacKinnon so far. He missed the first two games of the season while sitting out in the COVID-19 protocol, and will miss more
2:54 PM ET Coastal Carolina football coach Jeremy Chadwell said Wednesday he is hopeful that quarterback Grayson McCall will be able to return this season after injuring his shoulder on Oct. 28 in a 35-28 victory over Troy. In his Sun Belt Conference media call on Monday, Chadwell mentioned the possibility of McCall being out
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2:31 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Scott Frost said Wednesday he had no problem taking a pay cut and firing four offensive assistants who also are friends if those moves give him more time to turn Nebraska into a winning football program again. Frost, who is 15-27 in four years and 3-7 this
1:35 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns solidified their future at right guard Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Browns accomplished the same at their other guard spot. One day after signing right guard Wyatt Teller to a four-year, $56.8 million extension, the Browns agreed to a three-year extension with Pro Bowl left guard Joel
1:25 PM ET The NFL signaled its public support Wednesday for a taunting penalty at a critical moment of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 29-27 victory over the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. The flag on Bears linebacker Cassius Marsh in the fourth quarter, following a sack of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, gave the Steelers a
1:51 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Louis Lipps will not attend the induction ceremony for the Steelers Hall of Honor this weekend after being arrested on DUI charges late Saturday night. “I understand the significance of my actions this past weekend and I want to apologize and take responsibility for what
12:26 PM ET A Minnesota Vikings player who is vaccinated was hospitalized Tuesday because he was having trouble breathing due to COVID-19, coach Mike Zimmer said Wednesday. According to a source, the player is offensive guard Dakota Dozier, who was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. He is in stable condition now, per Zimmer,
11:58 AM ET Middle Tennessee will remain in Conference USA after considering an exit to the Mid-American Conference. University president Sidney McPhee said in a statement that Conference USA’s recent additions of Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State will help stabilize the league. Conference USA has lost eight current members in