8:59 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the weeks since Mark Richt announced he had Parkinson’s disease, hundreds of former players, coaches, friends and colleagues have reached out with messages of love and support for him. That has not stopped in Charlotte, where Richt is working for ACC Network as part of coverage of ACC
7:18 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston’s WTA event will have a renovated stadium and a new sponsor for 2022. Tournament organizers said Wednesday that Credit One Bank has committed to be a multi-year title sponsor of the event that had been called the Volvo Car Open from 2016 through this past April.
6:38 PM ET Wake Forest will be without two key starters for the 2021 college football season, coach Dave Clawson said Wednesday. Receiver Donavon Greene and right tackle Je’Vionte’ Nash will both miss the season following summer injuries, Clawson said. Linebacker Chase Monroe is also expected to miss the year because of injury. Greene was
6:46 PM ET Washington State coach Nick Rolovich announced Wednesday afternoon that he has chosen not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and that he will be joining Pac-12 media day remotely on Tuesday. “As the Pac-12 Conference has required that all in-person participants at next week’s Pac-12 Football Media Day be fully vaccinated, I will
7:24 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Miami quarterback D’Eriq King said Wednesday his right knee feels “100 percent” and he will be able to participate fully in fall practice when it begins next month. During media availability with ESPN during ACC Kickoff, King said he does not feel any limitations with his reconstructed meniscus and
6:39 PM ET PITTSBURGH — On the eve of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ first training camp practice, veteran inside linebacker Vince Williams informed the team of his retirement Wednesday. Williams, 31, played eight seasons with the organization after being selected in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft. Williams was initially released by the team
6:27 PM ET ESPN News Services IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa plans to name the field at Kinnick Stadium for Duke Slater, a trailblazing Black player who was an All-America tackle a century ago, The Associated Press reported Wednesday. The Iowa board of regents, which governs the university, is set to consider
4:42 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork is standing up for his school after a Houston Chronicle report that Texas and Oklahoma have reached out to the SEC about joining the conference. The newspaper cited an unnamed college official and said an announcement could come within a couple of weeks.
1:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles placed left-hander Keegan Akin and outfielder Anthony Santander on the COVID-19 injured list before Wednesday’s game at Tampa Bay. Akin had been scheduled to start against the Rays. Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde learned about the situation late Tuesday night. “We’re following the protocols,”
4:38 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — The New York Mets traded outfielder Billy McKinney to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday for minor league outfielder Carlos Rincon and cash. The NL East-leading Mets also claimed right-hander Roel Ramírez off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets acquired McKinney from Milwaukee on May 25.