Month: November 2018

1:49 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones, who has been out since Week 1 with a broken right foot, will return to the lineup Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, coach Dan Quinn said Friday. “He had an excellent week and really looked like himself,” Quinn said of Jones. “I was
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1:58 PM ET A Bellator MMA grudge match between England’s Paul Daley and Michael “Venom” Page has been booked for Feb. 16 in Uncasville, Connecticut, according to multiple sources. The highly anticipated bout is part of Bellator’s Welterweight Grand Prix. The event, which will take place at Mohegan Sun, will air on DAZN. According to
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1:54 PM ET Charlotte is pulling its head-coaching offer to Mike Houston after the James Madison coach told the school that he wanted to pursue other options. “Last evening, Coach Houston informed us that he had interest in exploring other head coaching opportunities, while remaining under consideration here,” Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill said in
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1:43 PM ET Associated Press VORHEES, N.J. — Former Philadelphia general manager Ron Hextall said he was stunned the Flyers fired him this week, despite their losing record. Hextall, a former Flyers goalie, was fired Monday after four-plus seasons on the job. “I didn’t see this coming in any way,” Hextall said Friday. “I was
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1:41 PM ET Iowa junior Noah Fant, a two-time All-Big Ten selection and the No. 1-ranked tight end on Mel Kiper Jr.’s Big Board, will enter the NFL draft and plans to skip the Hawkeyes‘ bowl game. Fant announced his decision via Twitter to skip his senior season. He said in his statement that he
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12:54 PM ET Judging power plays by conversion percentage is a good measure of success, but not a great one. There are situations in which a power play can have a level of success which is overblown by the use of a simple calculation of power-play goals divided by opportunities. A 5-on-3 power play or
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12:52 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies are working through contract language on a one-year deal with free-agent center Joakim Noah and expect to reach a deal early next week, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The New York Knicks waived Noah and stretched the final season of his four-year, $72 million contract prior to the
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