4:50 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill has apologized to coach Doug Pederson for calling the Dallas Cowboys “chokers” earlier in the week, acknowledging that he put his coach “in a hard spot.” “It’s a rivalry game. I didn’t think too much about it,” Grugier-Hill said Friday. “I didn’t mean to disrespect this
Month: December 2018
4:34 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ disappointing season took another grim turn Friday, as the NFL announced linebacker Darron Lee has been suspended four games for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. The suspension is effective immediately, meaning Lee’s season is over. It will cost him $325,000 in game checks. Lee
5:00 PM ET In the wake of their classic heavyweight championship fight that ended in a draw last Saturday in Los Angeles, world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury have both repeatedly said they want to have a rematch in their next fight. If they make one, there won’t be any issue with
3:21 PM ET JOHANNESBURG — Charl Schwartzel sank a 75-yard eagle on his penultimate hole to card a second round eight under par 63 for the lead at the halfway point of the European Tour’s South African Open at the Randpark Golf Club on Friday. Schwartzel’s 12 under par tournament total is one ahead of
5:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Nationals owner Mark Lerner says he doesn’t expect Bryce Harper to return to Washington after telling the superstar outfielder that the team maxed out with its offer at the end of the regular season. Lerner told 106.7 The Fan on Friday that he expects Harper and agent Scott Boras
4:25 PM ET NEW YORK — The brilliant lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is widely considered the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world despite having just 12 professional fights. He is aiming to add another significant accomplishment to his resume to embellish his argument. Lomachenko won world titles in three weight classes — featherweight, junior
3:31 PM ET Olivier Aubin-Mercier might be coming off a rare loss in his last performance, but he has never felt better about the direction of his career. That’s because Aubin-Mercier (11-3) believes he’s figuring things out — in and out of the cage. The 29-year-old lightweight has been in the UFC for a while
2:28 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Joe Flacco took his most significant step toward returning Friday, when the Baltimore Ravens longtime starting quarterback fully practiced for the first time since injuring his right hip on Nov. 4. Flacco has yet to be cleared to play in a game, but doctors could do so before
8:06 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Calgary defenseman Mark Giordano was suspended for two games by NHL on Friday night for kneeing, while Flames forward Ryan Lomberg was suspended for a game and head coach Bill Peters fined $10,000. Giordano, the Flames’ captain, was assessed a tripping penalty after kneeing Minnesota’s Mikko Koivu
2:07 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — Calgary Flames forward Ryan Lomberg has been suspended for a game and coach Bill Peters fined $10,000 by the NHL for a confrontation at the end of a game with the Minnesota Wild. Lomberg went after Matt Dumba when the Wild defenseman steamrolled Flames center Mikael Backlund