Month: December 2018

7:27 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NFL and NFL Players Association have asked the administrator of their independent drug-testing program to look into allegations by Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid concerning the number of times he has been tested this season, sources from both sides confirmed. Reid said following last Monday night’s loss to
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8:12 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A late hit to the head of Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in the waning minutes of Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers sparked a brawl that led to the ejection of three players, including Niners cornerback Richard Sherman. With 5 minutes, 39 seconds left in the
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7:47 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets coach Todd Bowles, not known for complaining about questionable calls, lashed out at the officiating Sunday after a penalty-marred overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers at MetLife Stadium. “I thought we were playing two teams,” a visibly upset Bowles said after the 44-38 loss.
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6:42 PM ET In an unprecedented move, the UFC is relocating next weekend’s UFC 232 pay-per-view event from Las Vegas to Los Angeles because of a licensing issue involving Jon Jones in the state of Nevada. UFC president Dana White broke the news on SportsCenter on Sunday. UFC 232, originally scheduled to take place at
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5:52 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics saw both center Al Horford and forward Marcus Morris return to the starting lineup Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets after missing time with knee issues. Horford has missed the past seven games with patellofemoral pain syndrome in his left knee, while Morris has missed
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6:05 PM ET CLEVELAND — Quarterback Baker Mayfield appeared to glare toward former Browns coach Hue Jackson on the sidelines for a fair amount of time late in Cleveland’s 26-18 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. After completing a short throw that David Njoku turned into a 66-yard gain, Mayfield ran past the Bengals’
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5:56 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Add a touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald‘s Hall of Fame-worthy résumé. The Arizona Cardinals star receiver threw his first career touchdown pass with 9:47 left in the second quarter Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. .@LarryFitzgerald career stats: TD receptions: 115 TD passes: 1 pic.twitter.com/t2HcEZJKPW — Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals)
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5:59 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy said a “situation” with coach Sean McDermott was the reason McCoy did not start in Sunday’s 24-12 loss to the New England Patriots, but he did not elaborate. Undrafted rookie Keith Ford started at running back for the Bills before McCoy entered on
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6:01 PM GMT Bath moved into the top six in the Gallagher Premiership thanks to an inspired performance from Freddie Burns as they beat Wasps 24-14. Fly-half Burns scored 19 points including a fine first-half try and Will Chudley also crashed over for Todd Blackadder’s side. Wasps gave themselves hope through Thomas Young’s score but
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