2:45 PM ET Formula One triple world champion and airline entrepreneur Niki Lauda has been released from hospital, the Vienna General Hospital said Wednesday, after he was treated for influenza following a lung transplant five months ago. Lauda, a 69-year-old Austrian, had been holidaying in the Spanish island of Ibiza when he was flown to
Month: January 2019
2:43 PM ET The Harlem Globetrotters announced Wednesday that they are offering complimentary tickets to currently furloughed U.S. government employees. Furloughed employees can receive two free tickets to the Globetrotters’ 2019 Fan Powered World Tour until the end of the partial government shutdown, which on Wednesday was in its 26th day. “As the Ambassadors of
2:20 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired former Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator John DeFilippo to serve in the same position, the team confirmed Wednesday. DeFilippo, who will be officially announced as the Jaguars’ new offensive coordinator Wednesday afternoon, is tasked with fixing a offense that scored just two touchdowns in the
2:12 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley is with a family member in Oakland, California, after undergoing a mental evaluation prompted by a friend’s call to Los Angeles police. Falcons spokesman Brian Cearns told The Associated Press McKinley “is in a good spot” and has been in “constant communication”
4:21 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — For FIU and Miami, playing on the site of the old Orange Bowl will be nostalgic. For the Miami Marlins, the game may just be a beginning. FIU and the Marlins unveiled plans Wednesday for the Nov. 23 game between the Golden Panthers and Hurricanes at Marlins Park
3:21 PM ET The Sooners don’t rebuild. They reload, with transfer quarterbacks. Oklahoma’s rise to perennial playoff contender under coach Lincoln Riley has been spearheaded by a pair of transformational transfer quarterbacks in Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray, who over the past two seasons became the first quarterbacks from the same program to win the
2:06 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Reds play-by-play broadcaster Marty Brennaman will retire after the 2019 season, his 46th in Cincinnati. The team made the announcement Wednesday. The 76-year-old Brennaman joined the Reds’ radio team in 1974 and soon became known for his sign-off line after each win: “And this one belongs to the
2:10 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rain, sleet, snow or Arctic freeze, Bill Belichick doesn’t care. He willing to play the AFC Championship Game anywhere, anytime and in any sort of weather. It’s a good thing because the AccuWeather forecast calls for temperatures to be in the single digits Sunday when his New England Patriots
1:28 PM ET Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts has committed to play his senior season at the University of Oklahoma. He announced his decision Wednesday via a story on The Players Tribune. As a graduate transfer, Hurts is eligible to play immediately. Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts will play his senior season at Oklahoma as a grad
1:43 PM ET Manny Machado remains unsigned, but the Chicago White Sox have made at least one pitch to the superstar shortstop. Multiple sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney that the White Sox have a seven-year, $175 million offer on the table for Machado. This comes three days after other sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that