5:03 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — What a run it was. Even in defeat on Tuesday at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, UCF helped push for change in college football, standing toe to toe with LSU before falling 40-32 at State Farm Stadium. The loss snapped the Knights’ 25-game winning streak and denied the American Conference
Month: January 2019
5:15 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have placed strong safety Delano Hill on injured reserve because of a fracture in his hip. Coach Pete Carroll announced the move Tuesday and called it a non-displaced fracture that Hill suffered in Sunday’s game. Hill started the past two games while Tedric Thompson
6:06 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is feeling rested and fresh entering Saturday’s wild-card playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks after sitting out of the regular-season finale. “Normally after a real game I’m not feeling ready to play until about Friday, Saturday, but I’m ready to go right now,”
4:31 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SOUTH BEND, IND — The NHL knows where it’s taking its next three outdoor games. It just isn’t ready to reveal who’s playing in two of them yet. The NHL announced that the 2019 Heritage Classic, their outdoor game series in Canada, will feature the Calgary Flames and the Winnipeg
3:12 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami linebacker Shaquille Quarterman has decided the NFL can wait. Quarterman announced Tuesday that he is returning to the Hurricanes for his final season of eligibility. His decision means all three Miami primary linebackers this season — Quarterman, Michael Pinckney and Zach McCloud — will be
2:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday afternoon that star guard Kyle Lowry underwent pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory injections in his back last week, and that he remains without a timetable for a return. Lowry, who had already been ruled out of Tuesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, received the
2:34 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — LSU safety Grant Delpit, a first-team All-American and cornerback Terrence Alexander were ejected in the first half Tuesday at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl. Delpit was called for targeting on a hit against UCF receiver Dredrick Snelson in the second quarter. Alexander was tossed for throwing a punch after the
2:19 PM ET Chris Froome will not defend his Giro d’Italia title this year, choosing to focus on winning a record-equalling fifth Tour de France crown instead, Team Sky announced on Tuesday. Briton Froome won his third straight Grand Tour title with victory at the Giro last May before the champion finished third at the
1:45 PM ET Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford tight end Kaden Smith will skip his final season of college to enter the NFL draft. Smith thanked his teammates, coaches and family when he announced the decision on Tuesday. Smith had 47 catches for 635 yards and two touchdowns this season for the Cardinal. He
1:03 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — A prosecutor says two LSU football players appear to have responded with justifiable force when they gunned down an 18-year-old man who was allegedly trying to rob them at gunpoint. East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore told The Associated Press that the investigation is