Month: September 2019

3:00 PM ET DENVER — Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey was declared inactive because of a back injury and will not play against the Denver Broncos. Ramsey had battled an illness and the back injury this week, and spent several days away from the team for the birth of his second child in Nashville. This
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2:27 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Oakland Raiders middle linebacker Vontaze Burfict was ejected in the second quarter of Sunday’s game at the Indianapolis Colts for unnecessary roughness. Burfict was initially flagged for hitting Colts tight end Jack Doyle in the head across the middle. But after the officials conferred, Burfict was ejected. After being hit
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2:18 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Washington Redskins rookie Dwayne Haskins is finally getting his chance. The Redskins inserted the quarterback into their game vs. the New York Giants late in the second quarter after starter Case Keenum once again proved ineffective. Keenum completed 6-of-11 passes for 37 yards in nearly two quarters of
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2:14 PM ET Associated Press Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, replacing preseason No. 1 Clemson after the Tigers had a close call. Alabama received 29 of 61 first-place votes Sunday from the media panel as the Tigers’ one-point victory at North Carolina gave
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2:06 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Clint Hurdle on Sunday. The NL Central-worst Pirates fired the 62-year-old Hurdle after a 69-92 record, the franchise’s worst since 2010 (57-105). Hurdle had two years remaining on his contract. He had been the third-longest-tenured manager in the majors, behind only the retiring Bruce Bochy of the
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1:53 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal has been picked as the captain of the Carolina Hurricanes. The team announced Staal’s selection Sunday before its exhibition game against Washington, adding that forward Jordan Martinook and defenseman Jaccob Slavin will be the alternates. Staal shared the captaincy with since-traded defenseman Justin Faulk two
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1:43 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — A sweat-stained jersey LeBron James wore while playing Ohio high school basketball and during his first Sports Illustrated magazine cover shoot as a teenager in 2002 is being auctioned. The online auction listing says the gold mesh jersey from the NBA star’s days with the St. Vincent-St.
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1:47 PM ET Rutgers has fired coach Chris Ash following the Scarlet Knights’ 1-3 start. “We appreciate Chris’s dedicated efforts on behalf of our football program, our department and our university,” athletic director Pat Hobbs said in a statement. Ash’s tenure ends after a 52-0 loss to Michigan on Saturday, marking Rutgers’ 14th straight loss
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1:16 PM ET Frenchman Victor Perez made his first European Tour victory a big one, beating Englishman Matthew Southgate by one stroke at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews Sunday. Rookie Perez, in his 29th start on tour, took the lead when Southgate recorded a three-putt bogey from long range at the famous
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