Month: November 2019

9:13 PM ET Oklahoma tight end Grant Calcaterra is retiring from football because of multiple concussions, including a recent one in practice. Calcaterra announced his decision Thursday in a video posted on Twitter. He hasn’t played since Oct. 5 against Kansas. The junior said in the video he’s had his “fair share of concussions” during
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8:45 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams receiver Brandin Cooks, who suffered two concussions in a 25-day span, cleared the concussion protocol Thursday and is expected to
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8:43 PM ET Junior welterweight Ryan Martin has been suspended for four years by UK Anti-Doping because he tested positive for two banned substances following his fight with Josh Taylor on Nov. 3, 2018. Taylor knocked out Martin in the seventh round of their quarterfinal bout in the World Boxing Series tournament at the SSE
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8:32 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Christian McCaffrey’s acrobatic and lightning-quick moves have been compared by opponents to those seen on video games, so it should come as no surprise the Carolina Panthers running back now is a member of the exclusive Madden 99 Club. The 23-year-old, on pace to break Chris Johnson’s single-season record
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7:34 PM ET Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders will miss the rest of the regular season after thumb surgery this week, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Sanders suffered the injury on a pass attempt last Saturday, when his right hand hit an opposing player’s helmet on a follow-through in a 31-13 home win over Kansas.
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7:24 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will not play Sunday at the New England Patriots because of a neck injury, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Friday. “Leighton was having some symptoms. We determined [he] has some issues with his neck,” Garrett said. “Won’t play this week. We don’t think
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7:24 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will not play Sunday at the New England Patriots because of a neck injury and is considered week to week, according to sources. Vander Esch’s injury flared up in practice, which led to an MRI. He will have another MRI in three weeks,
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7:07 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers welcomed perhaps their best player back to practice on Thursday, a sign that he could also be available for a huge Sunday night matchup against the Green Bay Packers. Niners tight end George Kittle, who has missed the past two games with knee and
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