Month: December 2019

7:37 PM ET Marlo Jones, the youngest son of Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones and his wife, Jazmyn, died Friday. Marlo was six months old. “It is hard to believe that our little angel, our fighter from day one, our son ‘Marlito’ has unfortunately passed away and is no longer here with us,” Marvin
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7:38 PM ET USC defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast and special teams coordinator John Baxter both are out, a day after the Trojans finished their season at 8-5. The team announced Saturday that neither coach will return to Clay Helton’s staff in 2020. Both moves had been expected for several weeks. USC lost to Iowa 49-24
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7:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for intentionally making contact with a game official. Upset after a turnover he thought should have been a foul call on Cody Zeller late in the third quarter of the Thunder’s 104-102 overtime
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6:33 PM ET ATLANTA — Forget about a Heisman jinx. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow picked up where he left off against Oklahoma in Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Burrow, who won the Heisman Trophy earlier this month in the most lopsided vote in history, threw seven more
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6:33 PM ET ATLANTA — Forget about a Heisman jinx. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow picked up where he left off against Oklahoma in the first half of Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Burrow, who won the Heisman Trophy earlier this month in the most lopsided vote in
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6:44 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — In the week leading up to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons seemingly told anybody who listened that he was going to win the game’s defensive player of the game award. He told defensive coordinator Brent Pry. He told running back Journey Brown, jokingly jawing
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Oklahoma defensive back Brendan Radley-Hiles was ejected from Saturday’s Peach Bowl for a brutal hit on LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire. With Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow scrambling toward the sideline, Radley-Hiles delivered the blindside shot to Edwards-Helaire coming out of the backfield. The officials did not throw
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6:08 PM ET Andy Murray has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open and ATP Cup because of a pelvic injury, according to a statement from Murray’s management team released to British media on Saturday night. Murray, who was hoping to play singles at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since tearfully exiting the
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5:29 PM ET The Miami Marlins have reached an agreement with free agent outfielder Corey Dickerson on a $17.5 million, two-year contract, sources have confirmed to ESPN. MLB Network first reported on the deal between the sides. The 30-year-old Dickerson hit .304 with 12 homers and 59 RBIs last season for the Pittsburgh Pirates and
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5:38 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Russia scored three opening-period goals on the way to stunning Canada 6-0 at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday. Canada forward Alexis Lafreniere, who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NHL draft, also left the ice with the help of
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