Month: December 2019

12:47 PM ET Mavericks forward Luka Doncic made his return from a sprained right ankle on Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs. Doncic has missed the past four games and was listed as questionable before he started Thursday’s game. He ranks third in the NBA with 29.3 points and 8.9 assists per game, and he
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12:29 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are shutting down defensemen Calvin de Haan and Brent Seabrook for the season with both set to undergo surgery on Friday, the team announced Thursday. De Haan suffered a right shoulder injury Dec. 10 against the Vegas Golden Knights and has not played since. He underwent offseason surgery on
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10:58 AM ET The Detroit Pistons will be without guard Luke Kennard for at least two weeks due to bilateral knee tendinitis, the team announced Thursday. Kennard, who is averaging 15.8 points, 4.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game, had already missed Monday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pistons said Kennard will be re-evaluated
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10:53 AM ET Penn State named Kirk Ciarrocca its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Thursday. Ciarrocca had been the offensive coordinator at Minnesota for the past three seasons under P.J. Fleck. “We couldn’t be more excited to bring in someone of Kirk’s caliber to our Penn State football family,” head coach James Franklin
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10:20 AM ET Every week, I write this column over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday. Except this week, when instead of spending all day Wednesday in front of a computer, I spent it with my wife, kids and 23 other members of my extended family celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah. Week 17 fantasy football rankings
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9:00 AM ET ATLANTA — Clyde Edwards-Helaire was a no-show for No. 1 LSU at Thursday’s Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl media day, and coach Ed Orgeron said he isn’t sure if the running back will be able to play in Saturday’s College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 4 Oklahoma at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. LSU officials told ESPN
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8:48 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Although Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs announced on social media he had undergone a “surgery” Wednesday, coach Jon Gruden said the procedure has nothing to do with the rookie’s availability for a potential playoff-deciding game Sunday at the Denver Broncos. “I don’t study social media so I wasn’t
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8:48 AM ET Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs had surgery Wednesday to treat a skin infection on his leg, the team said in a statement Thursday. “Josh Jacobs woke up with discomfort in his leg on Wednesday and he was evaluated and treated for a superficial skin infection,” the team’s statement said. Jacobs posted
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8:48 AM ET Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs underwent surgery Wednesday, according to posts on his Instagram story. Jacobs, who has missed two of the Raiders’ past three games with a fractured right shoulder, wrote “Surgery went great fastest surgery ever.” He also posted a photo with his lower leg wrapped in bandages. The
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