Month: December 2019

8:24 PM ET Alabama Crimson Tide defensive stars Terrell Lewis and Trevon Diggs will not play in the Citrus Bowl, coach Nick Saban said Monday. “We certainly respect and understand their decision,” Saban told media. Lewis, an outside linebacker, and Diggs, a cornerback, were not on the field Monday as the Tide practiced for the
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8:04 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Offensive coordinator Graham Harrell is staying at No. 22 Southern California. Harrell and the Trojans (8-4) have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, the school announced Monday. Harrell’s new deal is for three years and worth a total of $3.6 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam
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7:31 PM ET Associated Press Bill Simpson, a pioneer in motorsports safety credited with creating equipment that saved too many drivers to count from death or serious injury, died Monday from complications of a stroke suffered three days earlier. He was 79. The Motorsports Hall of Fame, which inducted Simpson in 2003 for his long
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7:20 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — While Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden said he accepted the NFL’s apology from Al Riveron, the league’s senior vice president of officiating, for blowing a call on Derek Carr’s slide near the sideline, Gruden was far from “fulfilled” by the mea culpa. Not when the Raiders lost to the
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7:16 PM ET Sergio Romo has agreed to a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins, according to multiple reports. The deal includes a club option and $5 million guaranteed with a chance to earn $10 million. MLB.com was first to report the deal; MLB Network was first to report terms. The 36-year-old Romo was 2-1
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7:19 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks concluded their investigation of abuse allegations against suspended assistant coach Marc Crawford, and announced Monday that he will resume assistant coaching duties on Jan. 2. The Blackhawks said in a statement that they believe Crawford has taken steps to deal with his behavior and has learned from his past
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6:59 PM ET NEW YORK — Philadelphia Flyers forward Joel Farabee has been suspended three games without pay for interference against Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault on Sunday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Monday. The incident occurred at 9:03 of the second period in the Flyers’ 7-3 loss. Farabee was assessed a major
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6:37 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — In the first quarter of Sunday’s win against the Los Angeles Rams, Fox analyst Troy Aikman said Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has a “hairline fracture on the top of his index finger.” However, a source tells ESPN the quarterback does not have a fracture. Speaking Monday, coach Jason
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