Month: December 2019

4:21 PM ET On the same day the Kansas City Chiefs found out that defensive end Alex Okafor suffered a serious injury, the team claimed former Arizona Cardinals linebacker Terrell Suggs off waivers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Okafor tore a pectoral muscle during Sunday’s win against the Denver Broncos, a source told ESPN’s
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3:56 PM ET Arkansas has hired former Missouri coach Barry Odom as its new defensive coordinator, the team announced Monday. Odom, fired Nov. 30 after four seasons leading his alma mater, will join the staff of new Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman. Although Arkansas only announced the hire on Monday, Pittman addressed it Saturday during the
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7:20 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Matisse Thybulle sat and watched. It was an early-November night in Denver, and the Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard was on the bench as the Nuggets scored 35 points in the fourth quarter of a matchup of NBA championship contenders. He remained glued to the bench, picking up his
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3:19 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An NFL arbiter has ruled that the Jacksonville Jaguars cannot fine players for missing appointments with a trainer or physician after the NFLPA filed a grievance against the team because it fined one player more than $700,000 for doing so during the 2018 offseason. Per a league source, that
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2:56 PM ET The Boxing Writers Association of America has finalized the ballot for its 2019 awards in nine categories. In addition to handing out its most prestigious honor, the Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year award, the Joe Louis Fighter of the Decade will also bestowed. The nominees for fighter of the decade
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2:51 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Burrow‘s Heisman Trophy acceptance speech has inspired more than $150,000 in donations to a food pantry in his Ohio hometown. The effort started on Facebook on Sunday, with nearly $156,000 pledged to the Athens County Food Pantry. Many donations have come from Louisiana. When the LSU
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2:45 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy denied a rift exists with Mitchell Trubisky after the 25-year old quarterback questioned elements of the offensive game plan in last Sunday’s 21-13 loss to Green Bay. Speaking to reporters following the Packers game, Trubisky expressed regret over the offense’s inability to more
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2:21 PM ET Purdue quarterback Elijah Sindelar, who started the team’s past three season openers but struggled with injuries, will not return for a sixth year of eligibility. Sindelar told Rivals.com and The Journal and Courier on Monday that his playing career is over. He played mostly in 2017, when he started eight games for
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