3:36 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis has hired former Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre as defensive coordinator after he filled the same role at Ole Miss this past season. New Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield announced the hire Thursday and called MacIntyre “the perfect fit to lead our defense.” The move is pending completion
Month: January 2020
3:36 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery Jan. 14 and be sidelined approximately three weeks. The 26-year-old was injured in Tuesday’s overtime loss to the Hurricanes. He underwent an MRI Wednesday. The Flyers were already without defenseman Justin Braun until after the All-Star break due to a groin injury.
3:20 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Adam Thielen is listed as questionable for the Minnesota Vikings‘ divisional playoff game in San Francisco one day after getting stitches on his left ankle following an injury at practice. Sources told ESPN that Thielen cut his ankle in practice Wednesday and that that’s why he was listed as
2:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LeBron James surged into the lead in the second round of voting for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, the NBA announced Thursday afternoon. After Mavericks guard Luka Doncic led all players in the first round of voting announced last week, James surged past him and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo
3:07 PM ET Top Rank on Thursday announced the signing of unified junior welterweight world titlist Josh Taylor to a multiyear promotional agreement that will have his fights televised on ESPN platforms in the United States. Here’s what you need to know: Who is Josh Taylor? What’s his background/fight history? Taylor (16-0, 12 KOs) is
12:00 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — When Mike McCarthy was named coach of the Green Bay Packers in 2006, he was well-versed in the history of that franchise. “Driving into the stadium and you had statues of Curly Lambeau and [Vince] Lombardi in the front,” McCarthy said Wednesday as he was introduced as the ninth
3:04 PM ET Atlanta Falcons tight ends coach and former NFL head coach Mike Mularkey is retiring after 25 years of coaching in the NFL. “I’ve been blessed to do this for a long time and have a lot of great memories from the game I love,” Mularkey said in a statement. “I’ve also missed
2:56 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee offensive guard Trey Smith says he will return to school for his senior year after making a successful comeback from a career-threatening medical issue to earn first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors this past season. Smith played all 13 games for Tennessee and made 12 starts at left
2:38 PM ET Lewis Hamilton has pledged to donate AU$500,000 (£262,000) to support charities involved with the Australian Bushfire relief effort. The reigning Formula One world champion urged the country to “keep fighting” in a social media post announcing his donation, which was accompanied by a video of a koala being rescued. The funds will
2:15 PM ET Rose Namajunas is back, and she’ll be facing a familiar opponent in her return. Namajunas (8-4) vs. Jessica Andrade (20-7) 2 is close to being finalized for UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, N.Y., according to multiple sources. The fight will be a rematch of one that happened in May, which