Month: February 2020

6:30 PM ET LSU is hiring longtime NFL coach Scott Linehan as passing game coordinator, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported by The Athletic. Linehan replaces Joe Brady, who won the Broyles Award as the top assistant in college football during his lone season at LSU.
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8:19 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football teams are turning the page to the 2020 season. For several of the sport’s historic programs,
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6:07 PM ET Major League Baseball is mulling significant changes to its postseason, including increasing the number of teams from 10 to 14 and adding a reality TV-type format to determine which teams play each other in an expanded wild-card round, sources told ESPN. 2 Related MLB is considering a move in which each league
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5:13 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had a good reason not to report to work. The NBA’s reigning MVP and Milwaukee Bucks superstar welcomed his first child, Liam Charles Antetokounmpo, into the world. He shared the news via Twitter. Liam Charles Antetokounmpo in the house❤️ pic.twitter.com/yVSf0U93le — Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) February 10,
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5:06 PM ET Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos will miss Monday’s game against the Blue Jackets in Columbus with a lower-body injury, the team announced. 2 Related Stamkos was not on the ice for the Lightning’s morning skate session and is listed as day-to-day. Coach Jon Cooper said after the skate that he doesn’t expect
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5:22 PM ET Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid practiced Monday but his status for Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks is up in the air. “He’s got a bruise on his knee or above his knee,” Oilers coach Dave Tippett told reporters Monday. “We’ll see where he is in the morning. I wouldn’t rule him
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5:26 PM ET After 18 years of suppressing his true feelings, former New York Jets star pass-rusher Mark Gastineau has decided to go public with his belief that the NFL single-season sack record should belong to him, not Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan. “It’s my record, and I want it to be known
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4:12 PM ET UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko believes a third fight against Amanda Nunes will happen at some point, but she’s enjoying her reign in the 125-pound division and sees Joanne Calderwood as her likely next opponent. “[Calderwood] makes sense,” Shevchenko said Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. “She’s closer for the next
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