Month: July 2020

1:42 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch isn’t going anywhere. The news came Wednesday morning that the Niners and Lynch have finalized an agreement on a new deal. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Lynch’s new contract will span five years and tie him to the team through
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1:47 PM ET As the Baltimore Ravens start training camp, Lamar Jackson is still keeping his fingers crossed that the team will sign mercurial All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown. “I was hoping we would get him,” Jackson said Wednesday. “I’m still hoping — a little bit.” In April, Jackson worked out with Brown, who is
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3:06 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals coach Zac Taylor did everything but name rookie Joe Burrow as the team’s starting quarterback on Wednesday. In his first news conference since players reported, Taylor wasn’t shy about addressing what is required of the top overall pick in April’s draft. Taylor said Burrow will receive plenty of opportunities
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1:08 PM ET The 120th U.S. Open will be played in September without fans at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, the United States Golf Association announced Wednesday. Spectators also won’t be allowed at next week’s PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Following months of
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1:21 PM ET Harvard running back Devin Darrington submitted his name for the transfer portal on Tuesday night, citing the Ivy League’s decision to cancel all fall sports as a “big part” of his decision. Darrington rushed for 734 yards and seven touchdowns and was named second-team All-Ivy League last season. He has two seasons
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1:56 PM ET Penn State reported eight positive coronavirus tests on Wednesday. The athletic department conducted a total of 466 tests of student-athletes as of July 24, and there are still 66 results pending. The tests were for student-athletes only, not staff, and across all sports, according to a school spokesperson. The university did not
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12:18 PM ET The top ATP pros, led by No. 1 Novak Djokovic and US Open defending champion Rafael Nadal, are on the “acceptance list” for the Western & Southern Open, which was released Wednesday. While the appearance of Djokovic and Nadal on the list does not guarantee that they will end up competing in
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12:37 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former world No. 1 golfer Brooks Koepka, who will try to defend his WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational title this week and then become the first three-peat winner in the stroke-play era of the PGA Championship next week, said he still has pain in his left knee but won’t decide
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