Month: October 2020

1:59 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. – Vikings coach Mike Zimmer announced defensive end Danielle Hunter had successful surgery on Tuesday to repair a herniated disk in his neck and is done for the season. While the Vikings coach did not relay a specific timeline for his pass rusher’s recovery, he said Hunter “should be back
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2:12 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson is in the NFL’s concussion protocol, coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. “[Robinson] is in the concussion protocol right now … so that’s kind of out of our hands,” Nagy said on a Zoom call. Robinson caught a 6-yard pass over the middle
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2:08 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets say they have no plans to trade defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, the third overall pick in 2019 whose name has been circulated in media speculation. “He’s going to be here. Those [stories] are false,” coach Adam Gase said Wednesday. “I talked to Quinnen. I
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12:17 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons are holding pass-rusher Takk McKinley out of Thursday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers, fueling talk of a potential trade. The Falcons are sitting McKinley so a lingering groin injury can heal. But multiple league sources say the Falcons are open to trade options with the fourth-year player, so
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10:33 AM ET ESPN and FiveThirtyEight Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of six pieces that shows how professional sports owners in America contribute to political campaigns, why they spend millions in the space and what that financial power means as athletes across sports continue to embrace activism of their own. American
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1:17 PM ET Bellator flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) will defend her 125-pound title against fellow undefeated fighter Juliana Velasquez (10-0) on Dec. 10, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The fight will serve as the main event that takes place at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, which has been the promotion’s unofficial home during
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12:01 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson will be back in NASCAR next season driving the flagship No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Larson signed a multi-year contract Wednesday with Hendrick that ended his seven-month banishment from NASCAR for using a racial slur while playing an online racing game last spring. He’d
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11:23 AM ET LSU coach Ed Orgeron does not expect quarterback Myles Brennan to be available against Auburn on Saturday as he continues to deal with a lower-body injury he sustained more than two weeks ago. Orgeron told reporters Wednesday that Brennan has not practiced this week and that if he can’t play, freshman TJ
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