Month: December 2020

4:03 PM ET North Carolina star running back Javonte Williams is opting out of the Orange Bowl and will enter the 2021 NFL draft, he said Saturday. Williams rushed for 1,140 yards on 157 carries with 19 touchdowns this season. He made history with teammate Michael Carter earlier this month as the pair combined for
0 Comments
12:37 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Kevin Love will be back in the starting lineup for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night against the Pistons after the star forward missed the season opener with a calf injury. Love had been sidelined since the team’s first exhibition game against Indiana on Dec. 12, when he
0 Comments
12:28 PM ET Associated Press LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many who had never voted to finally head to the polls. He found more ways to continue elevating the lives of people in his hometown. If that weren’t enough, he won another NBA championship. James’ on-court
0 Comments
Dec 8, 2020 If given the option, you should not differentiate between centers, left wings and rights wings in your fantasy league. Grouping all forwards into one position is the default option for ESPN leagues, and it’s the better way to play the game. There, I said it. Why? The line has become too blurred.
0 Comments
1:09 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with center Carl Soderberg, the team announced Saturday. Soderberg, 35, posted 35 points in his lone season with the Arizona Coyotes, who acquired the center in a June 2019 trade with the Colorado Avalanche. “Carl is an experienced center who plays
0 Comments
2:46 PM ET DETROIT — The Detroit Lions were already down their coach, defensive coordinator and three position coaches due to COVID close contact quarantine. Then their quarterback, Matthew Stafford, played a series before suffering an ankle injury, ending his day. The combination of that along with a season already lost led to this —
0 Comments
12:44 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts will be without their two starting offensive tackles for Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh. Left tackle Anthony Castonzo was downgraded from questionable to out Saturday due to an ankle injury, the team announced. Right tackle Braden Smith was ruled out Friday after being put on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Colts
0 Comments
2:15 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are delaying their flight to New Jersey to conduct contract tracing after a player tested positive for COVID-19. The Browns are scheduled to play the New York Jets at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. Starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week after
0 Comments
1:04 PM ET Ilya Kovalchuk is returning to Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League after signing a two-year contract with Avangard Omsk, the league announced Saturday. Kovalchuk, 37, played for three NHL teams during the 2019-20 season. He started the campaign with the Los Angeles Kings before they waived him and his $18.25 million contract in December.
0 Comments