Month: December 2020

12:15 AM ET Associated Press No. 17 Iowa said it’s pausing football activities because of a COVID-19 outbreak but still hopes to play in next week’s TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Athletic director Gary Barta said in a statement Monday that the Hawkeyes will put all football activities on hold for at least five days because
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1:57 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Frances Tiafoe were among the winners of the ATP’s top awards for 2020 on Monday. Djokovic was the year-end No. 1 for a record-equaling sixth time after winning four titles including a record eighth Australian Open. US Open champions Mate Pavic
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11:10 PM ET Texas Tech named Sonny Cumbie its new offensive coordinator on Monday night. Cumbie, a former Texas Tech quarterback and assistant, has spent the past seven seasons as the offensive coordinator at TCU. He fills the vacancy left by former Texas Tech offensive coordinator David Yost, whom coach Matt Wells fired on Dec.
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9:41 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers suffered a high-ankle sprain in a 23-20 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday and
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7:00 PM ET Guard Derrick White has signed a four-year, $72 million contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs, his agent, Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports, told ESPN on Monday. White, another in the Spurs’ history of player development stories, averaged 11.3 points in 2019-20. He was the 29th pick in the 2017 NBA draft
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8:41 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Malik Beasley has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of threats of violence related to a September incident in which he was arrested, his attorney, Steven Haney, confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Haney said Beasley, 24, won’t have to serve jail time or home confinement until after the
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6:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In a change from his past statements on the topic of expansion, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Monday afternoon that the league has looked at some of its analysis of the ramifications of expanding beyond the league’s 30 teams. “I think I’ve always said that it’s sort of the manifest
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7:55 PM ET The College Football Playoff is willing to postpone most of its New Year’s Six bowl games, including its two semifinal games and the national championship, if one or both teams can’t participate because of COVID-19 issues, CFP executive director Bill Hancock told ESPN on Monday evening. The games that could be impacted
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