Month: January 2021

10:36 AM ET The NFL is ramping up COVID-19 protocol leading up to the Super Bowl. Coaches and players for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs will be tested twice daily before the Feb. 7 game in Tampa, sources told ESPN. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed players receive a PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
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12:15 PM ET The largest reported bet on Super Bowl LV so far is on the underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Thursday night, a bettor in Nevada placed a $2.3 million wager on the Bucs +3.5 (-115) with sportsbook BetMGM. If Tampa Bay covers the spread against the Kansas City Chiefs, the bettor would win
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10:01 AM ET Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson is in agreement on a one-year, $7 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was first to report the agreement. Pederson, 28, batted .234/.339/.479 with 123 homers and 108 doubles in 687 regular-season games for the Dodgers from 2015 to
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9:30 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” With just three weeks before spring training is scheduled to start, the free-agent market has finally headed up — well, for some teams at least — but one true ace remains unsigned.
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11:09 AM ET The Philadelphia Phillies and left-hander Matt Moore have agreed to a one-year deal worth $3 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Moore pitched this past season in Japan for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He last pitched in MLB for the Detroit Tigers in 2019 but made only two starts before undergoing
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11:42 AM ET The Kid is back. Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will serve as a senior adviser to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, it was announced Friday. Griffey’s role will focus on consulting the commissioner’s office on a variety of issues, including an emphasis on baseball operations and youth baseball development, including the
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7:21 AM ET Adriana Garcia Joao Maleck was transferred on loan from Club Santos. Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images Striker Joao Maleck will resume his playing career at Mexican second division club Deportivo Cafessa less than two months after being released from prison on parole. Maleck, 21, spent 18 months behind bars for a car accident
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10:27 AM ET The Premier League and the English Football Association will begin trial periods for concussion substitutes at the start of February. The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) confirmed last month that global trials would run through to March 2022. Permanent substitutions will be introduced into the Premier League as of Matchweek 23
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9:22 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has criticised the racist abuse sent to Manchester United players Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial. Photo by TIM KEETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has branded the racist abuse directed at Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial following the defeat to Sheffield United as “disgusting.”
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