5:04 PM ET The Tennessee Volunteers have notified former interim head football coach Kevin Steele that he will not be retained on Josh Heupel’s staff but will receive his full $900,000 salary over the next two years after less than two months on the job. Steele was hired by Tennessee on Jan. 12 as a
Month: March 2021
5:10 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway would be renovated and run by Bristol Motor Speedway in a deal designed to bring NASCAR racing back to the historic short track that first opened in 1904. Nashville Mayor John Cooper signed a letter of intent Friday along with Marcus Smith, president
3:44 PM ET Calgary Flames coach Darryl Sutter denied allegations made by former NHL winger Daniel Carcillo that he saw Sutter kick a player on the bench and mentally abuse another player who was suffering from a concussion during his time coaching the Los Angeles Kings. Sutter was hired as the new head coach of
1:25 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino will meet with CONMEBOL leaders on Saturday. Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP FIFA president Gianni Infantino and CONMEBOL will meet on Saturday via video to find a solution to the impasse created after several top European clubs announced they will not release their South American players in March
1:12 PM ET Borussia Dortmund suffered a major blow on Friday when Jadon Sancho, Raphael Guerreiro and Giovanni Reyna were ruled out of Saturday’s Bundesliga game at champions Bayern Munich (12:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+), the club said on Twitter. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS,
4:04 PM ET MLS and Inter Milan are in settlement talks related to the trademark battle over the use of the word “Inter.” On March 2, MLS submitted a filing to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in which it indicated: “The parties are actively engaged in negotiations for the settlement of this matter.
5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has warned his Liverpool squad that any player who only wants to play Champions League football is free to leave. Liverpool’s hopes of finishing in the top four were dented after a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday — the result meant the club have lost five successive
3:53 PM ET The Denver Broncos are placing the franchise tag on safety Justin Simmons for the second consecutive season, it was announced Friday. Simmons, who was poised to become an unrestricted free agent, becomes the first player to be tagged this offseason. The Broncos now have until July 15 to work out a long-term
3:53 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills and safety Micah Hyde have agreed to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Friday, keeping him in Buffalo through the 2023 season. The two-year extension is worth $19.25 million, the NFL Network reported. A Pro Bowler in 2017, Hyde is among the leaders
4:24 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals on Friday released guard B.J. Finney, ending a year of confusion, fear and physical limitations for the former $8 million player. Finney struggled to properly train last offseason in fear of losing a $2 million signing bonus from the Seattle Seahawks due to COVID-19 restrictions on physicals, sources told