Month: April 2021

1:43 PM ET ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Football Team signed Ryan Fitzpatrick to start at quarterback, but coach Ron Rivera said that description only extends to training camp. Once there, Rivera wants to make sure Fitzpatrick earns the job – and that might mean beating out a rookie. “There will be a competition,” Rivera
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12:09 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that quarterback Tom Brady is progressing “very well” in his recovery from offseason knee surgery, described as a “minor surgical procedure.” He did not, however, provide a timetable on his recovery. “I talked to him last week,” Licht said. “I
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12:02 PM ET A trio of college basketball players met with NCAA president Mark Emmert on Thursday and asked the association to adopt a temporary blanket waiver that would allow all athletes to make money from endorsement deals next school year while more permanent decisions take shape. Michigan‘s Isaiah Livers, Iowa‘s Jordan Bohannon and Rutgers‘
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10:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Major League Baseball is back for a full 162-game 2021 season after a very unique 2020. Not sure who is starting for your team on Opening Day? We’re tracking batting orders from across the league as teams start to play in front of
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8:03 AM ET Erling Haaland‘s father Alf-Inge and agent Mino Raiola held talks in Barcelona on Thursday with Barca president Joan Laporta over a possible transfer for the superstar forward. Sources told ESPN that the two-and-a-half-hour meeting — attended by Raiola, Haaland Sr., Laporta and Barca’s incoming director of football Mateu Alemany — was a
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10:51 AM ET The NFL’s competition committee has endorsed six potential rule changes for the 2021 season, including a proposal that would expand the scope of information that replay officials could provide to on-field officiating crews during games. The change would fall well short of calls for adding an eighth official, sometimes known as a
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10:12 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have postponed Thursday’s opener against the Baltimore Orioles until Friday because of rain that was forecast to last all day. The Red Sox made the announcement at 9 a.m., about five hours before the scheduled first pitch. After playing last season without fans, the
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