Month: July 2021

5:03 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — One day after Aaron Rodgers verbally agreed to the terms of his return to the Green Bay Packers, the team seemingly met one of his requests by bringing back receiver Randall Cobb. The Packers were on the verge of re-acquiring Cobb late Tuesday afternoon. A source said Cobb
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3:43 PM ET Stanford coach David Shaw, on Tuesday, said of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young’s reported seven-figure name, image and likeness deals that it wasn’t fair market value. A player like Young who hasn’t started a game making that much money, he said, “is not what this whole thing is supposed to be about.” “I
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3:22 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Blues and winger Pavel Buchnevich agreed to a four-year, $23.2 million contract on Tuesday, the team announced. The Blues were confident they’d be able to get a deal done with Buchnevich after acquiring him from the New York Rangers last week for forward Sammy Blais and
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1:24 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings announced Tuesday that Phil Rauscher will replace Rick Dennison as the team’s offensive line coach this season. Dennison, who isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19, will remain with the team as a senior offensive adviser. In addition, Ben Steele has been added by the team as assistant offensive line coach. ESPN
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2:56 PM ET KANSAS CITY — Patrick Mahomes added to the collection of sports franchises that he has a stake in by buying into the ownership group of MLS club Sporting Kansas City. “I am grateful for the opportunity to join Sporting Kansas City’s ownership team and strengthen my connection to the fans and the
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1:32 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians took issue Tuesday with the suggestion that his team was somehow violating league COVID-19 protocols by not wearing wristbands to identify which players have received the vaccine. “If I give you some information, at least know the f–ing rules before you put it
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12:15 PM BST Britain fought back superbly from 21 points down to beat the United States 26-21 on Tuesday and seal a semi-final meeting with New Zealand in the Olympic Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo Stadium. Six-man Argentina overcame an early red card to shock South Africa 19-14 and will face defending champions Fiji in
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1:09 PM ET Alex Ovechkin has signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal to return to the Washington Capitals, it was announced Tuesday. “I’M BACK DC!!!!!” he wrote on Twitter, with a source close to Ovechkin saying he wanted to pay homage on social media to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement. The 35-year-old has played
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1:52 PM ET Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s “deeply disappointed” in the Montreal Canadiens‘ decision to select Logan Mailloux in the first round of the 2021 NHL draft last weekend. The Canadiens shocked the hockey world Friday night by selecting Mailloux, an 18-year-old defenseman. He had “renounced” himself from the draft earlier in
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