Month: August 2021

5:36 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni named Jalen Hurts the starting quarterback Tuesday after weeks of declining to do so, citing the importance of creating competition at every position. “Jalen’s our starter. He’s done a great job,” Sirianni said shortly after the roster was trimmed to 53 players. “We wanted him
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6:21 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Cardinals cornerback Malcolm Butler was put on the reserve/retired list on Tuesday afternoon, a day after a report surfaced that said he was dealing with a personal situation and mulling retirement. Butler was not a Cardinals’ practice Tuesday morning and head coach Kliff Kingsbury did not want to speak
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6:28 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer said he and general manager Trent Baalke took a player’s vaccination status into consideration during final roster cuts. Meyer said Tuesday that it was considered because of the more stringent COVID-19 protocols imposed on unvaccinated players who test positive or are identified as high-risk
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6:13 PM ET During a team meeting Tuesday, Dolphins coach Brian Flores addressed recent reports tying Miami to a potential trade for Deshaun Watson, telling his players and staff that Tua Tagovailoa is “our quarterback” in a brief but poignant message, sources told ESPN. Flores was not overly expansive in his comments, and he didn’t
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1:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault allegations. In the two months since Trevor Bauer last appeared in a game for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his future — legally
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5:16 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has dismissed freshman running back Loyal Crawford from the team. Badgers coach Paul Chryst announced the dismissal Tuesday and said freshman running back Antwan Roberts had been suspended. School officials didn’t specify the reasons for the disciplinary measures and said they would have no additional comment
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3:40 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has named Ken Seals the Commodores’ starting quarterback for the opener against East Tennessee State on Saturday night. Lea said Tuesday that Seals will be the starter. Mike Wright is the backup quarterback, but Lea said Wright also will play as one of
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4:38 PM ET Nebraska’s proud sellout streak will survive another week. The Cornhuskers announced on Tuesday that the Fordham game on Saturday will be its 376th consecutive sellout, continuing a streak that dates to the Bob Devaney era in 1962. The remaining tickets that were purchased will go to a new program Nebraska started called
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