Month: August 2021

2:09 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Veteran offensive lineman Joe Looney has decided to retire, sources told ESPN. He had signed with the New York Giants late last week. The move comes as a surprise. Looney is 30 years old, having played nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys.
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3:00 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Nate Stanley are expected back at practice on Thursday after completing a five-day stint on the reserve/COVID-19 list, according to coach Mike Zimmer. Cousins and Stanley went into COVID-19 protocols on Saturday after they were designated high-risk close contacts upon rookie quarterback Kellen
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1:23 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving Todd Bowles a new three-year contract that keeps him as the NFL’s highest-paid defensive coordinator, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Bowles had one year left on his current deal, but this contract replaces that and doesn’t preclude him from taking another head-coaching job. In January,
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2:48 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor has been added to the College Football Playoff selection committee, replacing Texas AD Chris Del Conte. Wednesday’s announcement comes less than a week after Texas and Oklahoma announced they would be leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC. The 13-member
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2:35 AM ET Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan — For Triston Casas, the Olympics feel as comfortable as spring training. That’s because when he stepped to the plate in the United States’ elimination game against the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, he was facing Boston Red Sox Double-A teammate Denyi Reyes. “I have one career at-bat off
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11:56 AM ET Veteran pitcher Cole Hamels, a four-time All-Star who has seen action in just one game since the 2019 season, is close to reaching a major league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The move will provide even more insurance for their rotation — particularly for Clayton
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1:47 PM ET Winnipeg Jets center Pierre-Luc Dubois is changing his jersey number next season to honor Matiss Kivlenieks, his former teammate in Columbus who died in a tragic accident last month. The Jets confirmed that Dubois is going from No. 13 to No. 80, which is the number Kivlenieks wore as a goaltender in
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2:22 PM ET The women’s Olympic golf tournament could be shortened to 54 holes due to an approaching tropical storm set to hit Kasumigaseki Country Club on Friday, with a golf official saying the hope is that players will be notified before the third round if a change is made. The scheduled 72-hole event is
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