Month: August 2021

3:40 AM ET George Russell is the obvious choice for Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One teammate next year after his performances with Williams, according to former team boss Ross Brawn. “In my view, there is only one decision for Mercedes next year with regards to the second seat,” Brawn, now Formula One’s managing director
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11:29 AM ET ATLANTA — After being hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia last week, Patrick Reed said Tuesday via social media that he is planning to play this week’s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Reed, who missed both FedEx Club playoff events — the Northern Trust due to an ankle injury and then the
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11:21 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks and defenseman Connor Murphy have agreed on a four-year extension that carries an annual average value of $4.4 million. Murphy, 28, has become the de facto No. 1 defenseman on a Blackhawks team that has not been strong defensively in recent seasons. But Murphy has been a responsible and
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11:30 AM ET Formula One is considering easing some of its strict COVID-19 ‘bubble’ protocols, in force since last year, so teams can entertain sponsors and guests more freely at races. 1 Related McLaren Racing chief executive Zak Brown told Reuters change was overdue and the situation was discussed in Belgium last weekend. He hoped
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11:35 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Tight end Sammis Reyes will make the Washington Football Team’s 53-man roster, a source said, making him the first Chilean-born NFL player. Washington signed Reyes in April after he participated in Florida’s pro day. By signing, Reyes was removed from the International Pathway Program. Washington gave him a three-year
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11:09 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore will open the 2021 NFL season on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, meaning he will miss at least the first six weeks of the season, Gilmore’s agent, Jason Chayut, confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Gilmore, 30, has been recovering from a torn
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10:25 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Tuesday released 2019 third-round pick Will Grier in favor of former XFL star PJ Walker as quarterback Sam Darnold’s backup. Grier’s release left only two members of Carolina’s 2019 draft class, selected by former general manager Marty Hurney, on the roster: first-round pick Brian Burns
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9:21 AM ET The New Orleans Saints have released running back Devonta Freeman as part of their final roster cuts, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. NFL teams must get down to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET Tuesday. Freeman, 29, spent part of last season with the New York Giants as an injury replacement
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9:47 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have settled on Cooper Rush as quarterback Dak Prescott‘s backup, at least for now. As the Cowboys get to the 53-player roster limit on Tuesday, they released Garrett Gilbert, who started three of their four preseason games, and Ben DiNucci, a seventh-round pick in 2020. Rush
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