Month: August 2021

2:55 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said redshirt freshman quarterback Hudson Card will start the Longhorns’ season opener against No. 23 Louisiana, but Casey Thompson will also play in the game. Sarkisian added that he will re-evaluate the competition for Texas’ permanent starting job after Week 1. “Neither guy’s ever started a game in
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2:11 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants traded defensive lineman B.J. Hill to the Cincinnati Bengals for offensive lineman Billy Price on Monday. Hill, a 2018 third-round pick out of NC State, did not play in Sunday night’s preseason finale against the New England Patriots with the trade in the works.
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1:34 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. will undergo surgery this week to repair a meniscus injury he suffered in Minnesota’s preseason finale at Kansas City, coach Mike Zimmer announced Monday. “We’ll see how that surgery goes, but [Vikings head team physician] Dr. [Christopher] Larsen is one of the
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2:12 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. – John Harbaugh said Monday that it’s a legitimate question to ask why running back J.K. Dobbins played in the preseason finale, but he emphasized that the Baltimore Ravens are among the teams who play their starters the least. Dobbins suffered a season-ending injury in the opening drive of
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1:02 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — As speculation swirled Monday regarding the Miami Dolphins‘ interest in embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson, coach Brian Flores said the team wants players with “high character.” The Dolphins have declined to confirm or deny reports they have engaged in trade talks to acquire Watson, the Houston Texans‘ star who
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1:07 PM ET The New Orleans Saints got back to work Monday at their temporary home in Dallas after Hurricane Ida devastated Southern Louisiana on Sunday. Saints coach Sean Payton said he was unaware of any significant damage to the team’s practice facility in Metairie, Louisiana. But he expects the team to practice away from
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2:38 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Carson Wentz, Pro Bowl center Ryan Kelly and receiver Zach Pascal have been played on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Monday. The three players were placed on the COVID-19 list after coming in close contact with a Colts staff member who tested positive, a source told ESPN’s
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12:08 PM ET This weekend saw Lionel Messi play for a new club (weird), Manchester United flatter to deceive (not weird), Juventus struggle without the United-bound Cristiano Ronaldo (not his fault) and Arsenal learn more humbling lessons, this time against Manchester City. (We expected that, right?) There were big wins for Barcelona, Real Madrid and
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8:08 AM ET Lionel Messi‘s debut with Paris Saint-Germain averaged over two million viewers in Spain, making it the most-watched French football game in the country ever. Messi, 34, finally made his first appearance for PSG in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Reims following his move from Barcelona on a free transfer this summer. – Stream
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