Month: August 2021

8:32 PM ET A grievance filed by the MLS Players Association on behalf of Atlanta United players over the denial of mandated days off has been found to be true by MLS, and the players will be compensated for those days as a result, sources have told ESPN. The decision amounts to what will likely
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4:55 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons signed Luka Garza and Chris Smith to two-way contracts on Tuesday. Detroit selected Garza, the AP national player of the year, with the No. 52 overall pick in the draft. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound center played well for the Pistons during the NBA Summer League, averaging
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6:41 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Normally jovial Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell opened Tuesday’s news conference with empathy to deliver breaking news: the team was releasing veteran long snapper Don Muhlbach on Wednesday. The move signifies the end of an era in Motown, as Muhlbach ranks second in franchise history
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5:48 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers waived quarterback Josh Rosen on Tuesday, sending the former No. 10 overall pick back to an uncertain football future. With Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance cemented as the Niners’ top two quarterbacks and veteran Nate Sudfeld outplaying Rosen in the battle for a possible
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6:19 PM ET New Mexico is set to announce Kentucky transfer Terry Wilson as its starting quarterback later Tuesday, a source told ESPN. Wilson, who transferred to New Mexico in March, went 17-8 as Kentucky’s starter and is the only player in team history to record 3,000 career passing yards (3,436) and 1,000 career rushing
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5:26 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — A former United States Golf Association employee has been charged in a scheme to embezzle funds from the unauthorized sale of U.S. Open Championship tickets, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Tuesday. According to a statement released by Williams, Robert Fryer, 39, of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, faces
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5:00 PM ET Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, has entered into a marketing deal with United Airlines, which will provide special direct flights from Eugene, Oregon, to select Ducks away games this season. “Partnering with United Airlines was a no brainer for me, as
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4:55 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Chase Claypool and the Pittsburgh Steelers avoided a worst-case scenario after the second-year wide receiver went down hard in the final minutes of Tuesday’s practice. Claypool suffered a “minor ankle sprain” after landing awkwardly on the ankle and “should be fine,” a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After going for
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