Month: September 2021

10:03 AM ET The Tampa Bay Rays have placed pitcher Chris Archer on the 10-day injured list with hip discomfort. Archer left an Aug. 22 start in the second inning because of left hip tightness, but has made three starts since. The 32-year-old righty missed over three months this season after leaving an April start
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5:00 AM ET The Houston Texans sought a package of six players and draft picks from teams interested in trading for star quarterback Deshaun Watson this past summer, league sources tell ESPN. Whether the package consisted of one player and five draft picks or two players and four picks, the Texans were unwilling to budge
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4:58 AM ET One of the many reasons why the San Francisco 49ers traded up to the third overall spot in this year’s NFL draft was their belief that the New England Patriots could trade up to No. 3 and beat them to Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, league sources told ESPN. San Francisco wanted to
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3:08 AM ET ESPN staff What college football’s Week 2 schedule lacked in high profile games, it more than made up for in drama. Multiple teams in the top 10 survived close calls despite upstart performances from scrappy teams keen on pulling an upset early in the season. Ohio State was one team that did
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2:02 AM ET Florida State coach Mike Norvell apologized for his team’s stunning 20-17 loss to Jacksonville State on a touchdown pass with no time remaining late Saturday night. The loss was the first in program history to an FCS opponent. Norvell, in his second year as Florida State head coach, took full responsibility for
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11:46 PM ET Associated Press Nine teams passed on Paul Pierce in the 1998 NBA draft, and if you think he doesn’t remember each and every one of them, then you don’t know Paul Pierce. The newly inducted Basketball Hall of Famer called out by name — in order — the teams with the first
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11:44 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va, — Martin Truex Jr. assumed the lead when Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch was penalized for speeding with about 50 laps to go and won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night. The victory was the third for Truex in the last five
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