Month: December 2021

3:48 PM ET UCLA was forced to pull out of the Holiday Bowl only hours before Tuesday’s scheduled game against NC State in San Diego because of COVID-19 problems within the Bruins’ program. The school announced its decision around 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. “We are extremely grateful to the Holiday Bowl, students, fans, sponsors
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2:58 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars‘ coaching search got rolling on Tuesday as they scheduled an interview with Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson for later in the week, also will interview former head coach Jim Caldwell, and put in requests to interview multiple candidates who are currently employed, sources told ESPN. A league
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1:48 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have placed starting quarterback Carson Wentz on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Tuesday. NFL and NFLPA are getting close to adopting the new CDC guidelines that would reduce the quarantine time to five days from 10 days for all players, including those who are unvaccinated, sources
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1:45 PM ET Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand became one of the most prominent NHL players to openly criticize the league’s decision to opt out of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of COVID-19 postponements. Marchand tweeted a statement on Tuesday that questioned the logic behind the NHL and NHLPA agreeing to add taxi
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1:22 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Most of the time in professional sports, it’s easy to think it’s all been done before. With so many fine-tuned athletes constantly pushing each other to the peak of human potential, we can experience unprecedented demonstrations of sporting brilliance every week of our lives. But it’s truly
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1:02 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, becoming the fifth coach to do so and third in the past two days. Assistant coach Mike Wilks will serve as acting head coach Tuesday night against the Kings. Daigneault
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11:51 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After first signing on with Puma in 2018 to help re-launch its basketball category, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton has landed a new multi-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal to continue his partnership with the brand. “It’s pretty lit. It’s truly a blessing as well,” Ayton said. “The reason I
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12:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday that Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and LaMarcus Aldridge had cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Aldridge has been in the protocols for two weeks, while Durant and Irving both entered them 10 days ago. Brooklyn had a massive COVID-19 outbreak across its roster, with
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