Month: February 2022

6:13 PM ET Georgia offensive line coach Matt Luke is stepping down to spend more time with his family, coach Kirby Smart announced Monday. Luke was the Bulldogs’ offensive line coach and associate head coach the past two seasons, and was Ole Miss‘ head coach from 2017 to ’19. Luke, who played center at Ole
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4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic won his first match of the year when he defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 to open the Dubai Championships on Monday. Djokovic couldn’t defend his Australian Open title last month because he was deported from the country for being unvaccinated. The United
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press A former college football player currently imprisoned on a drug conviction in Georgia has reached a plea agreement for a misdemeanor charge of violating North Carolina’s sports agent law. Christopher Jamel Hawkins, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted athlete-agent inducement via video conferencing, said Kimberly Overton Spahos, executive director of
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2:01 PM ET Former Ajax player Abdelhak Nouri was left with permanent brain damage after suffering a cardiac arrest in a preseason match with the club. Photo by VI Images via Getty Images Ajax Amsterdam will pay €7.85 million ($8.9 million) to the family of their former player Abdelhak Nouri, who suffered brain damage following a
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1:38 PM ET Borussia Dortmund forward Giovanni Reyna‘s latest injury is not as bad as initially thought, and the American could return to team training in two weeks, the club said on Monday. The 19-year-old Reyna’s first start in six months ended in tears on Sunday as he left the field amid fears of a
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2:32 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback job is officially up for grabs. On Monday, outgoing general manager Kevin Colbert gave former backup Mason Rudolph a vote of confidence. “If we started a season today, Mason would be our starter, and we’re excited to see where that
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12:50 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull is no longer serving as a team ambassador for the Blackhawks. Hull played for Chicago for 15 years, collecting 604 goals and 549 assists. He was named a Blackhawks ambassador in a ceremony with fellow Hall of Famer Stan Mikita in 2008.
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10:31 AM ET The NFL and XFL have reached a partnership agreement that will focus on innovating the game and protecting the health of players, the XFL announced Monday. XFL officials made clear that the collaboration will not include player sharing for developmental purposes, but the alignment is notable given the growing number of alternative
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11:24 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings are hiring Wes Phillips to join Kevin O’Connell’s staff as the team’s offensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN. Phillips has been with the Rams since the 2019 season and was the passing game coordinator and tight ends coach during the team’s Super Bowl run in 2021.
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