4:58 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Kansas has extended the contract of football coach Lance Leipold by a year, sources told ESPN. Leipold’s first season was highlighted by a win at Texas, as the Jayhawks went 2-10 and showed tangible signs of progress. Leipold was hired in late April 2021, taking over one of the most
Month: September 2022
4:27 PM ET COLOGNE, Germany — Dirk Nowitzki now has a number retired on two continents. Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks’ legend whose number 41 was raised to the American Airlines Center rafters last season, was similarly honored by the German Basketball Federation on Thursday during the opening day of EuroBasket 2022. Nowitzki became the first
4:47 PM ET Associated Press MARION, Mass. — Rusty Strawn won five of the opening six holes and never trailed Thursday in a 3-and-2 victory over Doug Hanzel in the U.S. Senior Amateur final at The Kittansett Club. In a battle of Georgia residents, the 59-year-old Strawn won his first USGA title. Hanzel, who 10
1:18 PM ET ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Media day for the Dutch Grand Prix on Thursday was dominated by talk around the remaining seats on the 2023 grid, with Pierre Gasly increasingly looking like a major player in the driver market. F1 is waiting for clarification from the contract recognition board on whether Alpine or McLaren
Among Bangladesh’s several errors, Shakib Al Hasan rued Mahedi Hasan‘s no-balls the most in their two-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka that knocked them out of the Asia Cup. Mahedi’s first no-ball allowed Kusal Mendis, who was reprieved on four occasions, to bat beyond the seventh over. Kusal who opened the innings, top scored with a
2:30 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons placed linebacker Deion Jones on injured reserve Thursday, a little over a week after he returned to practice. Following offseason shoulder surgery, Jones had been on the physically unable to perform list for most of training camp until Aug. 24, when he returned to practice ahead of the preseason
2:43 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay had an unspecified medical procedure this past offseason that kept him out during the spring, general manager Joe Schoen revealed Thursday. The procedure could help explain what has been an uneven summer for Golladay, who was on the field every day
3:11 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye was arrested Thursday on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm stemming from an alleged road rage incident that occurred in Metairie on Monday, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said. He has been released from custody after posting a $30,000 bond but
3:22 PM ET Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry III tore his ACL during practice on Wednesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Landry led the Titans with 12 sacks last season, making him the first Titans pass-rusher with double-digit sacks since Brian Orakpo had 10.5 in 2015. Seven of Landry’s 12 sacks came on
1:25 PM ET OXON HILL, Md. — The Washington Commanders removed any pressure on rookie running back Brian Robinson to return too soon by placing him on the reserve/non-football injury list Thursday. Robinson will miss at least four games. If he is recovered after that time, he can play in Week 5. If not —