5:23 PM ET William E. Ricks Getting hit with a line drive is no fun in baseball, as Ole Miss Rebels offensive football analyst Michael Nysewander just found out. Rebels players participated in a home run derby during practice Wednesday and head coach Lane Kiffin recorded a video of defensive tackle Tywone Malone taking pitches
Month: November 2022
7:10 PM ET The tourist board of Swedish coastal province Halland has asked football fans to stop confusing its name with that of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland. Twitter posts in which the Norway international’s name is spelt Halland rather than Haaland mean social media users trying to discover the area online are instead directed
6:43 PM ET Chelsea and England defender Ben Chilwell reacts after going down in his team’s win over Dinamo Zagreb. Getty Images England‘s Ben Chilwell pulled up in stoppage time of Chelsea‘s 2-1 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday with a hamstring injury, putting his participation in the World Cup in Qatar in doubt.
5:58 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ trade for Calvin Ridley was not one that came together quickly. It took several months, numerous interviews with those close to Ridley, and some intricate negotiating before the team finally ended up with one of the league’s best receivers. General manager Trent Baalke said Wednesday that
5:24 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said Wednesday he wouldn’t rule out the possibility that running back Cam Akers practices this week and plays against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Akers did not play in the Rams’ last two games as the team explored trade options for their 2020
5:24 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Coming out of a bye week, the Los Angeles Chargers hoped for continued recovery to their injury-plagued roster, but that does not appear
4:32 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday that the Miami Dolphins‘ trades for Bradley Chubb and Jeff Wilson Jr. before the trade deadline “bring some added life” to his team’s season and the locker room. From quarterback Tua Tagovailoa‘s perspective, the trades reinforced what he already believed about the team.
5:24 PM ET The U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the Washington Commanders engaged in financial improprieties, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The sources said that prosecutors are focused on several areas and that the inquiry was triggered
5:44 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid will miss his third game of the season, sitting out the Philadelphia 76ers‘ game against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night with what the club called a “non-COVID-related” illness. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said before Wednesday’s game that Embiid has the flu and has not
11:50 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev qualified for the ATP Finals after Taylor Fritz and Hubert Hurkacz, the other contenders for the two remaining spots, lost in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday. The eighth-seeded Auger-Aliassime outlasted qualifier Mikael Ymer 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to