Month: December 2022

5:44 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Mickey Joseph, Nebraska‘s interim football coach for nine games this season who was charged with felony assault, is no longer part of the Cornhuskers’ program, the athletic department announced Friday. The department said in a statement it would have no additional comment. Joseph is accused of putting
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4:22 PM ET Tiger Woods knows playing through pain caused by plantar fasciitis in his right foot probably isn’t the best thing for his long-term recovery, but the 15-time major champion said it’s a sacrifice he’s willing to make to compete with his son in this weekend’s PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida. Woods and his
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3:14 PM ET Kristen Shelton Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana has been reinstated by the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the league announced Friday. On Oct. 19, Vrana entered the program that is designed to offer players treatment for mental health and ranging to substance abuse. He is now available to rejoin Detroit’s lineup while
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3:24 PM ET Alabama outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. and quarterback Bryce Young, rated by ESPN’s Todd McShay as the top two prospects in the 2023 NFL draft, both plan to play in the Crimson Tide’s bowl game. Coach Nick Saban told ESPN he doesn’t expect the Tide to have any opt-outs for the game.
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3:29 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge approved a bankruptcy settlement of about $100 million Friday over Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s failed plan to build a practice facility for his NFL team in South Carolina. The deal will turn the land and the incomplete steel shell of what was supposed
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3:17 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans rookie wide receiver Treylon Burks has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, according to coach Mike Vrabel. Burks has been in the
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2:58 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett will have surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand and hopes to return at some point before the end of the regular season, coach Pete Carroll said Friday. Seattle’s leading receiver broke the metacarpal bone that connects to his index finger
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3:34 PM ET The Denver Broncos have ruled out Russell Wilson for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, paving the way for Brett Rypien to start. Wilson left Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a concussion early in the fourth quarter. The Broncos on Friday said he passed the league’s protocol, but they
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3:06 PM ET The NHL has discussed expanding its regular season from 82 to 84 games in an effort to create more regional rivalry matchups, sources confirmed to ESPN. The league has been considering alternatives to its current schedule after some teams complained about an imbalanced number of divisional games against rivals. Currently, each team
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3:44 PM GMT England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Friday approved the application by a bidder for the planned takeover of Wasps but rejected another for Worcester Warriors after an assessment by the governing body’s Club Financial Viability Group. Financially-hit Wasps and Worcester have both been suspended for going into administration and will drop from
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