7:43 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have settled a lawsuit by a former player who said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach during the team’s 2010 Stanley Cup title run. After representatives for the Blackhawks and former first-round pick Kyle Beach met Wednesday with a mediator for the first
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9:24 PM ET Alabama might have saved the best for last on the first day of the early signing period on Wednesday. Hours after the Crimson Tide signed 22 players to their class of 2022, including a trio of five-star prospects, former LSU All-American cornerback Eli Ricks announced he will transfer to Alabama. A sophomore,
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8:13 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open and two warm-up tournaments because of a right hand injury sustained in training. Australian Open officials on Thursday confirmed the world fourth-ranked player’s withdrawal, and said in a tweet: “wishing you a speedy recovery.” Pliskova had earlier said
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8:38 PM ET Florida quarterback Emory Jones plans to enter the transfer portal, he told ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren on Wednesday, confirming an earlier report. A redshirt junior, Jones had an up-and-down first season as the starter as the Gators struggled in Dan Mullen’s final season. He threw for 2,563 yards, 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
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7:41 PM ET Most of the NFL’s COVID-19 surge this week has been driven by positive test results from asymptomatic players, an important data point as the league and NFL Players Association discuss ways to slow the spread through multiple teams. More than 100 players have tested positive since Monday. Roughly two-thirds of them are
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6:56 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday from the league’s owners meetings in Irving, Texas, that Washington Football Team owner Dan Snyder did not hinder the investigation into his franchise last year. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Snyder tried to prevent attorney Beth Wilkinson from interviewing a woman who had accused
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7:39 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Texas assistant coach Stan Drayton, who led the Longhorns’ run game under Tom Herman and Steve Sarkisian, has been named head coach at Temple, the school announced. The program will introduce Drayton, who will replace Rod Carey with the Owls, in a news conference on Thursday. “This
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6:05 PM ET ESPN 300 defensive end Enai White capped off a day to remember for Texas A&M recruiting when the No. 37 ranked recruit chose the Aggies over Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State on Wednesday. The Aggies now have the No. 1 class, ahead of the same programs White was considering. White is a
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