Month: August 2019

10:33 PM ET USC sophomore quarterback JT Daniels has retained his starting job, coach Clay Helton announced Tuesday. The decision was widely expected after Daniels started 11 games as a true freshman in 2018, but when Helton hired new offensive coordinator Graham Harrell in the offseason, he also reopened the quarterback competition to include redshirt
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Serge Gnabry speaks to ESPN about absorbing knowledge from Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, who he feels were key in Bayern’s dominance over the last decade. To watch the 2019 International Champions Cup, sign up for ESPN+. To watch the 2019 International Champions Cup, sign up for ESPN+. Fiorentina has joined Franck Ribery on a free
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8:54 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State quarterback Demry Croft has been indicted on six counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery. The 22-year-old Croft was released from jail Monday on $50,000 bond. An arraignment has been scheduled for Sept. 4. The indictment against Croft says he engaged in unlawful
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7:34 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Mass. — Russ Conway, a hockey writer who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1992 for his stories about corruption in the NHL Players Association that helped bring down union head Alan Eagleson, has died. He was 70. His death was reported by the Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence, Massachusetts, where
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7:13 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears offensive guard Kyle Long expressed remorse over his role in a heated practice fight last week that culminated with Long attacking a teammate with the teammate’s own helmet. “Obviously what I did was absolutely unacceptable,” Long said after Tuesday’s practice. “As a human being, as a
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6:32 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Billy Hamilton feels like Christmas came early. After being let go by one of baseball’s worst teams, Hamilton joined the first-place Atlanta Braves on Tuesday to help with their push for the playoffs. “It’s a great feeling,” Hamilton said in the clubhouse at SunTrust Park before the opener
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6:26 PM ET Challenge accepted. That was Jorge Masvidal‘s message to Nate Diaz in a YouTube video published Tuesday after Diaz had called him out after a victory at UFC 241 on Saturday. Masvidal said he’d be down to fight Diaz in December, though he was also open to November. “I’m ready to put it
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5:56 PM ET Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters has been named the Illinois starter for the season opener, coach Lovie Smith said Tuesday. Peters, a graduate transfer, is a former Mr. Football in Indiana who played 10 games with four starts at Michigan, passing for 680 yards and four touchdowns.
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