Month: December 2020

9:44 PM ET Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres are on the verge of making their second trade
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1:09 PM ET Florida starting wide receivers Kadarius Toney and Trevon Grimes will skip Wednesday’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic to begin preparation for the 2021 NFL draft, they each announced Monday. Six-foot, 193-pound Toney is the Gators’ top receiver, leading the team in catches (70) and receiving yards (984) and leading the wide receivers in
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1:40 PM ET Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian was named the winner of the Broyles Award, which annually goes to college football’s top assistant coach. Sarkisian directed one of the most productive offenses in the country this season. The Crimson Tide averaged 49.7 points per game, second highest in the FBS and No. 1 among
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6:27 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach will miss four to five months after having surgery Monday on his fractured right wrist, the team said. Dach, playing for Team Canada, was hurt during an exhibition win last week against Russia ahead of the world junior championships. The 19-year-old was injured on what seemed to
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6:24 PM ET WBC and IBF light heavyweight titlist Artur Beterbiev’s Jan. 30 fight against Adam Deines has been postponed after Beterbiev tested positive for COVID-19. The 35-year-old was scheduled to make his fourth defense of the IBF title and first defense of the WBC title he won in 2019 by TKO over Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
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2:09 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the Kansas City Chiefs having clinched the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed and a first-round playoff bye, coach Andy Reid said some starters wouldn’t play in Sunday’s final regular-season game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium. Reid wasn’t specific about which players would be out
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