Month: December 2021

11:44 AM ET Associated Press The Pac-12 is tapping into former football stars such as Brock Huard, Toby Gerhart and Lincoln Kennedy as it explores ways to boosts the conference’s fortunes on the field and off. The conference announced Monday the formation of the Pac-12 football alumni council. The group includes more than 20 players
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Dec 19, 2021 Mike CoppingerESPN Yordenis Ugas will receive his shot at Errol Spence Jr. after all. Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) protested when the WBA mandated that he next defend his welterweight title against Eimantas Stanionis, but the latter has now agreed to step aside, WBA president Gilberto Mendoza told ESPN on Sunday, paving the
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Dec 19, 2021 Arkansas defensive lineman Tre Williams was arrested early Sunday morning in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and charged with driving with while intoxicated. The redshirt senior was booked at 1:50 a.m. ET and later released on $765 bond, according to a Washington County arrest database. Williams, 24, leads the Razorbacks with six sacks this season
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12:34 PM ET Associated Press More than a quarter of NHL teams have been shut down through at least the weekend, after the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens became the eighth and ninth to have activities paused because of several positive COVID-19 test results among players. The Blue Jackets had games scheduled for Monday
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5:06 PM ET The Oakland Athletics have hired Mark Kotsay to be their next manager, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Monday, confirming an earlier report. Kotsay, 46, was Oakland’s third-base coach last season and is a former bench coach with the Athletics. He now takes over for Bob Melvin, who left to manage the
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4:44 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is on track to start against the Washington Football Team on Tuesday night. Hurts, who missed Philadelphia’s Week 13 win over the New York Jets with a sprained left ankle, originally was going to be listed as questionable on the team’s injury report, coach Nick Sirianni
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3:37 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — New San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin has rounded out his coaching staff with the addition of Matt Williams, a former All-Star third baseman and Washington Nationals manager, and Bryan Price, former manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Williams, best known for his 10 seasons with the NL
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1:47 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Four minor league teams that lost their big league affiliations before the 2021 season have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball, using a law firm that has represented players’ unions. Parent companies of the Staten Island Yankees, Tri-City Valley Cats, Norwich Sea Unicorns and Salem-Keizer
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