Month: February 2022

2:32 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback job is officially up for grabs. On Monday, outgoing general manager Kevin Colbert gave former backup Mason Rudolph a vote of confidence. “If we started a season today, Mason would be our starter, and we’re excited to see where that
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12:53 PM ET Free-agent guard Goran Dragic is signing for the rest of the season with the Brooklyn Nets, his agent, Bill Duffy of BDA Sports, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dragic began the season on the Toronto Raptors before he was sent to the San Antonio Spurs at the trade deadline and subsequently had his
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2:04 PM ET Associated Press Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but banned on
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6:13 PM ET Georgia offensive line coach Matt Luke is stepping down to spend more time with his family, coach Kirby Smart announced Monday. Luke was the Bulldogs’ offensive line coach and associate head coach the past two seasons, and was Ole Miss‘ head coach from 2017 to ’19. Luke, who played center at Ole
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Feb 20, 2022 Tim BontempsESPN CLEVELAND — Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell announced Sunday evening that he wouldn’t be able to play in Sunday’s All-Star Game due to an upper respiratory illness. “It is a great honor and has always been a dream of mine to be selected as an NBA All-Star,” Mitchell said in
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press A former college football player currently imprisoned on a drug conviction in Georgia has reached a plea agreement for a misdemeanor charge of violating North Carolina’s sports agent law. Christopher Jamel Hawkins, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted athlete-agent inducement via video conferencing, said Kimberly Overton Spahos, executive director of
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4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Novak Djokovic won his first match of the year when he defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 to open the Dubai Championships on Monday. Djokovic couldn’t defend his Australian Open title last month because he was deported from the country for being unvaccinated. The United
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