Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterJan 23, 2024, 09:03 AM ETCloseTim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus.PHILADELPHIA — Brian Johnson is out as the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, becoming the latest assistant ousted from Nick Sirianni’s coaching staff.The team had not officially announced Johnson’s status, but multiple outlets reported Tuesday morning that Johnson will not return to the Eagles after only one season as their offensive…
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Tom Ahern suffered a head injury in a clash with Northampton hooker Curtis Langdon, who was sent-offDates: 2 February-16 MarchCoverage: Selected matches on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer with live text commentary and BBC radio commentary on every matchConnacht back row Cian Prendergast has replaced Munster’s Tom Ahern in Ireland’s training squad for the pre-Six Nations camp in Portugal. Prendergast, 23, will be one of three training panellists in the squad.His younger brother, Leinster fly-half Sam, and Munster prop Oli Jager – who are both uncapped – are the others.Connacht’s Prendergast has three caps for Ireland, having made his Test…
Defending champions Mumbai Indians and 2023 runners-up Delhi Capitals are set to kick off the 2024 edition of Women’s Premier League (WPL) on February 23 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.The five-team competition will have a total of 22 matches, with the final set to be played on March 17. After the entire tournament was held only in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai in 2023, the WPL this season will be hosted across two venues: Bengaluru and Delhi. As reported by ESPNcricinfo, the first half of the tournament – the first 11 matches – will be held in Bengaluru while…
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff Thomas Tuchel is increasingly being questioned internally at Bayern Munich, according to Bild. Photo: Hayters – Pressbox/OneFootball Bild reports that there are growing doubts at Bayern Munich about head coach Thomas Tuchel in the midst of a fluctuating season with significant lows. Honorary president and supervisory board member Uli Hoeness is said to be among the doubters, but at the same time he doesn’t want to push the button too soon in the hope of securing more stability at the Bavarian club. Given that Tuchel was only installed as coach in March as a replacement for Julian…
The longest Premier League gameweek of the 2023/24 season has finally come to an end. Spread across two weeks in order to give players some much needed respite following the busy Christmas period, gameweek 21 still managed to provide us with plenty of talking points. From Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur’s entertaining draw, to Arsenal finally managing to score some goals, to Kevin De Bruyne’s scary return for Manchester City, the elongated gameweek had something for everyone.And after all that fun, here’s 90min’s team of the week: GK: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) Clean sheet / Matt McNulty/GettyImagesEmi Martinez was only…
Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on securing the services of Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane in the summer window, according to a report from Fichajes. The 28-year-old German international has been in excellent form this season, scoring nine goals across all competitions and picking up 11 assists along the way. It hasn’t gone unnoticed here in England as the report claims that Arsenal and Liverpool are ‘showing clear interest’ in signing the Bayern Munich attacker ahead of the summer window. Sane has been a key player for Bayern Munich since joining from Manchester City in 2020. However, he will have…
According to Khamzat Chimaev, if he doesn’t get the first crack at Dricus du Plessis following the new champ’s title win at UFC 297 this past Saturday, the UFC CEO will have some explaining to so. “Who else is going to fight him,” Chimaev told ESPN. “Israel is out [he said] until 2027. All of these guys fought each other. It’s only me who is undefeated and undisputed, so I don’t know. They promised me after the Usman fight that [I] will for sure fight for the title, and I won that fight. I don’t know what’s going on. “I…
Here are 6 prospects who could outperform their high school ranking just like Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard.
The three inaugural recipients are Amelia Moir from Oregon State University, Abbey Poole from Miami University (Ohio) and Anika Pophali of Ridge High School (Basking Ridge, N.J.). Introduced this year by SABR — The Society of American Baseball Research — the scholarship is “awarded annually to two recipients and provides meaningful professional development and networking opportunities for female-identifying students or young professionals pursuing a career in baseball analytics and data science.” The opportunities are made possible thanks to the support of the Gennaro Family Fund. One of baseball’s preeminent researchers, Langs has bravely battled ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) — otherwise…
Considering John Wall’s current situation, are you surprised where his career is currently? Marcin Gortat: It is sad because we anticipated things like that. And I spoke with John. We are on good terms right now. I haven’t talked to him recently for the last couple of months, but I’ve been going back and forth with him for the last couple of years. And you know, at the end of the day, you understand he’s my brother from the Washington team. John is my brother, and we have played together for many years. We had many battles together, and we…