Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 05:02 PM ETCloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Even before knowing which direction the Chicago Bears will go at quarterback in 2024, new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is confident his scheme will fit Justin Fields,…
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Nick Williams played in a game that raised funds for the Wales Air Ambulance two months before they helped save his lifeFormer Cardiff number eight Nick Williams says his recovery “journey” from a cardiac arrest has been “by far the biggest challenge” he has had.The ex-back row forward’s life was saved by paramedics and Wales Air Ambulance responders in 2022.”When I woke up, I asked my brother if we had won or lost the game, having thought I had been concussed playing rugby,” said the 40-year-old.”Being told I had a cardiac arrest was a lot to take in.”Williams also played…
By Peter Weis @PeterVicey There was some surprising news coming out of German football’s Unterhaus earlier this evening when top 2. Bundesliga striker Fabian Reese announced he would extend his contract with Hertha BSC. Following a woeful start to the new calendar year which saw Berlin’s “alte Dame” forced to contend with the death of President Kay Bernstein and suffer elimination from the DFB Pokal at home in the Olympiastadion a short few weeks later, there is finally some good news to report in Charlottenburg. Attacker Fabian Reese – amid rumors that the 26-year-old wished to make the jump…
Arsenal will be taking on Newcastle at the Emirates on Saturday night with the chance of moving within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.The Gunners faced Porto in the Champions League during the week and whilst they fell to a late 1-0 defeat, there were no fresh injury concerns for Mikel Arteta. He actually managed to welcome Fabio Vieira back to the squad from injury, but Thomas Partey is only managing to train so far. Other important players like Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Jesus are also injured, so the boss cannot change much about his team for…
According to SportBild (via Sport Witness), Chelsea are set to compete with Tottenham Hotspur in the race to sign Edmond Tapsoba from Bayer Leverkusen this summer. Chelsea have had another below-par campaign in the Premier League and they are currently languishing 10th in the table with only 35 points on the board. The Blues have been guilty of missing clear-cut chances up front, but their defensive record has also become a concern over recent months. There could be investment in the central defensive department this summer and SportBild claim that the Blues alongside Tottenham are keen on landing Tapsoba. The 25-year-old…
Brian Ortega doesn’t believe Ilia Topuria fought the same Alexander Volkanovski that he did nearly three years ago. This past Saturday, Topuria knocked out Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 298 to claim the featherweight title. It was the 35-year-old veteran’s first ever loss in the weight class and as a man who previously faced the now ex-featherweight champion, Ortega says that that he’s not sure that was the same Volkanovski he had to square off against. “It just got shuffled last week, bro!” Ortega when asked about the state of the featherweight division during his UFC Mexico City…
The SEC had at least one representative in the College Football Playoff every year during the four-team format, which started in 2014. As the playoff expands to 12 teams for the upcoming 2024-25 season, the power conference expects to see at least two, maybe even three, teams in the postseason. Georgia and Texas are among the favorites to make a deep run in the College Football Playoff, but what other teams could soon represent the SEC?National recruiting analyst Cooper Petagna posed the question on the 247Sports Football Recruiting Podcast Wednesday, asking whether Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma or Tennessee reaches the College Football…
“We just recently learned of the charges against Ryan,” Monumental Basketball president Michael Winger told The Athletic. “We cannot comment on that matter, or the basis for our roster decisions.” Winger added: “We do take our role very seriously as citizens of the DMV, representatives of our fans and a team our community can be proud of. These are expectations, not aspirations. We’re eager to move forward with our team as constituted and pursue excellence on and off the court.” -via The Athletic / January 11, 2024
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 04:34 PM ETCloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia. You can follow him via Twitter @SeifertESPN.The playing surface at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium will be replaced this offseason, the Bengals announced Thursday, completing the elimination of slit-film turf from NFL facilities.Data compiled jointly by the NFL and the NFL…
George will win his 88th cap and captain England for the third time on SaturdayVenue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 24 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMTCoverage: Watch live on BBC One, iPlayer and online from 16:00 GMT, listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and follow live text on the BBC Sport website and appEngland captain Jamie George says Saturday’s Six Nations game against Scotland will be a “special one” following the death of his mother.The hooker’s mother, Jane, died last week but George has decided to play because she “would have wanted me to”.”I am so lucky that we…