3:53 PM ET The Chicago Bears have declined the fifth-year option on quarterback Mitchell Trubisky for the 2021 season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The second overall pick of the 2017 NFL draft, Trubisky finished the year 28th in total QBR (39.4), tied for 27th in touchdown passes (17), 21st in passing
Month: May 2020
3:38 PM BST Bill Beaumont has been re-elected as World Rugby chairman for another four years, the governing body announced on Saturday. Beaumont, 68, defeated former Argentina captain Agustin Pichot by 28 votes to 23 to secure a second consecutive term. “I am honoured to accept the mandate of the World Rugby Council to serve
10:00 AM ET USC finished with the 54th-ranked college football recruiting class in the country in 2020, the lowest it has finished since ESPN started its class rankings in 2009. In fact, 2020 marked the first time the Trojans had finished outside the top 20, a far fall from when they finished with the No.
2:07 PM ET Shaquill Griffin and Shaquem Griffin were used to hearing cheers from students while playing for the UCF Knights prior to their NFL careers. On Saturday, they returned the favor. The identical twins, who both play for the Seattle Seahawks, delivered an unscripted 8-minute commencement speech for the university’s virtual graduation ceremony that
2:17 PM ET Less than a month after advising that all combat sports should be postponed due to COVID-19, the Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) is relaxing its stance. On Saturday, the ARP released a statement that is more agreeable with combat sports resuming — as long as added precautions are taken. The ARP is
1:40 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas and Missouri are resuming their football rivalry after the former Big 12 foes agreed to a four-game series in which each school will play two home games beginning in September 2025. The fourth-longest rivalry in college football dates to 1891, but it has been
10:30 PM IST England batsman Jason Roy has conceded that it might “make sense” to postpone this year’s men’s T20 World Cup, with the possibility of travel restrictions and biosecurity issues around the spread of the coronavirus set to have an impact on the viability of Australia hosting the tournament in October and November as
Seeing drivers in race suits, wearing custom-designed helmets and celebrating on the podium may have been put on hold for now. But that doesn’t mean a total lack of Formula 1 content. It’s just a bit… different. And by different, we mean bizarre. As lockdown restrictions continue around the world, here’s part two of how
1:15 PM ET As the NBA seeks solutions to return to action during the coronavirus pandemic, teams are weighing scenarios for potential games with only essential personnel present. Perhaps a key factor in such decisions, beyond titles or responsibilities, is the health and age of those staffers, NBA general managers told ESPN. One NBA general
10:29 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Representatives from England and West Indies, including Test captains Joe Root and Jason Holder, have been involved in “positive ongoing discussions” about rescheduling their forthcoming series, the ECB has said. West Indies were due to arrive in the UK this month ahead of a three-Test tour, but that has now
UFC lightweight star Tony Ferguson isn’t someone who’s confined by conventional norms. He has been known to wear dress clothes, sunglasses and fighting gloves while carrying a baseball to an indoor news conference. He zigs while others zag. Perhaps his most famous creative outlet is his workouts. From tossing around huge tractor tires to swinging
7:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — For the first time in over two decades, six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady is the new kid on the block — playing for a new team in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in a new offense with new teammates. Well, mostly new teammates. Brady will have longtime favorite target
8:00 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1939, Lou Gehrig’s consecutive game streak ends at 2,130. Gehrig is known as “The Iron Horse,” which he
The European Road Cycling Championships in Italy this September have been postponed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was set to take place from 9-13 September in the province of Trentino, which will remain as the host. “This decision was taken in full agreement and cooperation with the parties concerned,” said a
7:37 AM ET Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond believes his team is on the verge of making a leap in 2020 like LSU did last season, when the Tigers went from 10-3 to a 15-0 national title campaign. “We really haven’t won the big-time games yet,” Mond told The Dallas Morning News for a story
6:20 AM ET Andy Murray has backed Roger Federer‘s call to merge the men’s and women’s tours, saying that many top male players believe it will be a positive step for tennis. “When you have a lot of the top male players now starting to discuss and talk about it, that’s definitely very promising,” he
10:55 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff From saying no to handshakes to playing matches in empty stadiums and eventually calling off almost every series or tour, here’s how the cricketing world was impacted by the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. April 27News – Saliva or artificial substance? Five former quicks have their sayVideo – Tait: Legalised tampering
12:35 AM ET The NHL is aggressively making its case to skeptical teams that holding the 2020 Entry Draft before a restarted season is essential. In a memo to teams on Friday, as first reported by Sportsnet, deputy commissioner Bill Daly detailed several factors in support of moving up the draft. The league has targeted