Month: July 2020

12:39 PM ET The New England Patriots have settled compensation grievances with Antonio Brown and Aaron Hernandez over the past week, which creates notable salary-cap space for the team, league sources told ESPN. The Patriots had owed receiver Brown $9 million, and as part of the settlement, he will instead receive $5 million, per sources.
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4:48 PM ET Maryland has suspended voluntary workouts for its football program after nine individuals — not necessarily all football players — tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced Saturday. The University Health Center conducted on-campus screenings of 185 student-athletes and staff across several teams on July 7-8. A school spokesperson told ESPN the
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5:47 PM BST England hooker Jamie George has signed a new three-year contract at Saracens, the Gallagher Premiership club have announced. The reigning English champions will be relegated at the end of the season after breaching salary cap rules, meaning the 29-year-old will feature in the second-tier Championship in the 2020-21 season. “I couldn’t be
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3:07 PM ET The NHL announced on Saturday that it has prohibited teams from releasing coronavirus test results and injury information during its season restart this summer. “We’ve talked to the NHLPA about it and continue to feel that medical privacy is important in this process. Having said that, we have an obligation as a
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2:38 PM ET Associated Press ATZENBRUGG, Austria (AP) — Nicolai von Dellingshausen and Marc Warren shared the lead after a rain-drenched third round of the Austrian Open as Miguel Angel Jimenez‘s hopes of a record-breaking victory deteriorated on Saturday. With rounds of 2-under 70, Von Dellingshausen and Warren moved to 11 under par overall —
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1:23 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Muirfield Village was supposed to be set up easier for the first of two straight PGA Tour events. It sure didn’t feel that way to Brooks Koepka, Justin Rose and others who missed the cut at the Workday Charity Open. The second round was completed Saturday because
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12:10 PM ET ESPN News Services Captain Steven Stamkos will be limited at the start of Tampa Bay Lightning training camp because of a new lower-body injury, general manager Julien BriseBois announced Saturday. Stamkos fully recovered from core muscle surgery in early March but was injured again during voluntary workouts. He is expected to be
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10:26 AM ET Clarity is coming soon about whether NFL players will report to training camp and salvage a season. Sources say the NFL and NFLPA management councils are expected to meet Monday in hopes of agreeing to terms on a return to work. The players held a call Friday, during which leadership said they
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12:31 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — One of Michigan’s most beloved sports and entertainment venues was turned into rubble on Saturday with a series of controlled explosions. The shell and roof of the Palace of Auburn Hills, which was home to three NBA championship Detroit Pistons teams and three WNBA championship Detroit
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