Month: September 2022

4:36 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — This game still has Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, but the quarterbacks of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers won’t have anything close to their full complement of receivers on Sunday. The Packers for sure won’t have Sammy Watkins, their leading receiver through two games, because
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11:06 AM ET DUSSELDORF, Germany — With the World Cup less than two months away, the United States men’s national team was hoping to sharpen up its game against Japan, but if anything, it was the Samurai Blue who looked more ready for the showpiece tournament, riding goals either side of halftime from Daichi Kamada
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3:38 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS – Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard has made “incremental progress” in his return from back surgery but remains unable to “play winning football and feel confident,” coach Frank Reich said Friday. Leonard was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs despite having practiced with the Colts for
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3:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Boston Celtics announced Friday afternoon that center Robert Williams III will return to basketball activities in eight to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his left knee. The surgery, which the team said was done to “remove loose bodies and address swelling in his left knee,” is the second
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2:42 PM ET Florida State opened some eyes with its Labor Day weekend victory over LSU in New Orleans. Off to its first 3-0 start since 2015, the Seminoles are building momentum — both on the field and on the recruiting trail. Highly regarded wide receiver Hykeem Williams certainly has taken notice, demonstrating that by
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1:36 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — To Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, there will be no quarterback dilemma. On Thursday, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he hoped Cooper Rush would play so well that the Cowboys could have a decision to make once Dak Prescott is healthy enough to return from right thumb
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1:12 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Utah significantly altered the contract of defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley, upping his salary and including a costly buyout nearly two years after Scalley had his pay cut in half and a coach-in-waiting agreement rescinded after he admitted to using a racial slur in a text message. On March 1, according
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12:56 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. needs season-ending surgery after suffering a torn quad tendon during Thursday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The injury, which was confirmed by an MRI on Friday, is considered to require a five- to seven-month recovery, the source
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1:04 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Andre Iguodala will return to play his 19th season in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors, the veteran announced on his PointForward podcast Friday morning. His return fill’s the team’s 14th roster spot heading into training camp. According to Iguodala, this will be his final season. “I’m going to
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12:17 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — The Celtics suspended coach Ime Udoka for the upcoming season after a months-long investigation by an external law firm that found multiple violations of team policies, team owner Wyc Grousbeck said Friday. Grousbeck would not comment on specifics. Sources previously told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Udoka had
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11:35 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell is expected to be a game-time decision against FAU on Saturday with an unspecified injury, sources told ESPN. O’Connell ranks fifth nationally with 1,000 passing yards so far in 2022. He has thrown for eight touchdowns and one interception while establishing himself as one of the
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11:42 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills will be without multiple defensive starters for Sunday’s early AFC East battle at the Miami Dolphins, with coach Sean McDermott ruling out cornerback Dane Jackson (neck), safety Micah Hyde (neck) and defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (hamstring) for the game. The Bills are dealing
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