8:25 PM ET After a conference call with the NBA on Tuesday night, the National Basketball Coaches Association told ESPN its full membership is prepared to participate in the upcoming NBA season despite high rates of coronavirus infection and spread in many parts of the country. “As we enter the season, all of the protocols
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8:30 PM ET BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson let the football world know he’s back with one of his signature runs. One day after being activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list, Jackson exploded up the middle of the field for a 37-yard touchdown late in the first quarter. QB Lamar Jackson sneaks out for a 37-yard touchdown
7:00 PM ET Indiana paused team activities Tuesday because of COVID-19 concerns within the program. The 12th-ranked Hoosiers did not practice Tuesday morning, and players and coaches underwent PCR testing. Indiana’s scheduled opponent, Purdue, announced earlier Tuesday that it had canceled practice to evaluate the results of recent COVID-19 testing. No decision has been made
6:20 PM ET Miami Hurricanes starting safety Al Blades Jr. announced Tuesday he will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with myocarditis. In a Twitter post, Blades wrote, “As of last week, I was going through COVID protocols when doctors had some concerns about my bloodwork. After undergoing an MRI on my
7:47 PM ET BALTIMORE — Ravens wide receiver Dez Bryant surprisingly announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 just 30 minutes before his much-anticipated reunion with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday night. “Tell me why they pull me from warming up so I can go get tested,” Bryant posted. “… I tested positive for
7:12 PM ET The top six teams in the CFP rankings remained the same Tuesday, including Ohio State, which stays at No. 4 despite uncertainty about its upcoming opponents. The Big 12, meanwhile, is still alive in the CFP race. The Buckeyes stay ahead of No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 6 Florida following a
3:17 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos cornerback A.J. Bouye is facing a multigame suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, sources confirmed to ESPN. Sources said Bouye is in a similar situation as Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V and his teammate, cornerback Bradley Roby. Each was suspended six games by
6:49 PM GMT Former England hooker Steve Thompson has blamed a lack of protection in his playing days for his diagnosis of early onset dementia and said he can no longer remember winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Thompson, who made 73 appearances for England from 2002-2011, revealed his diagnosis in an interview with The
4:53 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals activated wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday, likely opening the door for him to play Sunday against the New York Giants after missing two games. Fitzgerald, 37, was put on the COVID list on Nov. 26, 12 days ago. He missed the
1:37 PM ET The NFL experienced a significant drop in COVID-19 infections during its most recent testing period, likely the result of a mid-November decision to place all 32 teams under “intensive” protocols designed to minimize high-risk close contacts. A total of 45 NFL employees — 18 players and 27 staff members — returned positive
5:54 PM ET LOS ANGELES — With the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first preseason game looming Friday against the LA Clippers — which will be just six days into training camp and 61 days since their clinching Game 6 NBA Finals victory — coach Frank Vogel sounds like he’s calling off the big guns. “We haven’t
5:37 PM ET Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel on Tuesday said he and coach Jim Harbaugh will sit down after the season to discuss any type of extension and where the program is headed moving forward. “How rumors get started about things before Jim and I sit down and have a conversation, I’m not going
6:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — It could have been a week that proved Manchester United are on the right track under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but instead their season is in danger of derailing. A 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig on Tuesday was enough to cut short United’s return to the Champions League,
6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — When Missy Murray looks at her son Kyler, she doesn’t just see the 23-year-old quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals or the boy who wanted to play Uno after big wins or the child who color-coded his toys. She sees her father, Master Sgt. Carl W. Henderson Jr. Kyler never
3:53 PM GMT Former England captain Chris Robshaw and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth are among 13 players who have been hit with suspensions for their COVID-19 breaches which saw the Barbarians’ fixture against England cancelled. The game was set to take place in October but was called off after a number of Barbarians players breached COVID-19
5:22 PM ET Associated Press DePaul says its men’s basketball game against No. 9 Villanova on Dec. 14 has been postponed. The announcement from the school Tuesday followed an earlier announcement by the Big East that the Blue Demons would not play Seton Hall on Friday. DePaul has paused team activities because of positive COVID-19
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The past 18 days have been unlike any the Dallas Cowboys have experienced. The path to Tuesday’s game at the Baltimore Ravens (8:05 p.m. ET, Fox) took dramatic turns going back to Nov. 21. The team was euphoric after their most complete win of the season at the Minnesota
5:02 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR already has started adjusting the 2021 calendar. The first three races of the season, which begins Feb. 14 with the Daytona 500, all will be held in Florida now. NASCAR shifted the February race scheduled for Fontana, California, to the road course at Daytona International Speedway. It swapped the