5:52 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V has been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s Policy on Performance Enhancing Substances. Fuller said the violation was a result of taking prescribed medication not permitted under the policy. “Earlier this year, I sought treatment from a medical professional who prescribed
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5:20 PM ET New York Jets coach Adam Gase, who presides over the worst offense in the NFL, doesn’t want to say who’s calling the plays because he believes it puts his team at “a competitive disadvantage.” Gase wants to keep opponents guessing, the same opponents who have held the Jets to a league-low 14
6:20 PM ET Darrell Bevell was at the Henry Ford Museum about to buy a handmade ornament his wife liked Saturday afternoon when he looked down at his phone. There was a text message from Detroit Lions Chief of Staff Kevin Anderson asking the then-Lions offensive coordinator to call team president Rod Wood as soon
6:08 PM ET Late in 2019, Errol Spence Jr. had a rather strong case to be considered the best boxer on the planet, pound-for-pound. He earned a split-decision win in September 2019 over Shawn Porter to unify the IBF and WBC welterweight titles. He was 26-0 with 21 KOs. Spence’s career was soaring. Then a
5:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The COVID-19 outbreak in Baltimore has led to the Ravens–Steelers game being postponed to Wednesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This becomes the first game of the NFL season to get postponed three times. The Week 12 game between the Ravens and Steelers that was originally scheduled
5:38 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Indians sold side-arm reliever Adam Cimber to the Marlins on Monday for $100,000, and Miami designated right-hander José Ureña for assignment. Ureña, the Marlins’ Opening Day starter in 2018 and 2019, spent six seasons with the Marlins and had been with them longer than any other active player. He
3:54 PM ET After initially planning for a limited number of fans to be in attendance for home games, the Oklahoma City Thunder are reversing course and will open the season with the arena empty, the team announced Monday. “For months, we have worked in close collaboration with Chesapeake Energy Arena, the City of Oklahoma
3:21 PM ET The MRI on New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones showed a hamstring strain that is likely to force him to miss some time, according to a source. The first-place Giants (4-7) should know more later in the week when they get Jones moving around, but there is at least optimism that his
12:43 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Kandy Tuskers 196 for 5 (Taylor 51*) beat Galle Gladiators 171 for 7 (Gunathilaka 82) by 25 runs How the match played out Kandy Tuskers had no standout players, but for the first time in the tournament, pulled together as one to put up a solid total and defend
2:20 PM ET As the hours and then the minutes ticked down to the unlikeliest of Iron Bowls for Nick Saban, he couldn’t help but think about his late father, Nick Sr. — “Big Nick,” as he was called back in their Monongah, West Virginia, community. Saban, forced to watch Alabama’s 42-13 dismantling of Auburn
12:20 PM ET The Northwestern–Minnesota football game set for Saturday in Minneapolis has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the Minnesota program. Minnesota on Monday reported that 47 people — 21 athletes and 26 staff members — have tested positive for COVID-19 since Nov. 19. The team canceled last Saturday’s game at Wisconsin after
2:34 PM ET As LSU gets set to host No. 1 Alabama this week, coach Ed Orgeron remained upbeat on the future of his program that slipped to 3-4 after a frustrating 20-7 loss to Texas A&M last week. Just a year ago, the Tigers were on the brink of an SEC title en route
1:21 PM ET Alabama coach Nick Saban, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, said he expects to return in time for Saturday’s game at LSU. Saban, 69, said that Alabama’s doctors will continue to evaluate him but that he doesn’t anticipate any issues. “I’m feeling fine, so you don’t need to worry about me,”
1:01 PM ET Georgia quarterback D’Wan Mathis, who started the season opener and played in three other games, has entered the NCAA transfer portal, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart confirmed on Monday. Mathis, a redshirt freshman from Oak Park, Michigan, completed 8 of 17 passes for 55 yards with one interception in a 37-10 win at
12:57 PM ET The Denver Broncos had no new positive coronavirus tests coming out of Sunday testing, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Broncos were without their entire quarterback depth chart for Sunday’s loss to the Saints due to the positive test of backup quarterback Jeff Driskel and the fact that the team’s three
12:55 PM ET Indiana starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL in Saturday’s win against Maryland. Coach Tom Allen on Monday confirmed the injury, which is to the same ligament Penix tore as a true freshman in 2018. He ended up redshirting the season. Penix
1:15 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers have a new home, at least for their next two games. As had been expected since Santa Clara County announced on Saturday new COVID-19-related restrictions that prevent contact sports in the county for at least the next three weeks, the Niners announced Monday morning
1:11 PM ET Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller was named an SEC Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday after becoming the first woman to participate in a Power 5 football game over the weekend. Fuller, who was a goalkeeper on Vanderbilt’s conference championship soccer team, kicked off to start the second half against Missouri.