4:52 PM ET DePaul is pausing all men’s basketball activities due to positive COVID-19 tests and will cancel its first three games of the season, the school announced Thursday. “We have been able to sustain a level of productivity while facing the COVID-19 pandemic during the preseason, but unfortunately, as positive cases have been increasing
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5:09 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — DeAndre Hopkins‘ game-winning Hail Mary touchdown Sunday didn’t just help the Arizona Cardinals beat the Buffalo Bills, move into a tie for first place in the NFC West and temporarily own the third seed in the entire NFC. It also helped bump Hopkins’ Madden rating jump from 98 to
11:34 AM ET Bayern Munich’s dominance in Germany is only going to get stronger over time. MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Last week, we took a look at the stats behind the Premier League’s odd start. The other leagues among Europe’s Big Five haven’t been quite as strange by comparison: Bayern and PSG are still leading
2:00 PM ET The New York Knicks created over $40 million in salary-cap space Thursday by parting ways with six veteran players. The Knicks announced that they waived forward Taj Gibson and guards Elfrid Payton and Wayne Ellington and declined the $15.75 million team option on forward Bobby Portis‘ contract. Gibson was set to make
3:46 PM ET Detroit Lions rookie running back D’Andre Swift didn’t practice Thursday due to a concussion, leaving his status for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers in doubt considering the NFL’s concussion protocol rules. It’s not clear when Swift suffered the concussion. He was not listed on the team’s injury report Wednesday and spoke
4:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Ready or not, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will be playing preseason games in less than a month. That means L.A.’s soon-to-be 36-year-old superstar, LeBron James, will be gearing up for his 18th season when it seems like his 17th season just ended, with a title in the
7:06 PM GMT Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna USA Cricket has announced that its commercial T20 franchise league partner,
11:27 AM GMT England coach Eddie Jones has reverted to his World Cup back row of Tom Curry, Sam Underhill and Billy Vunipola for Saturday’s Nations Cup match against Ireland at Twickenham. The powerful trio are reunited for the toughest game England have faced since the restart after easy wins over Italy and Georgia. Maro
2:58 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers has decided to opt out of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent, a source told The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears. After four years with the LA Clippers, Rivers spent short stints with the Wizards and Suns before finding a home with the Rockets. Rivers, 28,
3:28 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Brewers have promoted Matt Arnold to senior vice president and general manager. Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns announced the move Thursday and said it “formalizes how we have operated over the last few years.” Stearns previously held the title president of baseball operations and general
1:47 PM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson has suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon tear, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Thompson suffered a right leg injury during a workout Wednesday in Southern California, the team announced. He underwent an MRI on Thursday morning. Thompson was playing with several NBA players in Los
2:17 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard has found his latest slight to motivate him going into Sunday’s big game against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Leonard said he’s been looking forward to facing Rodgers ever since he found out that the Green Bay quarterback called San Francisco’s Fred Warner
2:23 PM ET The Pac-12 has loosened its scheduling restrictions for the 2020 season and will allow nonconference football games to be played if they meet a certain criteria. “The Pac-12 is committed to maintaining maximum flexibility to provide our football student-athletes with an opportunity to compete, while continuing to ensure that health and safety
2:30 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians praised Antonio Brown‘s behavior since joining the team, and reiterated that the Bucs were aware of the incident involving the wide receiver damaging a security camera and throwing a bicycle at a security guard prior to signing him. “We were totally aware,” Arians
8:55 AM ET AJ McKee was 12 years old at his childhood home in Long Beach, California, when he wrote himself a mock check for $1 million. The check was from McKee to McKee. The verbiage the then-preteen used to indicate the amount was “1 mil.” “I just always wanted to be a millionaire,” McKee
Nov 19, 2020 James Botham, grandson of former England cricketer Ian Botham, was among three uncapped players named by Wales in their side to face Georgia in the Autumn Nations Cup on Saturday. Cardiff Blues flanker Botham, 22, goes straight into the team despite having only been brought into the squad at the start of
1:24 PM ET While he’s interested to learn more about the concept, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said hosting an NCAA tournament in one city is a monumental undertaking. “Logistically, I think it’s a challenge to get that many teams there,” Krzyzewski said. Earlier this week, NCAA senior vice president of men’s basketball Dan Gavitt said
1:14 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks‘ home stadium, currently known as CenturyLink Field, has been renamed Lumen Field, the team announced Thursday. The name change is pending approval Thursday by the Washington State Public Stadium Authority, which owns the stadium. CenturyLink announced in September that the company was rebranding to Lumen Technologies. 1 Related The