6:58 PM ET The NCAA Division I Council announced Wednesday it was extending the recruiting dead period for all sports through April 15. There has been a dead period in place since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March, meaning there will have been no official campus visits or in-person evaluations in more than a year
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6:52 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson suffered a leg injury during a workout in Southern California on Wednesday, the team announced. A source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Thompson injured his lower right leg and is expected to undergo testing in the next few days to determine the severity of the injury.
7:10 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers are among the latest baseball teams to implement layoffs as MLB faces the possibility of a second season with limited fan access amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The team informed employees throughout the franchise of layoffs on Wednesday. The Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are among
5:12 PM ET Canadian fighter Jesse Ronson, who returned to UFC in July after six years and picked up his first victory in the promotion, has been suspended for 20 months due to a failed drug test, USADA announced Wednesday. The UFC anti-doping partner said Ronson tested positive for a metabolite of the banned substance
5:54 PM ET Former Oklahoma starting tight end Grant Calcaterra, who briefly retired from football because of multiple concussions, is transferring to Auburn, he announced Wednesday. Calcaterra said in August that he would return to football, but not at Oklahoma, a team he thanked both then and in Wednesday’s announcement. In November 2019, he announced
6:14 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have listed Chris Carson as questionable for Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, but a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the starting running back is unlikely to play. The good news for the Seahawks’ banged-up backfield is that Carlos Hyde (hamstring) will
5:13 PM ET The Colorado State–UNLV game scheduled for Saturday is off because of positive cases for COVID-19 and the related contact tracing, the Mountain West Conference announced Wednesday. “Over the past six weeks, more than 2,600 tests have been administered to UNLV football student-athletes, coaches and staff with a positivity rate of less than
5:51 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders placed seven more players on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday, bringing the number of players on their list to 11, four days before the Raiders are scheduled to host the Kansas City Chiefs. Safety Johnathan Abram, defensive tackles Maliek Collins, Johnathan Hankins and Kendal Vickers,
6:33 PM ET Washington State men’s basketball coach Kyle Smith tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Wednesday. Smith tested positive earlier this week as part of the Cougars’ regular antigen testing, which was then confirmed by a PCR test. “I was informed last night that I had tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing some
4:52 PM ET The San Francisco 49ers claimed former Atlanta first-round draft pick Takk McKinley on waivers, the team announced Wednesday. The Bengals initially claimed McKinley, the 26th overall draft pick of 2017, but he failed his physical, putting him back on waivers. The Falcons waived McKinley last week, days after the 25-year-old defensive end
5:54 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers, one of the dissenting voters when the 32 player representatives narrowly voted to send the new collective bargaining agreement to the full NFL Players Association membership earlier this year, is no longer the Green Bay Packers‘ player rep to the union. “I wasn’t real, real happy
6:13 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs says president Kevin Flanery will retire at the end of this year after 11 years in charge of the home of the Kentucky Derby. Flanery began as Churchill Downs Incorporated’s vice president of national public affairs in December 2005 before becoming the historic track’s 13th
11:00 AM ET After a nine-month gap between games due to COVID-19, the United States men’s national team finally returned to the pitch this past week with a pair of friendlies in Europe against Wales and Panama. The games, a 0-0 draw with Wales and a 6-2 win over Panama, showcased the growing talent standard
5:39 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers are trading Al Horford and a lightly-protected 2025 first-round pick and the 34th overall pick in Wednesday’s NBA draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Danny Green, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski The Thunder are also sending Terrance Ferguson to the Sixers with Green, sources told ESPN. The Sixers
3:27 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and will be suspended for the entire 2021 season, sources told ESPN. It is the second PED suspension for
2:57 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes doesn’t have much experience losing to an opponent twice in one season. It happened to him just once in his career, in 2018 against the New England Patriots. He said avoiding a season sweep would be part of his motivation on Sunday night when Mahomes leads
12:49 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The second opinions that were solicited by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees confirmed the original diagnosis of a collapsed lung and a total of five fractured ribs on both sides of his body, a source told ESPN’s Ed Werder on Wednesday. Doctors have not yet determined a timeframe
1:07 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants fired offensive line coach Marc Colombo following a nasty verbal confrontation with head coach Joe Judge, sources told ESPN, and have replaced him with longtime NFL assistant Dave DeGuglielmo. “We appreciate what Marc has done, but I felt like this move is in the