8:58 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams tested positive for COVID-19 last week, landing him on the reserve/COVID-19 list along with eight of his teammates. Williams, who is a cancer survivor and therefore in a high-risk category, told ESPN’s Dan Graziano that he tested positive last week but
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5:16 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills tight end Tommy Sweeney will miss the remainder of the season after a cardiologist discovered he has myocarditis, a heart condition. Sweeney began the year on the PUP list with a foot injury, but coach Sean McDermott said the second-year tight end was nearing
7:30 PM ET The SEC has shuffled its football schedule for this week, resulting in Vanderbilt playing at Missouri on Saturday instead of the Commodores’ originally scheduled home game against Tennessee and the Tigers’ originally scheduled home game against Arkansas. The SEC said in a statement that the Arkansas-Missouri game was postponed due to a
7:54 PM ET Ohio State added another top Texas recruit to its 2022 class on Monday when ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver Caleb Burton announced his commitment to the Buckeyes. Burton is a 6-foot, 165-pound receiver out of Del Valle High School in Del Valle, Texas, and he’s the No. 42-ranked prospect overall. He had
7:02 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — If the Dallas Cowboys are able to save their season and make the playoffs, perhaps they will thank Gallagher. Looking for a way to inspire his team before Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, coach Mike McCarthy took a page out of the longtime prop comic’s book and smashed
10:00 AM ET This week is now over the halfway point of the Champions League group stage, and matchday four has plenty of big games — and big implications — to cover. You may have seen these fixtures before in matchday three, but it’s now the reverse as the away side is at home this
7:35 PM ET The NFL issued new guidance Monday for its operations amid the coronavirus pandemic, most notably making it a requirement for players to wear masks on the sideline unless they have their helmet on and are preparing to enter the game. The new protocols will take effect when Week 12 begins Thursday and
5:02 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Marquez Valdes-Scantling knows he should have protected the ball better on the second play of overtime, but the Green Bay Packers receiver doesn’t think he should have gotten threatening messages on social media after his fumble that set up the Indianapolis Colts‘ game-winning field goal on Sunday. “Social
6:31 PM ET Fans might have missed out on a playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers, but the competition between the two franchises spilled into free agency with the Lakers signing Montrezl Harrell away from the Clippers. Harrell, speaking to reporters Monday on a videoconference call for the first time since
5:38 PM ET The Boston Bruins have signed forward Jake DeBrusk to a two-year extension worth $3.675 annually, the team announced Monday. DeBrusk, who was a restricted free agent, has been a big part of the Bruins’ secondary scoring on a team that boasts David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron at the top. He
12:00 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals‘ hope for the future was stretched across a medical cart as he came off the field for the final time this season. With one hit against the Washington Football Team in Sunday’s 20-9 loss, quarterback Joe Burrow injured multiple ligaments in his left knee, sources told ESPN.
7:14 AM ET Less than 24 hours after Arizona State withdrew from the Empire Classic, the Sun Devils are back in — with Baylor dropping out of the event. Arizona State had planned to withdraw on Sunday night, sources told ESPN, after the news that Baylor coach Scott Drew tested positive for COVID-19. The Bears
5:51 PM ET DeMarcus Cousins has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets, a source told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. A two-time All-NBA center and four-time All-Star, Cousins has only played in 78 regular season games over the last three seasons due to a myriad of leg injuries. Cousins most recently tore his ACL
5:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Mets have abandoned their search for a president of baseball operations and will instead focus on hiring a general manager who will report to team president Sandy Alderson. Alderson returned to the team Nov. 6 when Steven Cohen completed his $2.42 billion purchase from
4:44 PM ET Washington Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard said “there’s no plans” to trade John Wall, and that the former All-Star point guard has not requested a deal. In a video call with reporters Monday, Sheppard was asked several times about Wall, who will attempt to make his way back from a ruptured left
4:01 PM ET A Detroit brewery had created a beer, “Same Old Lager,” that seemed to poke fun at the Detroit Lions. Soon after it’s debut, that beer is no longer around. The Detroit Free Press reported Monday that Eastern Market Brewing Company had stopped making and selling the beer after Hall of Fame running
4:16 PM ET A potentially major news story happened behind closed doors last week, as PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison made the 146-pound featherweight limit for the first time in her career. A former two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo, Harrison (8-0) is under contract with PFL, but received permission to fight Courtney King (4-1)
1:34 PM ET Petr Yan has been forced to withdraw from his bantamweight title defense against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 256 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas for undisclosed reasons, sources confirmed to ESPN following reports out of Yan’s native Russia. Yan is not injured, sources said, but no date for rescheduling the fight has