11:39 AM ET Associated Press SARRAN, France — Tour de France rookie Marc Hirschi won the longest stage with a bold solo breakaway on a previously unused sharp ascent Thursday. The Swiss rider powered away on the Suc au May climb, new to the 117-year-old Tour. He extended his lead by racing with hair-raising speed
Month: September 2020
6:42 AM ET HOUSTON — When the 2020 NFL schedule came out in May with the Houston Texans opening at the Kansas City Chiefs, quarterback Deshaun Watson saw a chance to send a message. “We have an opportunity to go into the defending Super Bowl champs’ home stadium right off the bat and compete with
12:11 PM ET Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Marshall University football player charged with strangulation and domestic battery has been acquitted. The verdict for redshirt senior safety Brandon Drayton, 23, was announced Wednesday in Cabell County Circuit Court, news outlets reported. Marshall suspended Drayton after his arrest last year. A complaint said a Marshall
11:00 AM ET Maybe the most consistently competitive conference in the Power 5 kicks off Saturday. That’s a strange thing to say about a league that has the same champion every year (Oklahoma). Although close games dictate every conference battle, they’re extremely prevalent in the midlands. In the Big 12 in 2019, 24 of 46
10:57 AM ET Cyrus Jones is looking to make an NFL comeback just nine months after having open-heart surgery, the former cornerback told The Baltimore Sun. Jones, 26, a second-round pick by the New England Patriots, played four seasons as a defensive back and returner before being placed on the Non-Football Injury list last November.
11:28 AM ET The Denver Broncos, with star linebacker Von Miller out for an extended period of time, attempted to sign veteran linebacker Clay Matthews, but the two sides could not come to an agreement, Matthews’ agent said Thursday. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Broncos were told Matthews was “not going to
8:12 AM ET Associated Press LE PECQ, France — The four Tour de France teams that lost staff members to positive COVID-19 tests this week won’t automatically be sent home if another staff member tests positive, the race organizer said Thursday. Health rules for the race state that teams can be sent home if they
10:46 AM ET Oregon cornerback Thomas Graham Jr. is declaring for the 2021 NFL draft, becoming the third Ducks standout to do so this week. Graham, who announced his decision Thursday morning on Twitter, follows fellow cornerback Deommodore Lenoir and offensive tackle Penei Sewell in opting out of a potential college season. “I was excited
6:47 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Beginning Thursday against the Houston Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs are “running it back,” as they like to say, trying to win a second consecutive Super Bowl championship with largely the same roster. It’s easier said than done, but the Chiefs have secured the core of their roster
9:06 AM ET The New York Jets have signed linebacker Alec Ogletree to their practice squad, the team announced Thursday. Ogletree had been one of the league’s highest-paid inside linebackers with the New York Giants over the past two years at $10 million per season. But Ogletree’s play dropped off during that span. He became