4:06 PM ET Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that owners have voted to approve two measures: Expanding to a 16-team playoff (from 14) this season if future games are lost because of the coronavirus pandemic. If that happens, there will not be a re-seeding for the playoffs. The vote was unanimous. Incentives to reward teams
Month: November 2020
3:32 PM ET The Memphis–Navy college football game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues with Navy, the American Athletic Conference announced Tuesday. This marks the second consecutive postponement for Navy, which was set to host Tulsa this past Saturday but has not practiced since Oct. 29 or been on the field
4:04 PM ET Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The SEC on Tuesday called off Saturday’s Alabama–LSU and Texas A&M–Tennessee games as a result of COVID-19 testing
2:56 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods became emotional on Tuesday talking about his 2019 Masters victory, recounting the scene as he played the 18th hole at Augusta National, being moved by the spectators chanting his name, and then embraced his kids behind the green. “I’m still just getting chills thinking about it,” he
1:56 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed kicker Chase McLaughlin off Minnesota’s practice squad Tuesday and expect him to play at Green Bay this weekend. McLaughlin will be the team’s sixth kicker this season, following Josh Lambo, Brandon Wright, Aldrick Rosas, Stephen Hauschka and Jon Brown. Lambo re-injured his hip
1:33 PM ET The NFL and NFL Players Association reported a big jump in COVID-19 infections for their most recent testing period, a reflection of growing case counts around the country. A total of 56 employees, including 15 players and 41 staff members, returned confirmed positive tests between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7. That’s more
2:19 PM ET Former San Francisco Giants outfielder Jonathan “Mac” Williamson is suing the owners of Oracle Park after suffering a concussion while tracking down a ball in foul territory in 2018. Williamson, 30, fell awkwardly over the bullpen mounds past the left field foul line and then crashed into the wall suffering the injury.
12:02 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Consistently hitting tee shots 40 yards past five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods in a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club apparently isn’t long enough for Bryson DeChambeau. A day after DeChambeau said he would leave a 48-inch driver in his trunk for this week’s Masters, he reversed course
2:05 PM ET AUGUSTA, GA. — Jon Rahm might be using up all his good shots before the Masters even starts. First, there was this on Monday at the par-3 fourth hole at Augusta National. Impressive, right? Not until you see what went down Tuesday, which just so happened to be Rahm’s 26th birthday. It
2:13 PM GMT Leinster’s James Lowe will make his Ireland debut against Wales in the Autumn Nations Cup on Friday. Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images New Zealand-born wing James Lowe will make his much anticipated Ireland debut in Friday’s Autumn Nations Cup opener against Wales as Andy Farrell’s men look to bounce back from