Nov 9, 2020 Arkansas head football coach Sam Pittman has tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced on Monday. Pittman, 58, had a PCR test from Sunday come back positive, according to the school. He is said to be asymptomatic and in self-isolation. His follow-up PCR test from Monday morning also came back positive and
Month: November 2020
11:07 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Cornerback Tavon Young gave the Baltimore Ravens some much-needed salary-cap space by restructuring his contract for this year and taking a $2.85 million pay cut in 2021, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. This agreement also increases the chances of the often-injured Young remaining with the team next
10:51 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has a sore neck after getting drilled on a sack by New York Jets safety Ashtyn Davis in the second quarter of Monday night’s 30-27 win. “My neck is only working on a degree angle that shuts off the degrees to one side.
11:27 AM ET Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — The attorney representing eight Black former Iowa football players who allege racial discrimination during their time with the Hawkeyes has withdrawn his clients’ demand for a $20 million settlement and told the university he will move forward with a lawsuit. Damario Solomon-Simmons, a civil rights attorney
6:40 AM ET AUGUSTA, GA. — How different will Augusta National Golf Club be in November, compared to its traditional Masters date in April? It will be a Masters tournament unlike any other. 2 Related With the coronavirus pandemic pushing the Masters back nearly seven months, the course figures to be longer, softer and less
9:28 AM ET It will be hard for Dana White’s Contender Series to top last week. In the eighth episode of the show’s fourth season, all four fights ended in KO/TKOs and every winner won a UFC contract. The athletes on Tuesday’s edition of DWCS will attempt to continue that run. With just one episode
9:00 AM ET Welcome back to our weekly Heisman Watch for the 2020 college football season. Throughout the season, ESPN.com writers will vote on their top Heisman Trophy candidates. To get the final rankings, we use the following methodology: 14 voters, five votes each. Points system: five points for first-place votes, four points for second-place
8:59 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The promising season of Dallas Cowboys rookie cornerback Trevon Diggs could be over and is definitely on hold. Multiple sources confirmed Diggs broke a bone in his foot late in Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and will miss 4-6 weeks. He will not need surgery, but he will
10:07 AM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and three others on the Reserve/COVID-19 list after being deemed “high-risk” close contacts with TE Vance McDonald, who returned a positive test for the virus on Monday. As “high risk” contacts, Roethlisberger, OL Jerald Hawkins, RB Jaylen Samuels, and LB Vince Williams must isolate
9:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Kell Brook has insisted he has not been distracted or concerned by weight issues ahead of facing Terence Crawford on Saturday. There were doubts