3:54 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers inside linebacker Vince Williams was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, creating an even bigger depth problem for the position. Williams, who was also on the list earlier this season as a high-risk close contact of Vance McDonald, will likely miss Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. A positive
Month: December 2020
4:34 PM ET Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson stepped down as coach on Thursday and will become coach at Utah State, sources told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Anderson spent the last seven seasons at Arkansas State, leading the Red Wolves to two conference championships and six bowl games. Arkansas State assistant head coach and offensive coordinator
11:21 AM ET Valtteri Bottas ignored social media for four days solid after his disappointing performance at Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix. 1 Related The Mercedes driver was outperformed by his teammate George Russell, who was substituting for Lewis Hamilton after the world champion tested positive for COVID-19. Bottas finished the race eighth, one place ahead
3:05 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said his mind wandered to dark places and he started preparing for the worst-case scenario during his 13-day quarantine at home because of the coronavirus. Fitzgerald, 37, was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thanksgiving. He started feeling symptoms two days later, and
3:33 PM ET Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is unlikely to play against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, coach Matt Rhule said. “At this point, I don’t expect him to play,” Rhule told reporters Thursday. McCaffrey was limited in practice Wednesday due to a quad injury, which he tweaked during the team’s bye last
2:39 PM ET Texas‘ upcoming game at Kansas has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the Longhorns program. The Longhorns (6-3) and Jayhawks (0-9) were scheduled for their regular-season finale on Saturday, but Texas has shut down football activities and training facilities to contain virus spread among its team. Texas athletic director Chris Del
1:54 PM ET Boston College says it will not participate in a bowl game, becoming the first bowl-eligible team to announce it would not play in the postseason. Athletic director Pat Kraft and coach Jeff Hafley said the decision was made as a team, after getting significant player input. They pointed to everything the players
11:55 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears, after pausing all in-person football activities earlier Thursday because someone in their building had tested positive for COVID-19, have now scheduled a practice for later in the afternoon. The team released an updated Thursday schedule that has them practicing at 2:30 pm CT at Halas
12:08 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Rookie wide receiver Denzel Mims, one of the few bright spots in the New York Jets‘ 0-12 season, has been ruled out for Sunday’s game even though he is healthy. Mims is tending to a family emergency in his home state of Texas and has missed his daily
1:19 PM ET Super Bowl 50 champion safety Darian Stewart announced his retirement after 10 NFL seasons Stewart was an integral piece of the Broncos’ “No Fly Zone” secondary after signing with Denver in 2015. He helped the team to the title and garnered a Pro Bowl berth in 2016. In his four seasons in