1:45 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl wide receiver Chris Godwin underwent a procedure Tuesday to have the 10 pins removed from his left index finger that he’s played with the last four weeks, and did not practice Tuesday or Wednesday, coach Bruce Arians said. Godwin suffered a broken finger making a touchdown catch
Month: December 2020
12:28 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers‘ run game will get a badly needed boost against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday with the return of starting running back James Conner. Conner, 25, was removed from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus and going on the list Nov. 28. Conner was at
12:10 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The last time Philadelphia Eagles superfan Giovanni Hamilton went viral, it was for wishing rival Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott well following his season-ending injury in October. This time, it was for his words of encouragement to his idol, Carson Wentz, who has been replaced as the starting quarterback for
11:58 AM ET Former Alabama football coach Ray Perkins, who played under Paul “Bear” Bryant and later succeeded him as head coach, died Wednesday. He was 79. “Our condolences to Ray Perkins’ family and friends,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said during the SEC teleconference. “He served the University of Alabama with great class and integrity.
12:47 PM ET Associated Press The ACC says it will allow limited fans to attend its football championship game between No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 3 Clemson on Dec. 19. The state of North Carolina previously issued public-gathering restrictions for outdoor venues because of the coronavirus pandemic, allowing schools to fill 7% of their
12:06 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Big Ten is expected to change its policy that teams must play six games to be eligible
5:22 AM ET Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel now has big shoes to fill next season after Sergio Perez won Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix for Racing Point, Formula One’s motorsport managing director Ross Brawn said on Monday. The 33-year-old German is joining from Ferrari, where he has been out of sorts of late, to what
5:46 AM ET Haas has condemned new Formula One signing Nikita Mazepin for an “abhorrent” video showing him touching a woman in a car. Mazepin, son of Russian billionaire Dmitry, will race alongside Mick Schumacher in 2021 for the American team. On Wednesday the Russian driver posted the video to his Instagram stories, which was
4:54 PM GMT Nottinghamshire have announced the signing of Dane Schadendorf, a teenaged wicketkeeper who played for Zimbabwe in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup, on a two-year contract. Schadendorf became a viral hit in the warm-up matches ahead of the tournament, thanks to a legside stumping in a fixture against New Zealand that evoked MS
11:20 AM ET Talented LSU freshman tight end Arik Gilbert has opted out of the remainder of the 2020 season, coach Ed Orgeron said Wednesday. Orgeron told reporters that Gilbert informed him of his decision Tuesday and said he hopes the tight end will return and play next season. In an interview Tuesday with WNXX-FM