2:35 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick has tested positive for COVID-19, sources told ESPN’s Kimberley Martin on Monday. Fitzpatrick is the second Steelers player in three days to land in COVID-19 protocols, joining quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who tested positive Saturday night and missed Sunday’s 16-16 tie against the Detroit Lions. The positive
Month: November 2021
3:13 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN GREEN BAY, Wis. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll took issue with several calls that went against his team in its 17-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers and said the officials were a “huge part” of Sunday’s game. “I’ve got some gripes about this,” Carroll told 710 ESPN Seattle
1:57 PM GMT Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will miss their final autumn international series test against Argentina after being ruled out for between four to six weeks due to injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union said on Monday. The fly-half, 36, twisted a knee and ankle in the win over New Zealand in Dublin at
2:39 PM GMT England’s Maro Itoje will challenge Australia captain Michael Hooper and teammate Samu Kerevi for the men’s player of the year, while scrum-half Antoine Dupont became the first Frenchman to be shortlisted for the award since 2012, World Rugby announced on Monday. Itoje won his 50th cap in the victory against Australia at
2:43 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin have agreed to meet in a heavyweight fight on Jan. 1 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, multiple sources have told ESPN. The New Year’s Day clash presented by PBC pits Ortiz, ESPN’s No. 8 heavyweight, against Martin, a former heavyweight titleholder who sits
12:49 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards says he wasn’t surprised by Jorge Masvidal‘s recent withdrawal from their scheduled fight at UFC 269 next month, and he has now turned his entire focus to a title fight against Kamaru Usman in 2022. Edwards, of England, told ESPN he’d heard some concerning things about Masvidal’s
2:02 PM ET Von Miller is expected to make his Los Angeles Rams debut Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The outside linebacker is listed as questionable with an ankle injury. The Rams held Miller out of the Nov. 7 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Wide receiver Odell
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1:05 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton will get most of the first-team practice reps this week in anticipation of him being ready to make his first start on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium in his second go-around with the Carolina Panthers. The 32-year-old quarterback will be facing the Washington Football Team and
1:15 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team received the news it feared: defensive end Chase Young will miss the rest of the season. Washington coach Ron Rivera made the announcement during his Monday video conference call, confirming what had been reported by multiple outlets Sunday. Rivera said Sunday night that it was