1:48 PM ET WWE has signed 15 college athletes, including some with substantial social media followings, to name, image and likeness contracts, the pro-wrestling promotion said Wednesday. WWE hopes to use the NCAA’s new NIL rules as a way to form a pipeline for its developmental system. The promotion said each deal “provides a clear
Month: December 2021
1:25 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. – Former Buffalo Bills special teams standout Mark Pike has passed away from his battle with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the team shared Wednesday. He was 57 years old, and recently suffered from complications related to a COVID-19 infection, followed by pneumonia. Pike played for the Bills throughout his 13-year
1:13 PM ET Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — TV personality and former New York Giants star Michael Strahan is going to have to wait another few days before rocketing into space. Strahan was supposed to blast off Thursday from West Texas with five others for the 10-minute flight. But on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos’ space
11:56 AM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have waived linebacker Zach Cunningham, coach David Culley confirmed Wednesday. Cunningham’s release comes after he was suspended for the Texans’ Week 13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts because he was late to his scheduled COVID-19 test. It marked the second time this season Cunningham did not play for
12:55 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, who tested positive for COVID-19, will be back to work Thursday as his team continues preparation for Sunday’s big NFC East game against the Washington Football Team at FedEx Field. “The protocol experience has been an education to say the least, but I feel
1:14 PM ET Justin Fields will return to his starting role at quarterback for the Chicago Bears this Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. Fields has missed the Bears’ past two games with an injury to his ribs but Nagy said Wednesday that the rookie has been medically cleared. Nagy
12:01 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Mark Giordano has rejoined the Seattle Kraken at practice following 10 days in a Florida hotel following a positive COVID-19 test. Giordano tested positive on Nov. 26 as Seattle was beginning a road trip at Tampa Bay. The NHL team underwent testing that morning and Giordano’s initial result,
11:30 AM ET British cyclist Mark Cavendish said he was attacked by a burglar and his family threatened at knifepoint after their home in the county of Essex in England was broken into in November. On Wednesday, Cavendish and his wife, Peta, released joined statements on social media revealing the incident and urged anyone with
12:49 PM ET Oklahoma has finalized a deal with Jeff Lebby to be the Sooners‘ new offensive coordinator and will make him one of the highest-paid coordinators in college football, sources told ESPN. Lebby has been Ole Miss‘ offensive coordinator the past two seasons under Lane Kiffin and is scheduled to be in Norman, Oklahoma
12:16 PM ET Oklahoma fans haven’t taken former football coach Lincoln Riley’s abrupt departure to USC very well, and that includes at least one state senator. Republican Senator Bill Coleman of Ponca City proposed a bill on Tuesday that would rename 3 inches of a westbound lane of State Highway 325 in the panhandle as