8:00 AM ET Anthony Treash Although we are seeing an abundance of talented, athletic off-ball linebackers leave the college ranks for the NFL, there’s still a very gifted crop returning to college football this fall. Using a combination of Pro Football Focus grades and PFF’s wins above average (WAA) metric, we present the top 10
12:18 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The PGA Tour has scrapped its contract to hold annual golf tournaments at a resort owned by billionaire West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice after turnout lagged and federal prosecutors eyed the lavish retreat. The Greenbrier resort issued a statement Thursday saying it came to an agreement with
12:23 PM ET If you cannot sell winning or success to your fans, the next best thing you can sell them is hope. The PGA Tour is now dealing in the currency of hope, something we need in America as much as we have ever needed anything. People are still getting sick, and people are
12:06 PM ET More than 50 Major League Baseball players representing all 30 teams have raised nearly $1 million to provide over 4 million meals to support childhood hunger prevention during the coronavirus pandemic. The Home Plate Project is a partnership between Major League Baseball, country music superstar Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids Foundation, and
12:22 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Jose Berrios, the Minnesota Twins‘ undisputed ace, is using this indefinite hiatus to refine two of his pitches, something he hopes will help him become recognized as one of the best in the game. Berrios, 25, is attempting to
12:47 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles center Jason Kelce announced his retirement Thursday — from arm wrestling. But football? That’s still a go. In an Instagram post that put more than a few fans on edge, Kelce said that he had decided to “RETIRE…from arm wrestling,” leaving behind a 2-0 record, with one victory against
12:36 PM ET The NFL still plans to release its 2020 schedule by May 9, based on a full season, league sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Adjustments to the schedule will be made as, and if, necessary, the sources said. Contingencies remain in discussion by the league, the sources said. In a FaceTime call last
11:25 AM ET Alex Ovechkin is just 188 goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s career record of 894. And while the NHL season is on pause, fans will get the chance to see who truly is the greatest goal scorer — in video games. Gretzky and Ovechkin have agreed to square off in EA Sports’
11:24 AM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour’s Canadian Open has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event was scheduled for June 8-14 at St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto. The Canadian Open is the third-oldest event on the PGA Tour schedule, behind the British Open and the U.S. Open.
11:07 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has college football, along with most every sport in the world, in a standstill. Arizona State coach Herm Edwards says he hopes his players take this quiet time to reflect on their lives. “Well, I hope they think that every day we wake up is a blessing. And we