4:42 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Hall of Fame pass rusher Rickey Jackson underwent successful surgery to alleviate pressure on his brain Wednesday morning, according to his daughter Rickeyah. “He is resting comfortably, very alert and talking like himself with nurses, doctors and all around him,” Rickeyah told Crescent City Sports’ Ken Trahan, who is
3:27 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley’s cause is close to his heart. The New York Giants rookie running back will wear cleats Sunday against the Chicago Bears that feature a picture of his niece, Amirah, and himself. It’s all an opportunity to inform and educate about 22q, a rare genetic disease that
5:40 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said Wednesday that he has no regrets about calling former coach Hue Jackson “fake,” and he snapped back at those who questioned his maturity. “People get maturity confused with me being 100 percent comfortable in my own skin,” Mayfield said. “So that’s absolutely how
3:53 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen said everything went “fantastic” with his heart surgery Monday and he plans to be back at Dodger Stadium next week to work on getting his heart rate up. “They found the problem, figured it out, put my heart back to normal,” Jansen told MLB Network on
10:00 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The lasting image from the devastating injury that threatens McKenzie Milton‘s career is not the way he got hurt. It is the way his team responded. Every player, coach and support staff member rushed onto the field. They knelt, some with heads bent, others praying, all collectively embracing Milton
3:34 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — The Major League Baseball Players Association has extended the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2022, a year past the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball. The move Wednesday came as the MLBPA finished its annual executive board meeting. Clark says
3:00 AM ET Paarl Rocks 98 for 2 (Davids 46, Markram 29) beat Durban Heat 80 for 6 (Miller 22, Fortuin 2-6, Moreki 2-18) by 32 runs (DLS method) Henry Davids hits out during his 56 LatinContent/Getty Images A frustrating rain-filled evening in Durban eventually turned joyful for Paarl Rocks as they lifted themselves off the
10:59 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The script is becoming all too familiar. The opposing team game plans to stop Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, leaving Brown to answer postgame questions about teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s big play. “The safety was on my side,” Brown said matter-of-factly when asked about Smith-Schuster’s 97-yard touchdown Sunday against Denver’s
3:00 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — First came a surprise birthday phone call while he was recovering in the hospital. Then an autographed jersey. Now Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will honor George Amedeo by wearing cleats this week to honor the National Compassion Fund as part of the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats”
2:40 PM ET Texas State is finalizing an agreement with West Virginia offensive coordinator Jake Spavital to become the Bobcats’ next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Spavital, 33, would replace Everett Withers, fired Nov. 18 after three seasons with the school. USA Today first reported Spavital’s expected move to Texas State. Houston offensive coordinator Kendal