9:35 AM ET France have been hit with a virus that could see the team’s starting centre-back pairing miss the World Cup final, sources have told ESPN. According to sources, Raphael Varane has small symptoms of the virus and fellow defender Ibrahima Konate has not left his room after feeling unwell. – Stream on ESPN+:
12:40 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is the latest investor in an upstart women’s volleyball league. Burrow and his parents, Jimmy and Robin Burrow, are founding partners of the Pro Volleyball Federation, the league announced in a statement on Thursday. The league is scheduled to begin play in February 2024. “My family and
1:09 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The law firm representing former Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach and run game coordinator Sean Kugler filed a request for arbitration with multiple claims against the Cardinals on Wednesday in the wake of Kugler’s firing in Mexico City before Arizona’s game against the San Francisco 49ers after he allegedly
12:57 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who had his first three-touchdown game Sunday in the team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, was fined $23,020 for bumping an official in the second quarter of the game, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. “I know they’re going to fine me,”
1:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin isn’t ready to land the plane quite yet. While Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett will be listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game at the Carolina Panthers, Tomlin said Friday he wouldn’t name a starting quarterback until Saturday. Both Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph have taken first-team practice
1:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles ruled out defensive tackle Vita Vea, outside linebacker Genard Avery, outside linebacker Carl Nassib and cornerback Jamel Dean for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, while Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he “feels good about” the game status for wide receivers Tyler Boyd
12:06 PM ET Northwestern offensive tackle Peter Skoronski, one of nation’s offensive linemen, has declared his intention to enter the 2023 NFL draft. Skoronski, a junior who recently became the first unanimous All-American in team history, is listed as the top offensive lineman and No. 6 overall prospect for the draft by ESPN’s Mel Kiper.
12:43 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN A sudden potential roadblock has emerged that could prevent Army star linebacker Andre Carter II and other talented athletes at service academies from playing professional sports directly out of school. The Military Times has reported that a potential change in the policy for athletes at military academies emerged amid part
7:05 AM ET The NHL trade market has been gummed up by a lack of salary-cap room this season. It also doesn’t help that so many teams are within a reasonable distance of playoff seeds, unable to determine their position in the market. When the NHL trade deadline arrives on March 3, the contenders and
8:00 AM ET 2022 featured the breakout of many boxers, the retirement of others — some of them short-lived — and a few new undisputed champions. The year also included plenty of upsets, disappointing performances, and of course, controversies. What fight will be remembered as the best of 2022? Who did we select as Fighter