4:02 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner plans to keep Aaron Boone as his manager. “As far as Boone’s concerned, we just signed him and for all the same reasons I listed a year ago, I believe he is a very good manager,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday as he
4:12 PM ET PITTSBURGH — T.J. Watt could be back in a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform very soon. The Steelers opened the 21-day practice window Monday for the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, who’s been on IR since tearing his pectoral muscle in the overtime Week 1 win against the Cincinnati Bengals. 1 Related
4:37 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott was not ready to rule himself out of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, but the Dallas Cowboys running back’s availability is in question after he missed Wednesday’s practice with a right knee injury. “We’ve still got a lot of time before Sunday,” Elliott said. “Right now
5:09 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Six days after requesting a trade and three days after he was benched, New York Jets wide receiver Elijah Moore attended meetings and returned to practice Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. At the start of practice, Moore and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur shook
5:35 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After more than a year, the San Francisco 49ers officially welcomed cornerback Jason Verrett back to their active roster. The Niners activated Verrett from the reserve/physically unable to perform list on Wednesday, the final day the team could do so after opening his practice window three weeks ago.
4:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Baltimore Ravens will be without their most experienced defender Thursday night after ruling out defensive end Calais Campbell against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Campbell, 36, has missed every practice this week with an illness. This marks the first game Campbell has been sidelined for this year. He ranks
4:13 PM ET METAIRIE, La — The New Orleans Saints will start Andy Dalton at quarterback going forward, coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday. Although Jameis Winston participated fully in practice for the first time since Week 1, the Saints (2-5) are sticking with Dalton due to his performance in relief of Winston over the last
4:02 PM ET New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones took approximately 90% of the first-team reps at practice Wednesday and will start Sunday against the New York Jets, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Patriots coach Bill Belichick pulled Jones after three series in Monday’s blowout loss to Chicago, inserting rookie Bailey Zappe in his
4:22 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have traded veteran pass rusher Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Quinn, 32, has been with the Bears since April 2020 when he signed a five-year, $70 million deal as a free
4:47 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors by beating Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday. The 19-year-old Spaniard clinched the win with his only ace in a second-round match where he had 20 winners and made just nine unforced errors. Alcaraz’s