2:34 PM ET New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas took the next step in his return to football on Saturday. Thomas participated in 11-on-11 drills for the first time since the end of the 2020 season, continuing a ramp-up process that has been ongoing since the offseason started. Thomas was only a spectator at
1:57 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated shortstop Andrelton Simmons from the injured list then designated him for assignment, the team announced Saturday. Simmons, 32, appeared in 34 games for the Cubs after signing a one-year, $4 million deal with them last offseason. He hit .173 with seven RBIs in 75 at-bats and was plagued
12:36 PM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Carolina Panthers won’t make what coach Matt Rhule called a “major decision” on any position, particularly between quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold, until after the Aug. 19 preseason game at New England. Even then, Rhule might not make a decision if one hasn’t clearly separated from the
For Harmanpreet Kaur, playing for the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games “means a lot” and a favourable result in the final can “change a lot of things” for the game in India. Speaking after India’s four-run win in a seesaw semi-final against England at Edgbaston on Saturday, Harmanpreet, now India’s all-format captain, said the
7:00 AM ET Over the past eight seasons of the College Football Playoff, a total of 13 different schools have reached the semifinals. No school has appeared more than Alabama (seven times), and no conference has qualified more than the SEC (10 times). (Insert yawn here.) While Alabama, Clemson (six), Ohio State (four) and Oklahoma
After scores of 154 and 162, India stuck to their tried and tested formula of setting up a total to defend in the first semi-final of the Commonwealth Games against England at Edgbaston. With Nat Sciver also saying England would have wanted to bowl, both captains got what they wanted. With designated captain Heather Knight
12:55 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Second-seeded Paula Badosa beat Coco Gauff 7-6(4), 6-2 on Friday at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic to reach her fourth semifinal of the year. Badosa won nine straight points while Gauff struggled with her serve, and led 2-0 in the second set before easing to a
10:31 PM BST Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has withdrawn from the Argentina portion of the Rugby Championship on the eve of their opening Test, believing he’s not in the right “mindset” to lead the team. In a release on Saturday morning, Rugby Australia announced the 121-Test flanker had made the decision to withdraw from the
12:48 AM ET Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers starting safety Darnell Savage suffered a hamstring injury during the team’s traditional “Family Night” practice at Lambeau Field on Friday. During one-on-one matchups between receivers and defensive backs early in practice, Savage pulled up while trying to cover Amari Rodgers. Savage, a first-round
8:06 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas died from “complications of a seizure disorder,” according to an autopsy report from the Fulton County (Ga.) Medical Examiner’s office. Portions of the report were shared with ESPN on Friday. Thomas was found dead in his Roswell, Georgia, home on Dec. 9