5:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tucker Poolman was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for high sticking Colorado Avalanche forward Kiefer Sherwood. Poolman was assessed a match penalty midway through the third period in the Canucks’ 7-1 loss in Denver on Thursday night. The
3:59 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur is expected to miss Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles because of COVID-19 protocols. Shurmur, who calls plays for the offense, was not on the field for Friday’s practice. Quarterback Drew Lock went to the COVID reserve list Saturday following a positive test
3:43 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox is set to make his return to the field Sunday against the New York Jets after missing two games because of a fracture in his right hand that required surgery. Knox has no injury designation and was a full participant
4:06 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Even though Jordan Love did everything that a Green Bay Packers starting quarterback would do leading up to Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, it remained only a contingency plan in case Aaron Rodgers isn’t cleared when he’s eligible to come off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Saturday. Rodgers
4:36 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints‘ offense will be even more depleted Sunday at the Tennessee Titans after they ruled out running back Alvin Kamara (knee) and left tackle Terron Armstead (knee, shoulder). The Saints (5-3) also ruled out safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (foot). The team Thursday had placed rookie defensive end
3:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA has raised the level of urgency regarding getting booster shots against the coronavirus, telling players and coaches that it is no longer advisable to wait before receiving the additional dose. The booster shots should be received “as soon as possible, particularly in light of the current coronavirus
2:58 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Trail Blazers president and CEO Chris McGowan has decided to step down after nine years in the position. Dewayne Hankins, chief commercial officer and executive vice president, will take over as the team’s new president of business operations. McGowan’s resignation is effective on Nov. 26. He released
7:13 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN Records are meant to be broken. In the NFL, a whopping four of the biggest season-based records could be rewritten by the time the 2021 season ends. While the 2021 season has 17 games for the first time — instead of the 16 of the past — some of the
2:10 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will be a game-time decision for a second straight week, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Friday. Murray returned to practice Friday after missing five straight. He last practiced the week of Arizona’s Thursday night loss to the Green Bay Packers, against whom he sprained his
3:39 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cam Newton had a question for reporters Friday as he drove past them in a golf cart to his first practice in his second stint with the Carolina Panthers. “Did ya miss me?” the 32-year-old quarterback asked. The huge smile on Newton’s face and his interview later made it