12:15 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey was designated for return from injured reserve Wednesday after missing the past five games with a hamstring injury. This begins the team’s 21-day window for him to begin practicing and makes him eligible for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, should Carolina
12:15 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr. will not practice Wednesday, with Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski saying the team is discussing the wide receiver’s future with his agent. Beckham has been excused for a non-injury-related personal matter, according to the team. His absence comes one day after his father posted comments on
12:47 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit before his car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, according to prosecutors. Ruggs had his initial court appearance Wednesday on felony charges of
10:59 AM ET Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not play against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN. Jordan Love would be in line to make his first career start against Kansas City in Rodgers’ absence. It was unclear as of Wednesday morning
12:35 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Gary DiSarcina will coach third base for the Washington Nationals, Eric Young Jr. will coach first base and Ricky Bones is the new bullpen coach as part of a revamped staff under manager Dave Martinez announced Wednesday. DiSarcina and Bones come to Washington from the National League East
12:20 AM ET Fantasy staff We are merely two weeks into the fantasy basketball season, but already it’s easy to identify some draft-day hits and misses. Our team of fantasy experts — Eric Karabell, Andre Snelllings, Eric Moody, Jim McCormick and John Cregan — got together to discuss some of the things that have stuck
10:10 AM ET The head of the Premier Golf League said his group is not swayed by Hall of Famer Greg Norman joining another entity seeking to start a different circuit that would attract top players in small-field events for large monetary guarantees. But Andy Gardiner told ESPN that his original plan of 48-player, 12-team,
9:57 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas announced Wednesday that he will miss the entire 2021 season after “another small set back which we will have to address” in his recovery from ankle surgery. Saints coach Sean Payton confirmed Wednesday that Thomas suffered a recent setback, saying the wide
10:02 AM BST Wales will be without captain Alun Wyn Jones and loose-forward Ross Moriarty for the remainder of the autumn international series after they were ruled out for “a number of months” on Tuesday. Welsh Rugby have confirmed the pair will both need surgery, lock Jones for his troublesome shoulder and Moriarty after he
8:10 AM BST Former New Zealand prop Carl Hayman has been diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 41, shining the spotlight on concussion-related illness in former rugby players. Hayman, who played the last of his 45 tests at the 2007 World Cup, revealed to New Zealand sport website ‘The Bounce’ he had