11:57 AM ET World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has signed a new “career-long” agreement with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom, the promoters announced on Tuesday, although the length of the deal is undisclosed. Joshua will put his WBA, IBF and WBO world title belts on the line when he fights Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
9:00 AM BST England boss Eddie Jones has named eight uncapped players in a 45-player squad for the next training camp, but there is no place in the mix for Saracens quartet Mako Vunipola, Billy Vunipola, Jamie George or the injured Elliot Daly. The large squad will meet for a two-day training camp next week
10:49 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The NFL will stage an international combine for 50 athletes from 15 countries next month in London. The invitational scouting showcase is mirrored after the annual NFL combine usually held in Indianapolis. The idea is to find international athletes who have the skill set and potential to play
11:38 AM ET Houston Texans rookie quarterback Davis Mills will make his first NFL start on Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers, coach David Culley said Tuesday. Tyrod Taylor, who injured his hamstring in Week 2 against the Cleveland Browns, will not play, Culley said. Culley announced on Monday that Deshaun Watson will not be
10:11 AM ET Western Michigan coach Tim Lester has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this week’s home game against San Jose State. Lester, 44, received a positive test Monday morning after experiencing mild symptoms Sunday. The fifth-year Broncos coach is vaccinated. “Thankfully, due to being fully vaccinated, I am feeling OK,” Lester said
10:51 AM ET Rutgers cornerbacks Max Melton and Chris Long have been suspended after being taken into police custody because of a paintball gun incident, coach Greg Schiano announced Tuesday. NJ Advance Media reported that the two players have been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, stemming from an
9:49 AM ET Tiger Woods is getting in on the latest digital craze, releasing a nonfungible token (NFT) collection through a company co-founded by Tom Brady called Autograph in a collaboration with Upper Deck. Woods is on the Autograph advisory board, along with Tony Hawk, Derek Jeter, Wayne Gretzky, Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka. The
6:00 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Notwithstanding Monday morning’s bizarre, after-the-fact announcement that veteran Andy Dalton would remain the Bears’ starting quarterback, if healthy, Chicago coach Matt Nagy is faced with a delicate issue as he sorts through which signal-caller to start on Sunday at the Cleveland Browns (1 p.m. ET, Fox). Most signs
9:07 AM ET Former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is set to join Aston Martin in the new role of CEO of Aston Martin Performance Technologies from Oct. 1. Whitmarsh’s new position will oversee the strategic director of the Aston Martin Formula One team as well as setting up a new arm of the company
7:44 AM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — First-tee jitters are a thing. But at the Ryder Cup, they escalate to a level that makes for considerable discomfort among professional golfers. They have done this hundreds of times, stuck a tee in the ground to begin competition. The Ryder Cup, though, is different. Perhaps it is because