1:32 PM ET Associated Press NBA referees will all be vaccinated against the coronavirus this season. The NBA announced Saturday that it has struck a deal with the National Basketball Referees Association on that requirement. Part of the referees’ agreement with the NBA also says that those working games will receive booster shots once those
4:52 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Another former Laker appears to be on his way back to the purple and gold. Rajon Rondo will likely sign with the Lakers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, upon clearing waivers after a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Rondo was traded from the LA Clippers to
3:51 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois starting quarterback Brandon Peters left Saturday’s season opener with a left arm/shoulder injury suffered late in the first quarter. Peters, a sixth-year senior, remained down after being sacked by Nebraska‘s Deontre Thomas on Illinois’ final series of the opening quarter. He immediately went into Illinois’ injury tent, and
News Division Two fixture cancelled with a number of Surrey squad going into isolation Surrey’s opening match in the divisional stage of the County Championship, against Durham at Chester-le-Street, has been cancelled following a positive Covid-19 test. The unnamed member of Surrey’s squad returned a positive result ahead of the Division Two match, which was
1:34 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joey Slye entered training camp for the Carolina Panthers without competition at place-kicker and ended it without a job. The Panthers released Slye on Saturday in favor of Ryan Santoso, acquired Thursday in a trade with the New York Giants after he lost the kicking job to Graham Gano.
3:15 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh did not travel with the team to Houston and has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, a source told ESPN. Starters are expected to play extensively in Saturday night’s third and final preseason game at the Houston Texans before playing in the
1:22 PM ET Sebastian Vettel said Formula One was lucky to avoid “a different outcome” when Lando Norris crashed out of qualifying in wet conditions in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel was furious qualifying was allowed to continue when it started to rain heavier at the start of Q3 and radioed his Aston
1:45 PM ET College football is back and so is College Gameday. Along with it comes all the signs. For Week 0, College GameDay was live from Atlanta, Georgia, for the MEAC/SWAC Challenge with HBCU powers Alcorn State and North Carolina Central facing off. Rap trio Migos was in the house and the fans were
6:38 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said it is frustrating the club are unable to compete with Manchester United, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in the transfer market. PSG signed Lionel Messi from Barca on a free transfer earlier this summer because the Catalan club could not afford to
10:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he is not expecting to sign a striker before the transfer deadline after failed attempts to land Harry Kane and Cristiano Ronaldo. Kane, City’s top target this summer, announced his decision to stay at Tottenham while Ronaldo has returned to Manchester United. –