2:29 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will take the field for the first time this preseason on Saturday night against the Detroit Lions. How long he’ll play, though, is unclear. “We’ll play it by ear. We have a plan, but we’re willing to adjust that plan based on what it is
2:12 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The X’s and O’s of football come easy to first-year Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, but as a former player, he can wear his heart on his sleeve at times. One of those moments came Tuesday when he had to deliver the difficult news that the
2:57 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tempers flared on Day 2 of joint practices between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans in Tampa, resulting in five altercations that had to be broken up despite both Bucs coach Bruce Arians and Titans coach Mike Vrabel expressing zero tolerance for fighting before the practices. “A lot
1:39 PM ET New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson, the team’s biggest free-agent signing from the offseason, was carted off the field Thursday with an apparent left-leg injury. It happened during a red-zone period in a joint practice between the Jets and Green Bay Packers at the Packers’ facility. Several players took knees and
2:34 PM ET Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State coach Nick Rolovich said Thursday that he intends to follow a new state mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all those working at the state’s colleges and universities, including coaches. Rolovich had said previously that he was not going to get the vaccine for personal reasons
2:47 PM ET This story is developing. Police arrested a former Miami football player Thursday in the November 2006 shooting death of teammate Bryan Pata, nearly 15 years after the crime and nine months after an ESPN investigation pointed out missteps in the long-stalled police inquiry. Miami-Dade Police said U.S. marshals arrested Rashaun Jones, 35,
9:15 AM ET Social media is a boon for athletes because it allows them to speak directly to the world. No filters, no club press officers, no sponsor PR reps, no misquotes. Just their voice, with their chosen words and the opportunity to clarify and rectify. Somebody probably should have told Cristiano Ronaldo’s social media
1:26 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN In the end, Canelo Alvarez got his man. Boxing’s top star and Caleb Plant have agreed to terms for a November pay-per-view fight, sources told ESPN, that will be presented by PBC along with Canelo Promotions. The deal ends weeks of stop-and-start negotiations between ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer and
12:20 PM ET The NHL will allow teams to sell advertising on their jerseys beginning in the 2022-23 season. The measure has been approved by the board of governors, and teams are already having exploratory conversations with potential sponsors. To say those teams are salivating at the potential revenue the ads will generate is an
12:20 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Patrick Reed withdrew from the Northern Trust tournament on Thursday morning before the first round citing a knee injury, hurting his chances to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team without a captain’s pick. Reed, who won the tournament two years ago at Liberty National, also withdrew from last