1:45 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Longtime team broadcaster and former offensive tackle Tunch Ilkin is a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 Hall of Honor class, the team announced Saturday. Ilkin, who played for the Steelers from 1980-92, was diagnosed with ALS in December and retired from his role as an analyst with the team
0 Comments
12:59 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — For the past three days, it’s been different for Matt Ryan during Atlanta Falcons training camp. Yes, it’s a new coach and a new offensive scheme, but the player he’s been so accustomed to over the past decade isn’t here either. Julio Jones is in Tennessee, traded to
0 Comments
1:20 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Saturday that Cam Newton is the team’s starting quarterback — repeating what he had said in April when the team drafted Mac Jones in the first round — but also left open the possibility that things could change if Newton struggles in
0 Comments
2:07 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera issued a warning to his team after two more players were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, giving his players a what-if scenario: If this had happened the day before their season opener, it would impact their first two games. Washington now has six
0 Comments
2:31 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis is declining his $3.8 million player option and will become a free agent, agent Mark Bartelstein told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. The most the Bucks can offer Portis is a $5.9 million exception, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks. The 26-year-old Portis was one of the more
0 Comments
2:33 PM ET The UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas has lost two more bouts at the last minute, according to promotional officials. The UFC announced on Saturday that a bantamweight matchup between Rani Yahya and Kyung Ho Kang and a welterweight clash between Niklas Stolze and Jared Gooden have both been removed from the
0 Comments
12:18 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — With two new sluggers in place, the New York Yankees are ready to make their playoff drive. First baseman Anthony Rizzo homered in his Yankees debut Friday night and All-Star outfielder Joey Gallo also suited up with New York for the first time in the opener of a
0 Comments