11:27 AM ET Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby kicked off Big 12 media days on Wednesday with a reminder that college football will still be dealing with the COVID pandemic this fall, and made a strong push for players to be vaccinated. Bowlsby was proud that the Big 12 completed 90 percent of its schedule
9:35 AM ET Ohio‘s Frank Solich, the winningest coach in MAC history and the fourth-winningest active coach in all of college football, is stepping down to focus on his health, the school announced on Wednesday. Offensive coordinator Tim Albin has been promoted to head coach, having already agreed to a new four-year contract. Solich, 76,
9:03 AM ET SANDWICH, England — While he would not go so far as to say a player would automatically be disqualified for breaking stringent protocols, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said Wednesday that such a breach would put the player’s standing in The Open in jeopardy. “I think he would be at risk of
9:32 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Lee Westwood is on the verge of setting a golf record that some might consider dubious. He chooses to look at it with pride. If Westwood, 48, fails to win The Open at Royal St. George’s this week, he will have played in more major championships without a victory
9:41 PM ET The UFC’s September pay-per-view event — UFC 266 on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas — will officially feature two title fights, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will face Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC 266 inside T-Mobile Arena. In the co-main event, women’s flyweight champion
6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Of all the things the Denver Broncos want to see as training camp unfolds, linebackers Von Miller and Bradley Chubb together in the defense is near the top of the list. The high hopes of what the two could do together in a defense are memories that have grown
5:17 AM ET Lindsay du Plessis Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr says that when defensive end Carl Nassib came out as gay in June, he had no idea. But, he told the “Brothers from Another” podcast, he wasted no time telling his teammate he had his full support. Nassib became the first active openly
6:00 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Three images of the Las Vegas Raiders defense collapsing late to burn into your cerebral cortex: Yeah, the defense was the issue last season, the difference, many say, between the 8-8 finish Las Vegas had and an 11-5 playoff berth. Enter Gus Bradley, architect of the Legion of Boom
7:57 AM ET Mikaela Mayer and Seniesa Estrada shined in decision wins and both climbed higher in ESPN’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Mayer (15-0, 5 KOs), 31, of Woodland Hills, California, defended her WBO junior lightweight world title with a victory over Erica Farias on June 19. The scores of 97-93, 98-92 and 98-92 were representative
8:00 AM ET Organizing the roughly 75 recruits visiting each day last month (primarily on unofficial visits), could have been overwhelming for Georgia Tech coaches. Each recruit needed a tour, face time with coaches and, maybe most importantly in the age of social media, to have their picture taken. But because of the work done