11:07 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA. S.C. — Lou Holtz has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 83-year-old former college football coach confirmed the test Thursday to Columbia TV station WOLO. “I don’t have a lot of energy right now,” Holtz told the ABC station. Holtz led Notre Dame to the 1988 national title in
10:16 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman‘s suspension for throwing near the head of Tampa Bay’s Mike Brosseau was reduced from three games to two after he appealed the decision. Major League Baseball announced the result of the appeal on Thursday. It was heard by special assistant to the commissioner
12:58 PM ET Derby County’s Wayne Rooney says he hopes to follow in the footsteps of former England teammate Frank Lampard and take charge of the Championship club on a permanent basis. Rooney is part of a four-man coaching team including Liam Rosenior, Justin Walker and Shay Given that will lead Derby for Saturday’s league
8:50 PM ET MLS reduced its full-time workforce by 20 percent on Thursday, the latest sign of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the sports industry, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN. ESPN confirmed multiple reports regarding the extent of the layoffs. – MLS Cup playoff preview: Depth will be tested in
9:52 PM ET Saturday’s rivalry game between San Jose State and Fresno State has been canceled due to contract tracing protocols at Fresno State, the Mountain West announced Thursday. The game will be declared a no contest and will not be made up. It is the conference’s third game called off this week, joining Utah-Wyoming
9:06 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Jake Scott, the star safety who was the most valuable player in the Super Bowl that completed the Miami Dolphins‘ 1972 perfect season before his relationship with coach Don Shula soured, died Thursday in Atlanta. He was 75. Scott died after a fall down a stairway that left
8:50 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf entered Thursday night with 29 receiving yards and no touchdowns in three career games against the Arizona Cardinals. That changed in a hurry. Metcalf caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from a scrambling Russell Wilson to give the Seahawks a 7-0 lead after their first possession.
7:27 PM ET The NHL and NHLPA are still hoping to begin the 2020-21 season on Jan. 1, but talks between the two sides hit a significant snag this week as players felt “blindsided” when owners asked to change the terms of their new CBA, just four months after it was agreed upon, according to
7:50 PM ET Quarterback Quinn Ewers, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2022 class, committed to Ohio State on Thursday. His commitment gives the Buckeyes the No. 1-ranked prospect three recruiting classes in a row with defensive end Jack Sawyer in 2021 and wide receiver Julian Fleming in 2020. Ewers had previously been committed to
6:42 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther lamented his defense being decimated with so many players on the reserve/COVID-19 list and self-isolating this week, ahead of Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. “I don’t know how we can beat these guys with a full lineup at practice,