5:02 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers offense could be back at full strength to start the stretch run of the season with the return of wide receiver Allen Lazard. The Packers’ No. 2 threat in the passing game was added to the 53-man roster Tuesday, nearly three weeks after he
4:49 PM ET Veteran cornerback Pierre Desir, a free-agent disappointment who was benched for the final two series in the last game, was released Tuesday by the New York Jets. The move, not unexpected, opens a starting position for rookie Bryce Hall, who replaced Desir in the Week 9 loss to the New England Patriots.
3:41 PM ET Brett Peterson has been hired by the Florida Panthers, who believe that he is the first Black assistant general manager in NHL history. “If it means that we’re expanding opportunities for people in hockey, then I’m humbled. But this was a hockey hire,” Panthers general manager Bill Zito told ESPN on Tuesday.
3:19 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tyson Fury will have to reconsider his 2021 plans and fight Deontay Wilder if his rival wins an arbitration hearing, according to Fury’s co-promoter,
3:40 PM ET Associated Press Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is fit, confident and, most importantly for the Tigers, virus-free. The junior said Tuesday that he is ready for the fourth-ranked Tigers’ championship run down the stretch. Lawrence missed the past two games for Clemson (7-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) after testing positive for COVID-19, then
3:01 PM ET Virginia sophomore defensive tackle Jowon Briggs, who has 20 tackles and three sacks while starting every game this season, entered his name in the NCAA’s transfer portal Tuesday. Briggs, who was the No. 75-ranked recruit in the ESPN 300 in 2019, played in 13 games during his freshman season. He started seven
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1:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Bill Haas has tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic this week at Sea Island. Haas, who had received a sponsor exemption, is the 16th player to test positive since the PGA Tour returned from the COVID-19 pandemic
7:56 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Imad Wasim, Karachi Kings’ captain, hailed the contribution of the late Dean Jones to the franchise’s title win after they beat Lahore Qalandars to lift the Pakistan Super League trophy for the first time. Jones died suddenly in Mumbai, where he had been working as a broadcaster for the IPL,
2:02 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — College athletes continue to graduate at record rates and outperform non-athletes, according to the NCAA’s new Graduation Success Rate report. The data released Tuesday shows 90% of Division I athletes who enrolled in 2013 earned a degree within six years — an increase of 1 percentage point over