1:52 PM ET Health officials around the NBA have expressed concern for how to prepare players for a potential 72-game regular season with a training camp that starts on Dec. 1, less than a month away — especially for the teams that haven’t played games since March and the two conference champions. “It’s going to
12:45 PM ET Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery suffered a concussion in Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans and is in the concussion protocol, coach Matt Nagy announced Monday. Montgomery leads the Bears with 472 yards rushing this season and also has two rushing touchdowns. He also has 30 receptions for 212 yards
1:31 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey could be sidelined again after suffering a right shoulder injury late in Sunday’s 33-31 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. “As of right now he is listed as day-to-day,” coach Matt Rhule said on Monday as he began preparing for Tampa Bay. Rhule
1:30 PM ET Alabama running back Trey Sanders is out indefinitely with injuries he suffered during a car accident near his home in Florida on Friday morning. Alabama coach Nick Saban told reporters on Monday that Sanders had successful surgery at UAB hospital. “We expect him to have a full recovery, but I do think
12:43 PM ET Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh announced Monday that starting defensive end Aidan Hutchinson will undergo surgery for a fracture to his leg. Hutchinson suffered an injury in Michigan’s loss to Indiana on Saturday and walked off the field, but he was shown on the television broadcast wearing a boot on the sidelines.
12:58 PM ET Wisconsin expects to resume play this week at Michigan after the number of active COVID-19 cases in the program has dropped to five. The Badgers on Monday began their normal game preparations, and will practice every day this week while monitoring the daily COVID-19 testing results. Wisconsin canceled its last two games,
1:26 PM ET Trevor Lawrence is ready to return to practice for Clemson — he’s just not ready to say how much longer he’ll be doing it. The Tigers star quarterback said Monday that he’s feeling good after a bout with COVID-19 and he expects to return to practice this week. Clemson has an open
12:48 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — The place is pure, that we know. It is just more so than we are used to seeing. Augusta National opened Monday to the small group of people who are permitted on the grounds this week for the edition of the Masters in November. The tournament was postponed from
7:57 AM ET UFC fans are anxiously awaiting Conor McGregor‘s Octagon return, which is expected to be Jan. 23 vs. Dustin Poirier. But until bout agreements are signed, it’s not a done deal, and according to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, this fight is not yet a done deal. So what happens if it falls through? And
9:51 PM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Big picture “Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” You could twist that famous Gary Lineker quote and make it about the IPL. Eight teams play 60 games of 40 overs each and, at the end, the