3:23 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Air Force–Army football game on Saturday is off because of COVID-19 issues at Air Force, sources confirmed
3:19 PM ET Saturday’s football season opener between California and Washington has been canceled after a Cal player tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pac-12 announced Thursday. “The Pac-12 has approved a request from Cal to cancel the Washington at Cal football game scheduled for November 7,” the Pac-12 said in a statement. “This decision
3:32 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles safety Marcus Epps has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a league source. The team said in a statement that it received confirmation of a positive test Thursday, and that the player went into self-isolation after learning of the results. Philadelphia is now in the NFL’s intensive protocols. 2 Related
2:05 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The winless New York Jets are playing out a lost season, already focused on the future, but the dire circumstances won’t stop quarterback Sam Darnold from playing with a banged-up throwing shoulder. Darnold didn’t practice Thursday after aggravating a previous injury on Sunday, but the Jets’ plan is
11:23 AM GMT Finn Russell made his return to the Scotland squad for their impressive win over Wales in the Six Nations. Photo by GEOFF CADDICK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Scotland flyhalves Finn Russell and Adam Hastings will miss their upcoming Autumn Nations Cup games due to injury, head coach Gregor Townsend told the BBC. Russell limped
11:38 AM ET The Chicago Bears paused all in-person football activities and closed the team facility on Thursday after another player tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced. “This morning we were notified that another Bears player has tested positive for COVID-19,” the Bears said in a statement. “As a result, the club has decided
11:36 AM ET Minnesota defensive coordinator Joe Rossi has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t coach in Saturday’s game against Illinois, the team announced Thursday. Rossi, 41, received a positive antigen test this week and had the diagnosis confirmed with a polymerase chain reaction follow-up test. He has been in isolation, and no other Minnesota
7:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Before the year began, when we wondered whether the World Series champion would get an asterisk for the season being so short/anomalous/weird, I offered this prediction: The winner would be seen as
9:37 AM ET Saudi Arabia will host a Formula One Grand Prix in November next year following confirmation of plans to hold a night race on the streets of Jeddah. The Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) said the race represents the start of a “long-term partnership” with the sport. Limited details about the Jeddah
10:19 AM ET The New York Rangers avoided arbitration with center Ryan Strome, agreeing to a two-year, $9 million contract, according to multiple reports. Strome had a breakout season this year, with 18 goals and a career-high 59 points while centering the Rangers’ second line. He was also a plus-21. He hadn’t had more than