2:48 AM ET Associated Press Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored in the 78th minute, but the LA Galaxy were eliminated from playoff contention in the Western Conference despite their 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday. Raul Ruidiaz scored his 11th goal of the season in the third minute of injury time for the defending
10:49 PM ET Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — California‘s season-opening football game Saturday night against Washington is in jeopardy following a positive coronavirus test on the Golden Bears on Wednesday that has caused what coach Justin Wilcox said is a “significant” number of players needing contact tracing. Wilcox said that Cal’s athletic department was in
10:03 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya spent all week talking up his City Kickboxing teammate Carlos Ulberg, ahead of Ulberg’s appearance on Dana White Contender Series. Turns out, the champ wasn’t lying about his buddy’s potential. Ulberg (3-0) joined Adesanya amongst the UFC ranks on Wednesday, as he earned a UFC contract by
9:13 PM ET LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are reeling from the shooting death of Ericka Weems, the 37-year-old older sister of Cavs director of scouting Brandon Weems. James took to Twitter on Wednesday to make a plea for any information connected to the shooting. Weems was discovered Monday afternoon in the bedroom of
8:27 PM ET Louisville has paused all football-related activities, and its game at Virginia set for Saturday is being moved to Nov. 14 after a coronavirus outbreak has impacted the Cardinals, the ACC announced Wednesday night. Both teams had an open date next weekend, allowing the game to be moved without further scheduling disruption. Fifteen
9:05 PM ET On opening night of the MAC season, Kelly-Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, lost power, causing Central Michigan and Ohio to take an early halftime on Wednesday night. The game, airing on ESPN, had 1:17 left in the second quarter with 3rd and 6 left for Ohio on Central Michigan’s 10-yard line.
8:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The already reeling-from-injury San Francisco 49ers placed four players on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday and declared all four of them out for Thursday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers. A league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that wide receiver Kendrick Bourne tested positive for COVID-19, a result
7:28 PM ET NFL NationESPN The status of some big-name players is in doubt entering Week 9 in the NFL, including Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice because of a hamstring strain. They join
6:54 PM ET PITTSBURGH — With a long night ahead for the workers at the Allegheny County ballot-counting site in Pittsburgh, some members of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ organization are lending a hand. A couple of players from the team purchased dinner for all the workers at the site Wednesday night, a team source confirmed to
6:23 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan credited a team trainer with potentially saving the life of his wife after she underwent emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy Tuesday in Florida. Ashley Ryan went to Florida earlier this week to vote and check on the couple’s house. She