4:20 PM ET The NBA’s Board of Governors and Players Association are holding separate meetings on Thursday expected to culminate with an agreement on starting the 2020-2021 season on Dec. 22 and playing a reduced 72-game schedule, sources tell ESPN. The NBPA is planning to take a formal vote of the team player representatives on
4:49 PM ET Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has signed a contract extension through the 2027 season, adding four years to his current deal, the school announced Wednesday. The third-longest-tenured FBS coach in the country, Whittingham has been in his current role since taking over for Urban Meyer at the end of the 2004 season. He
3:01 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal on Dec. 19, according to multiple sources. Once signed, the 170-pound bout will be added to the UFC’s final event of 2020, a UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Another high-profile welterweight matchup between Leon Edwards
2:20 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Defensive end Carlos Dunlap agreed to a reworked contract as part of his trade to the Seattle Seahawks, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. The restructure allowed the Seahawks to fit Dunlap’s contract fit under the salary cap and offers the 31-year-old Dunlap a potential path to free agency after this
1:26 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With a third positive COVID-19 test result in the last two days, the Denver Broncos canceled Wednesday’s practice and closed the facility to coaches, players and most other team employees. Broncos president and CEO Joe Ellis and president of football operations/general manager John Elway tested positive for the coronavirus
3:25 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is notoriously tough when it comes to his self-evaluation. But at the midway point of his rookie season, Burrow is pleased with what he’s done, telling reporters that the first eight games of his pro career are just a glimpse of his potential. “I’m just
3:56 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans are 1-6, have already fired their head coach and general manager and do not have a first- or second-round draft pick in 2021, but defensive end J.J. Watt said he is not interested in a rebuild. Watt, who was a first-round draft pick by the Texans in
3:47 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Speaking to the media for the first time since signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wide receiver Antonio Brown expressed gratitude Wednesday for the opportunity to rejoin a team after a year and a half away from football. “Being away from the game for a year and a half,
2:17 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets say forward Gustav Nyquist is recovering from Tuesday surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He will miss five to six months, per the team. “This was a chronic issue that Gus has been dealing with for a number of seasons,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen
1:35 PM ET Associated Press Conference USA has rescheduled seven football games that were postponed earlier this season because of COVID-19 issues. All will be played the first two weeks of December. The updated schedule includes three games on Saturday, Dec. 5, the original date for the C-USA championship game that was previously rescheduled to