5:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s latest high right ankle sprain wasn’t so much an aggravation of his previous injury as a whole new one, which is why he’s expected to miss about six weeks and could be out for the rest of the season. 49ers coach Kyle
4:02 PM ET Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop and center Tyler Seguin had surgery and will each miss approximately five months, the team said Tuesday. Bishop, who did not play in the Stanley Cup Final against eventual champion Tampa Bay after being deemed “unfit to play,” had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his
4:22 PM ET Bryson DeChambeau isn’t the only player headed to Augusta National next week thinking about using different equipment to attack the course that is home to the Masters. Phil Mickelson said he is making changes, too. Mickelson said Tuesday on a podcast hosted by Callaway Golf that he plans to put a driver
2:26 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are releasing veteran tight end Luke Willson on Tuesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 30-year-old Willson has played sparingly this season as the Seahawks’ No. 4 tight end behind Greg Olsen, Will Dissly and Jacob Hollister. They just activated rookie fourth-round pick Colby Parkinson from
2:24 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens have six “high-risk” close contacts identified after All-Pro cornerback Marlon Humphrey tested positive for COVID-19, NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills said Tuesday. A source told ESPN that another close contact was added after Sills’ comments, bringing the total to seven. The seven players, according to a source
2:43 PM ET The NFL is expanding the team bench area and tightening mask requirements on game days after two players infected with COVID-19 exposed at least eight others via close contact Sunday. The bench area will now span 60 yards along the sideline, from one 20-yard line to the other, to encourage better physical
3:43 PM ET The Miami Dolphins are sending Isaiah Ford to the wide-receiver needy New England Patriots, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, making the first trade on deadline day a rare interdivisional one. The Dolphins will get a 2022 seventh-round pick back in the deal, a source told ESPN. Ford, 6-foot-2, 194 pounds, has
4:22 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially activated Antonio Brown from the suspended list on Tuesday, the team announced. Coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday that Brown will have a role in Sunday night’s game against the New Orleans Saints. “He’ll have his role – it could be 10 plays, it could be 35 plays.
4:00 PM ET ESPN staff The 2020 NFL trade deadline has come and gone. A few 2021 NFL draft picks were dealt, and the Jacksonville Jaguars were busy, including trading pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings. Elsewhere, the Las Vegas Raiders moved on from a rookie third-round pick before he had even played a
4:20 PM ET NFL trade deadline day, as is often the case, came and went Tuesday with more fizzle than sizzle. A few big names got kicked around, but there wasn’t much late movement, and not many people were surprised. This year more than ever, with COVID-19 testing requirements delaying the availability of new player