5:11 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Two games ago, the San Francisco 49ers played the Miami Dolphins without all three of their top cornerbacks. On Sunday, they’ll face the New England Patriots without their two starting safeties. Strong safety Jaquiski Tartt and free safety Jimmie Ward were officially ruled out Friday afternoon for Sunday’s
5:34 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals took out their time machine to bolster their pass rush in the wake of losing Chandler Jones for the season. Arizona traded a sixth-round pick in the 2021 draft to the New York Giants in exchange for linebacker Markus Golden, who started his career with the
5:18 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden seemingly put an end to speculation that his team’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday might be postponed or moved a second time due to a positive coronavirus test this week. The Raiders’ entire starting offensive line and a starting safety
4:39 PM ET ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Football team fined quarterback Dwayne Haskins for violating the team’s COVID-19 protocols, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Haskins made a reservation for a family friend at the team hotel the night before Washington played at the New York Giants last week. The team fined him $4,833
3:34 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints will be without both of their top receivers Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Michael Thomas has been ruled out with a hamstring injury that crept up this week. in addition to his pre-existing ankle injury. And Emmanuel Sanders will miss the game after testing positive
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3:00 PM ET Associated Press A filly trained by two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert has tested positive in a postrace drug test for the second time this year, making it the third positive test by a horse in Baffert’s stable in the last six months. Craig Robertson, Baffert’s attorney, issued a statement confirming Gamine’s
2:50 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Imagine being a youth tennis instructor and heading out to your first lesson with a new player. You think to yourself, “It’s a 3-year-old, this should be easy” as you make your way to the court. You know the young girl’s name but not much else. But then you see
3:46 PM ET Georgia State football coach Shawn Elliott has agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2024 season. Elliott is in his fourth season at Georgia State with a 17-23 overall record and two bowl appearances. His new annual salary will be $750,000, according to details of the contract obtained by ESPN. His
3:07 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will be without wide receiver Sammy Watkins, offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz and key defensive reserves Taco Charlton and Alex Okafor for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. Watkins will miss his second straight game because of a hamstring injury. Schwartz (back), Charlton (knee) and Okafor (hamstring)