2:20 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera will undergo his last round of cancer treatments Monday and said doctors have been pleased with his progress. “I’ve been told it’s headed in the right direction,” Rivera said. Rivera, who announced in August that he had squamous cell cancer, will complete the
2:18 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — New Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Steve McLendon found out before the New York Jets‘ game at the Miami Dolphins last Sunday that he had been traded. McLendon played in the 24-0 Jets loss anyway, which is uncommon for both emotional reasons and because an injury could have nullified
2:38 PM BST England’s match against the Barbarians on Sunday has been called off after the Barbarians were forced to remove 12 players from their squad on Thursday for breaching their coronavirus code of conduct. England were set to face the invitational side as a warm up to their Six Nations finale against Italy on
7:00 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Let’s begin with a thought that has been conveyed — directly and indirectly — so often by prominent members of the Los Angeles Dodgers that it might as well be considered a statement of fact: Mookie Betts has exceeded expectations. Now let’s consider why that seems so outrageous: Andrew
2:26 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball’s postseason bubble succeeded as a defense against the coronavirus. MLB players extended their streak of consecutive days with no new COVID-19 tests to 54 through Thursday during a time of rising cases in which of the United States. Players did not have positive tests
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN After all the oddities of the MLB regular season and postseason, the 2020 World Series pits baseball’s top two teams against each other, which is something that doesn’t happen every year. And while we’ve grown accustomed to seeing the Dodgers playing for the championship, this is the first Fall Classic
9:15 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information Four of the top five teams in the AP poll will be in action this weekend, and all four are double-digit favorites. But AP top-five teams are just 2-12 ATS (against the spread) this season against unranked opponents, and 5-13 ATS as double-digit favorites — including 1-10 ATS
1:29 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — The Lott IMPACT Trophy, given to the nation’s top defensive player for both his performance and character, will have six finalists instead of the usual four and will be presented in February. The finalists will include one from each of the Power 5 conferences and one
12:20 PM ET Multiple Contributors The NBA’s Board of Governors is meeting Friday and are discussing possible changes to plans for the 2020-21 season, including starting as quickly as possible, playing fewer than 82 games and not waiting for fans to be permitted to all league arenas, sources told ESPN. There has been some discussion
2:19 PM ET ESPN Insiders The NBA season ended just under two weeks ago with uncertainty around when the 2020-21 season would begin. On Friday, ESPN reported that the league’s Board of Governors is discussing starting the season as soon as Christmas Day. The move would mean that the end of the 2019-20 season and