4:54 PM ET Associated Press ELMONT, N.Y. — A backstretch worker at Belmont Park caused the death of a $200,000 racehorse by releasing the filly onto blacktop, where she fell and broke her leg, prosecutors said Thursday. The worker released the horse in retaliation for being fired. Ramzan Antooa, 38, released the 2-year-old filly named
5:28 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — In 2017, Sam Darnold was the college player who intrigued the New York Jets‘ quarterback-starved fan base. Now Darnold is experiencing that phenomenon from the other side. As the only winless team, the Jets could be in position to select Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the No. 1
4:44 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders will place four starting offensive linemen and safety Johnathan Abram on the reserve/COVID-19 list after all five players were deemed high-risk contacts Thursday, sources told ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez, confirming multiple reports. Center Rodney Hudson, guards Gabe Jackson and Denzelle Good, tackle Kolton Miller and Abram all missed their
3:58 PM ET The NHL has postponed the 2021 Winter Classic and All-Star Game “due to the ongoing uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus,” the league announced in a statement on Thursday. The Winter Classic was scheduled to be played at Target Field in Minneapolis on New Year’s Day, featuring the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis
4:45 PM ET Laurie Canter shot a career-best 12-under 60 to open up a four-shot lead after the first round of the Italian Open on Thursday. The Englishman registered an eagle and 10 birdies in a bogey-free round that tied for the lowest score to par ever recorded on the European Tour. It was also
2:58 PM ET Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure pleaded no contest this week to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge and was sentenced to probation, according to a Virginia prosecutor, in a court hearing that was long delayed by McClure’s state lawmaker attorney. The Associated Press has previously reported that McClure’s
3:29 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Trading for pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue transforms a stout Baltimore Ravens defense into one of the NFL’s scariest. No one would’ve criticized Baltimore for standing pat on defense before the trade deadline this year. The Ravens rank among the stingiest and most pressure-inducing defenses in the league, allowing the
3:51 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings will forge through the remainder of the season without their top two pass rushers, one of whom has not and will not see the field in 2020. Hours after Minnesota traded Yannick Ngakoue to the Baltimore Ravens, recouping much of the draft capital they sent to Jacksonville
3:39 PM ET The NFL announced Thursday that Sunday’s Buccaneers–Raiders game, originally scheduled for 8:20 p.m. on NBC, now will start at 4:05 p.m. on Fox. The league said it made the move “out of an abundance of caution to ensure that a game would be available for fans on Sunday Night Football.” The Seahawks–Cardinals
2:12 PM ET The American Hockey League’s target start date for the 2020-21 season is Dec. 4, but the league is preparing to offer another plan to its Board of Governors that could push it later. “We’re getting close to Dec. 4, and there’s been minimal improvement as far as fan capacity,” AHL president Scott