2:56 PM ET The ball left quarterback Carson Wentz‘s hand and began sailing down the left sideline late in the Philadelphia Eagles‘ Week 4 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, and Alonzo Fulgham said that’s when he stopped breathing. A Boston native, he’s the kind of rabid sports fan who used to watch the Celtics
12:20 PM ET Michigan added ESPN 300 linebacker Branden Jennings to its 2021 recruiting class on Friday when Jennings chose the Wolverines over Clemson. A 6-foot-3, 225-pound prospect out of Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville, Florida, Jennings is the 67th-ranked recruit overall and is now the second- highest-ranked player in Michigan’s class behind quarterback J.J.
12:56 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said Friday that conference schools can face a cumulative penalty of $1 million as the league continues to enforce COVID-19 sideline protocols and hold head coaches accountable for wearing masks during games. While Sankey acknowledged that some teams have done well in complying with sideline protocols during games,
12:37 PM ET Saturday’s football game between Southern Miss and UTEP has been postponed due to COVID-19 cases in the Golden Eagles program, the school announced Friday. “The health and safety of everyone involved continues to be our guiding force which made this decision to postpone the game the appropriate one,” Southern Miss athletic director
12:01 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles starting right guard Matt Pryor is in illness protocol and will miss Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, coach Doug Pederson said Friday. Jamon Brown, who was signed off the Chicago Bears‘ practice squad in September, will get the start in Pryor’s place. Right tackle Lane Johnson, meanwhile, hasn’t
10:50 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Despite testing negative for COVID-19 a day earlier, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was not at the team’s practice facility Friday as he continues to deal with an unknown illness. The Browns learned of Beckham’s negative coronavirus test result Friday morning, a source told ESPN. The Browns
6:59 AM ET ESPN News Services The Indianapolis Colts will reopen their practice facility Friday after four individuals’ re-test for COVID-19 confirmed they were negative, the team announced. The team closed their facility Friday morning after initial positive tests. They involved one player and three staff members, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. . Indianapolis is
12:45 PM ET Mike Reiss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Field Yates Close ESPN Insider Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots
11:41 AM ET Kansas Jayhawks coach Les Miles, who announced on Oct. 8 that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, will not travel with the team to West Virginia for Saturday’s game, sources told ESPN on Friday. Miles, 66, learned of his positive test and began isolating at his home. He has continued to
7:00 AM ET At the end of every day during the baseball postseason, I run a set of simulations to estimate the updated probabilities for each series and the ultimate outcome of the bracket. I add the newest results to a log and send them in to Bristol HQ for inclusion in our ongoing coverage