5:03 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — Evan Rodrigues is back to where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed the 27-year-old forward to a one-year deal worth $700,000 on Friday, less than two months after Pittsburgh shipped him to Toronto as part of a trade that brought Kasperi Kapanen to Pittsburgh. The Penguins
9:55 AM ET Each week of the NFL season, we will identify fantasy football waiver-wire pickups specifically for those of you looking for streaming options in deeper formats (including IDP leagues). These are players available in a majority of ESPN Fantasy leagues, who have enticing matchups in the week ahead that may make them worthy
4:38 PM ET Paula Lavigne Close ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer
2:29 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts will be missing two of their most important players on offense and defense in their biggest game of the season at Cleveland this weekend. Starting left tackle Anthony Castonzo and All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard have been officially ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Browns, coach Frank Reich
3:25 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera said Dwayne Haskins remains in his plans, despite being benched earlier this week. “By no means have I given up on him,” Rivera said. Washington benched Haskins in favor of Kyle Allen for Sunday’s game vs. the Los Angeles Rams. Haskins will be
4:37 PM ET San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will start Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday. Garoppolo has not played since suffering a right high ankle sprain in Week 2 against the Jets, when he left the game at halftime. On Wednesday, he practiced for the first time since
2:32 PM ET NFL officials have been authorized to penalize teams for unsportsmanlike conduct if a coach or someone else on the sideline approaches them while not wearing appropriate face coverings, according to a memo sent to teams Friday. The memo, written by senior vice president of officiating administration Perry Fewell, came in response to
7:00 AM ET In the 1970s, influential psychologist Paul Ekman identified six basic emotions experienced in all human cultures. I’m not sure if he studied sports fans, but I’m guessing you had one of the following six reactions to the Houston Astros beating the Oakland Athletics on Thursday and moving on to the American League
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN Thanks to the New York Yankees, we’ve got a game Friday — and not just any game. It’s a winner-take-all, do-or-die, there’s-no-tomorrow game. Featuring the free agent who signed the biggest contract ever by a pitcher, with the team in the biggest market, to start in the biggest games. Like
12:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Whitey Ford, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won more World Series games than any other pitcher, died at the age of 91, the New York Yankees announced Friday. A family member told The Associated Press on Friday that Ford died at his Long Island home Thursday night. The