3:29 PM ET The Mid-American Conference on Wednesday released a six-game, league-only football schedule that will feature only midweek games for the first three weeks. All 12 MAC teams will open the season Nov. 4, a Wednesday, and then play their next two games on Tuesdays or Wednesdays before transitioning to Saturdays for the final
2:25 PM ET Is this going to work? It’s time to start asking existential questions about the NFL’s attempts to play through the coronavirus pandemic. After near-flawless results during training camp — a total of seven player infections occurred from Aug. 12 to Sept. 19 — the first quarter of the 2020 season has produced
12:39 PM ET FRISCO, Texas – With a struggling defense, the Dallas Cowboys could start to get some help on that side of the ball with the returns of defensive end Randy Gregory, linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and cornerback Anthony Brown over the next few weeks. Gregory is on the commissioner’s exempt list as he
2:45 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes called it “a little bit of a mental lapse” that he got close to Stephon Gilmore after Monday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots. Gilmore later tested positive for COVID-19. “I was just trying to show respect to a great football
1:26 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson has led the Baltimore Ravens to a 3-1 start, but the reigning NFL MVP didn’t try to put a positive spin on the team ranking 31st in the NFL in passing. “No, I’m not happy because I would like to connect with my guys on those
2:59 PM ET Bill O’Brien got into a heated exchange with Houston Texans star J.J. Watt during a recent practice, ESPN has confirmed. The incident, which also included defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, took place in the week leading up to the winless Texans’ Week 3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to ESPN and multiple
9:48 AM ET ESPN News Services Dick Williams has resigned as the Cincinnati Reds‘ president of baseball operations after nearly 15 years with the team. Williams cited spending time with his family as one of the primary reasons for his resignation. The Reds said Nick Krall will remain in his current role as the team’s
1:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Zack Greinke‘s ailing right arm is structurally sound and the Houston Astros are still hopeful that he can contribute again at some point this postseason, manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday morning, hours before Game 3 of their American League Division Series. Greinke, who hasn’t pitched since Game 1 of
2:00 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have tendered qualifying offers to starting goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood and four other players. The team announced the moves Wednesday, saying forwards Joey Anderson, Jesper Bratt and Nick Merkley and defenseman Colton White also got offers. The Devils did not tender offers to forward
2:26 PM ET Arizona coach Kevin Sumlin is asymptomatic after testing positive for COVID-19 and expects to consult with his doctor this week before solidifying a plan for when he can return to in-person coaching duties. “It’s unfortunate, but we’ll see where we are at the end of the week,” Sumlin said in a video