7:46 PM ET Iowa Hawkeyes players Djimon Colbert and Taajhir McCall are opting out of the 2020 college football season because of concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, the team announced Monday. Colbert, a junior from Shawnee Mission, Kansas, started all 13 games last season at outside linebacker, recording 61 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss,
6:40 PM ET Monday’s news that the Texans were firing head coach/general manager Bill O’Brien after an 0-4 start was somehow simultaneously stunning and not surprising at all. I’ve been skeptical of O’Brien’s decision-making since he assumed personnel power in 2019, with move after move seemingly betraying either a lack of long-term vision or a
6:51 PM ET The Chicago Bears signed veteran running back Lamar Miller to their practice squad, the team announced Monday. Miller, 29, is a former Pro Bowler who rushed for over 1,000 yards with both the Miami Dolphins (2014) and Houston Texans (2016). Miller spent training camp with the New England Patriots but has not
5:58 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will play Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots without injured defensive tackle Chris Jones. Jones, who leads the Chiefs with 3.5 sacks, was limited in practice during the week and listed as questionable with a groin injury on the final injury report
5:42 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller was fined $30,000 and nine of his teammates, including team captain and quarterback Derek Carr, were fined $15,000 each for breaking coronavirus protocols at a public charity event hosted by Waller’s foundation last week, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano, confirming an
8:45 AM ET Associated Press Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the French Open quarterfinals for the first time in eight years by beating Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-4. The seventh-seeded Czech player lost her only semifinal match at Roland Garros in 2012. Zhang had a medical timeout while trailing 5-2 in the first set. Kvitova
6:17 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The 2020 French Open women’s quarterfinalists are an unlikely bunch. With the early exits of stars like Serena Williams and Simona Halep, and the absence of defending champion Ashleigh Barty and US Open winner Naomi Osaka, the draw is more wide open than ever. Seven women have already punched their
6:07 PM ET The Kamaru Usman–Gilbert Burns UFC welterweight title fight is not happening on Dec. 12 after all, sources said Monday. The previously reported UFC 256 main event has been postponed due to Usman needing more time to recover from undisclosed injuries, sources said. The UFC has already explored the possibility of Stipe Miocic
5:48 PM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said Monday he thinks this is probably the best team Alabama has had under his old boss Nick Saban. “As far as being balanced all over and not having holes anywhere,” Kiffin said of the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide, who face the Rebels on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway
5:00 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien and have named associate head coach Romeo Crennel the team’s interim head coach. The McNair family fired O’Brien after the Texans fell to 0-4 on Sunday, losing to the previously winless Vikings. Earlier on Monday, O’Brien was asked if