1:45 PM ET Despite some early-week optimism, the chances of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo playing this week on his sprained right ankle appear increasingly unlikely. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Garoppolo will not practice Wednesday, and he probably won’t be able to practice later in the week. That means backup Nick Mullens will
3:50 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars are placing kicker Josh Lambo on injured reserve with a left hip injury and will use a rookie kicker in Thursday’s game against the Miami Dolphins. Center Brandon Linder also will miss Thursday’s game because of a knee injury he suffered in last Sunday’s loss to Tennessee.
3:30 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees has been under the microscope this week after looking mortal in his first two starts of the season. But the New Orleans Saints quarterback insisted Wednesday, “I feel good, I feel good. Borderline great.” Brees, 41, has become a popular talking point because of his age and
2:54 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor will miss multiple weeks with a UCL tear in his thumb, sources told ESPN. A source said Reagor is expected to undergo surgery and will be placed on injured reserve. Reagor was injured on a play across the middle in the first half of
2:09 PM ET The Ottawa Senators have told longtime goaltender Craig Anderson they will not re-sign him in free agency, general manager Pierre Dorion announced Wednesday. “He’s the best goalie we’ve ever had,” Dorion told reporters, according to TSN. “It’s time for us to take another direction, and we thank him for everything he did.”
1:44 PM ET It may seem unconscionable to suggest that a club that won the Treble last season, a club that’s coming off 22 wins on the spin (including an 8-0 drubbing of Schalke in their season opener Friday), a club that last lost a match on Dec. 7, 2019 — and has won every
2:38 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says he hasn’t considered whether there should be a minimum number of games required to qualify for the College Football Playoff. Rather, Sankey said Wednesday that he has reviewed the selection criteria and anticipates a “number of challenges” facing the CFP selection committee as conferences play disparate schedules
2:36 PM ET The North Texas–Houston football game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed, the fourth season opener the Cougars have been unable to play due to the coronavirus pandemic. North Texas said in a statement Wednesday that four positive COVID-19 tests this week, and subsequent contact tracing, left the Mean Green unable to field
Feb 6, 2020 Editors’ note: This feature story was published in February 2020, just prior to UFC 247, at which Dominick Reyes made his first bid for the light heavyweight championship, challenging Jon Jones. IN THE SUMMER of 2017, at a cramped desk parked in a cluttered office, Dominick Reyes pulls up a video of
12:30 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Luke Voit has had quite a journey: from a Missouri Valley Conference standout to a St. Louis Cardinals farmhand stuck without a spot in the majors to, as New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone likes to