4:42 PM ET The Detroit Lions will be getting one cornerback back, losing another and are still going to be without their Pro Bowl wide receiver against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Lions ruled out starting corner Desmond Trufant (hamstring), receiver Kenny Golladay (hamstring) and starting left guard Joe Dahl (groin) on Friday
3:59 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones isn’t going to stop Lambeau Leaping just because the Green Bay Packers won’t have any fans in the stands, and he won’t stop listening to contract offers even though he didn’t get a deal done on the eve of the season, like fellow 2017 draft class
4:48 PM ET San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Kittle suffered a sprained left knee during last Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Kittle came up hobbling near the end of the first half after taking a hit from Cardinals safety Budda
6:00 AM ET Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley isn’t more motivated to shove defensive linemen to the ground because all the players selected before him in his draft class landed mega-deals. He isn’t going to protect Lamar Jackson any better on Sunday because he is on the same field as the league’s highest-paid player
3:44 PM ET Michigan offensive lineman Jalen Mayfield is opting back in for this season after declaring for the NFL draft in August. Mayfield is only a redshirt sophomore, so his decision to opt out and declare for the draft was a surprise. He was projected as a possible first-round draft pick, however, and is
3:26 PM ET Minnesota star wide receiver Rashod Bateman has re-enrolled in school and started practicing with the team as he hopes to play this season after opting out last month. Coach P.J. Fleck confirmed in a statement that Bateman, the Big Ten’s wide receiver of the year in 2019, received a waiver to participate
11:48 AM ET Associated Press CHAMPAGNOLE, France — That’s deux for Soren Kragh Andersen at the Tour de France. The Danish rider who won Stage 14 doubled down and raised his arms in victory again on Stage 19 on Friday, using another cunningly timed attack. Behind him, saving their last reserves of strength for a
2:39 PM ET The SEC released its football game cancellation and postponement policies on Friday, setting a minimum threshold of 53 available scholarship athletes to compete. Included in the policy is a minimum number of scholarship players at specific positions, including seven offensive linemen (with one center), one quarterback and four defensive linemen. However, schools
2:32 PM ET The Houston–Baylor game, set for Saturday in Waco, Texas, has been postponed after Baylor did not meet the Big 12 Conference COVID-19 game cancellation thresholds. The schools have agreed to honor the future home and home schedule, as well as monitor dates for future scheduling opportunities. “The loss of this game is
1:38 PM ET It was pretty simple: John Merritt wanted his two best players — current Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and Atlanta Falcons linebacker Foyesade Oluokun — on the field as much as possible. Merritt, who was the special teams coordinator at the John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri in 2012, knew it