1:06 PM ET Larry Wilson, a Hall of Fame safety for the Cardinals who later served as an assistant coach and general manager, died Thursday at the age of 82, according to the team. Wilson played 13 seasons (1960-72) for the St. Louis Cardinals, earning eight Pro Bowl bids and five first-team All-Pro honors. He
1:53 PM ET Veteran running back C.J. Anderson is retiring from the NFL at age 29, he told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Anderson is planning to pursue a career in coaching, likely at a Power 5 school. “Details soon,” Anderson told Schefter. Anderson played eight seasons in the NFL, winning Super Bowl 50 with
2:19 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Friday ruled out wide receiver A.J. Brown for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown didn’t practice all week because of a bone
1:03 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Chris Godwin returned to practice Friday for the first time since entering the concussion protocol on Wednesday, but Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said the Pro Bowl wide receiver is doubtful for Sunday’s home opener against the Carolina Panthers. “He’s still going through the protocol,” Arians said Friday.
1:31 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s job got a little easier in terms of being pressured with the Panthers on Friday ruling out starting defensive linemen Kawann Short and Yetur Gross-Matos with injuries. Short, a two-time Pro Bowl tackle who missed most of last season with a shoulder injury, suffered a
2:28 PM ET In an essay on The Players Tribune on Friday, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford detailed racism he saw firsthand with teammates in the spring while working out in Georgia. Stafford wrote in the essay that he went to work out with Danny Amendola one week at a field — something he had
1:09 PM ET NHL Insiders The 2020 Stanley Cup Final is finally here! After a monthslong pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL staged its most unusual postseason tournament ever, with 24 teams heading to bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton. From that field of 24, we’re down to two: the Tampa Bay Lightning from
12:53 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mikko Koivu‘s extraordinary career with the Minnesota Wild is over. General manager Bill Guerin said Friday the team will not resign Koivu, whose contract is expiring. Koivu, 37, is the only full-time captain the club has had — he was appointed in 2009 after the role
12:19 PM ET The 2020 Stanley Cup Final between the Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars begins Saturday night in the Edmonton bubble. As a service to fans who have a general interest in NHL hockey but have no idea what has happened in the past few months,
11:26 AM ET Are you ready for some calcio? The Italian Serie A season kicks off Sept. 19 with a doubleheader of Fiorentina vs. Torino, followed by Hellas Verona and AS Roma (watch all Serie A matches all season on ESPN+). There will be plenty of storylines to watch for throughout the campaign — most