7:02 PM ET USC football players are appealing to California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ease public health restrictions, which would allow them to play a fall season. In a letter posted Tuesday on Twitter, the USC players highlight the Pac-12 Conference’s pledge to bring daily antigen testing to each campus, which provides quick results and
8:01 PM ET Daniel Cormier tested positive for COVID-19 less than six weeks before his UFC heavyweight title fight with Stipe Miocic, Cormier confirmed with ESPN on Tuesday. Cormier said one of his training partners tested positive for coronavirus on July 1, prompting the entire team to get tested. In that test, he was negative.
12:34 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers activated third baseman Justin Turner off the injured list on Tuesday morning and are expected to start him at designated hitter in their afternoon game against the San Diego Padres, part of an effort to ease Turner back into the lineup after he missed the past 14 games
5:17 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The two-game series between the San Francisco Giants and Mariners in Seattle that was scheduled to start Tuesday night was postponed because of poor air quality caused by the West Coast wildfires. While the air quality seemed to be improving somewhat Tuesday afternoon, Giants manager Gabe Kapler
3:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton was activated by the New York Yankees on Tuesday after the designated hitter missed 32 games because of a strained left hamstring. New York made the move before a series opener against Toronto. The Yankees also activated third baseman Gio Urshela, who has recovered from
3:59 PM ET This weekend will see the start of the 2020-21 Bundesliga season and with that, a green light to start allowing fans back into the stadiums — home fans only, with plenty of caveats and regulations — for the first time since the initial shutdown in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. –
7:16 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers‘ search for reinforcements to their banged-up receiving corps resulted in a reunion for coach Kyle Shanahan. The Niners agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran wideout Mohamed Sanu on Tuesday, a move that Shanahan hinted at during his Monday news conference. Mike
1:29 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers right tackle Zach Banner confirmed he’s having season-ending surgery on his knee Friday in a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday night. Banner, who won the job after training camp, was injured in the fourth quarter of the 26-16 win against the Giants. “Everything’s going to be OK,” he said,
3:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN As the current generation of NBA players have spent the past few months fighting for social justice and against racial inequality, Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell reminded people Monday that this isn’t the first time basketball players have engaged in those battles. “Black kids today don’t grow up worried the
4:47 PM ET Former Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston has rejoined the organization in a front-office role as director of player affairs and engagement, it was announced Tuesday. Livingston will report directly to Warriors president and general manager Bob Myers. “I think it’s always been something that’s on the radar towards the latter part