6:11 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders placed backup quarterback Marcus Mariota on injured reserve Monday with an undisclosed injury. NFL Network reported it was a pectoral injury, which would explain Mariota’s accuracy issues in camp. Per the NFL’s COVID-19 rules tweaks, Mariota conceivably could return to Las Vegas’ 53-man active roster
5:31 PM ET UFC welterweight Leon Edwards has had an even more frustrating 2020 than some of his peers, but says he is still “100%” committed to taking a fight this year. Edwards (18-3), of England, was supposed to headline UFC Fight Night opposite former champion Tyron Woodley in March, inside London’s 02 Arena. The
5:44 PM ET One of the best featherweight fighters in MMA over the past decade is calling it a career. Ricardo Lamas, 38, announced Monday on MMA Junkie Radio that he is retiring from mixed martial arts after 12 years as a pro. The former UFC title challenger said after his unanimous-decision win over Bill
5:31 PM ET Associated Press UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Robertson, who called Washington State football for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 91. Washington State said Robertson died Sunday at his home. Robertson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004 when he
5:18 PM ET Southern Mississippi has a new football coach one week into the season. Jay Hopson is out and will be replaced by assistant coach Scotty Walden as an interim coach, four days after the Golden Eagles lost to South Alabama, 32-21, in their season opener. Southern Miss director of athletics Jeremy McClain made
4:44 PM ET Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia said “we’ll see” on whether his new running back, future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson, ends up playing Sunday in the season opener against the Chicago Bears. The Lions officially signed Peterson on Monday after agreeing to terms with him Sunday — two days after he was
4:16 PM ET PITTSBURGH — There’s a new punter in Pittsburgh, and he has a very familiar last name. The Steelers signed veteran punter Dustin Colquitt, son of two-time Steelers Super Bowl punter Craig Colquitt, on Monday afternoon, and released punter Jordan Berry. Colquitt, 38, was released by the Kansas City Chiefs in April after
4:27 PM ET The New York Jets are one of the most lightly regarded teams in the NFL — and that makes them mad, according to general manager Joe Douglas. “Our guys don’t live in a bubble. We see the things that are said, we see the things that are written,” Douglas said Monday in
3:27 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Alvin Kamara mostly sidestepped questions about his contract talks with the New Orleans Saints on Monday, insisting that his focus is on Sunday’s season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But Kamara did counter the narrative that he was holding out from Saints practices during a recent four-day stretch,
2:53 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams is into the quarterfinals at the US Open for a 12th consecutive appearance. It wasn’t easy, though. Williams needed to come from behind in the third set before taking another step closer to Grand Slam title No. 24 by edging Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 on Monday.