2:41 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts believe they have found their replacement for future Hall-of-Famer Adam Vinatieri. Undrafted rookie free-agent kicker Rodrigo Blankenship has beat out Chase McLaughlin for the job, a source told ESPN. Blankenship will be the first Week 1 kicker for the Colts not named Adam Vinatieri since 2005. He
2:41 PM ET The Los Angeles Chargers have agreed to a contract extension with star wide receiver Keenan Allen, the team announced Saturday. Terms were not disclosed, but a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Allen’s deal is for four years and more than $80 million, with $50 million guaranteed. The 28-year-old Allen, a three-time
3:38 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With Week 1 rapidly approaching, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel is one step closer to returning. The 49ers are planning to activate Samuel from the non-football injury list on Saturday, a league source told ESPN, making him eligible to return to practice and potentially play in
3:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Teams in the NFL must cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday. Given the irregular offseason, with OTAs and minicamps occurring virtually for the first time, teams have had only training camp, which included 14 padded practices, to see their players in person. The biggest
3:08 PM ET At a rally organized by parents of Michigan football players, coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters he has sent text messages and emails to Michigan President Mark Schlissel, but has not talked to the President about the decision to postpone the Big Ten’s football season. Harbaugh was in attendance, along with some of
3:02 PM ET Tennessee scrapped a scheduled scrimmage Saturday after head coach Jeremy Pruitt said 44 players were unable to go, the bulk of which due to contact tracing and positive COVID-19 tests. Pruitt said his team was short 31 offensive players and held a practice session instead. The Volunteers, who are scheduled to kick
6:46 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA playoffs move in cycles. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. And sometimes it’s tough to tell what’s real and what’s not. On Friday night, the Houston Rockets walloped the Los Angeles Lakers, and might have exposed a bigger issue for LeBron James‘ team. And the Miami Heat continued
7:55 AM ET Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo‘s bid to score 100 goals for his country has been put on hold after he was ruled out of the UEFA Nations League match against Croatia on Saturday. The Juventus forward was absent from training with the Portugal squad on Thursday with a toe injury and was left
9:55 AM ET Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has apologised for making an “inappropriate” joke on a Whatsapp group which has seen him withdraw from a charity match. Toure, 37, was set to feature in the UNICEF Soccer Aid game at Old Trafford on Sunday but will no longer participate after sharing
8:50 AM ET Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal trained separately from their Barcelona teammates on Saturday, sources have told ESPN, as both players prepare to leave the club. ESPN reported on Friday that Suarez, 33, had agreed to join Juventus while Vidal, also 33, is in talks with Inter Milan. – Lowe: Messi set for