4:32 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has decided it will not grant COVID-19 relief during the playoffs, meaning a positive coronavirus test will end a driver’s championship bid. The playoffs begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina without a safety net for the 16 participants during the pandemic. It’s up to
5:11 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys released veteran safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix on Thursday. In March, the Cowboys signed Clinton-Dix to a one-year, $3.75 million deal that included a $1.25 million signing bonus. The team also guaranteed $1 million of his $2.25 million base salary, but the move frees up $1.5 million
5:11 PM ET The Pac-12 will soon be able to provide its student-athletes with daily COVID-19 testing after entering into a deal with Quidel Corporation, a manufacturer of FDA-approved rapid tests for a number of medical conditions. Quidel’s Sofia 2 testing machine is expected to be available on each Pac-12 campus by the end of
3:20 PM ET The NHL laid out a comprehensive plan on Thursday to “fight against racism” and issue “the mandate to make our sport and our league more welcoming and inclusive.” Among several initiatives, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have planned mandatory inclusion and diversity training for all players during training camp for the
3:59 PM ET ATLANTA — The PGA Tour has gone five straight weeks without a player or caddy testing positive for the coronavirus and has made it to the end of its 2019-2020 season with a relatively low number of cases since returning from the pandemic shutdown in June. There have been 14 tournaments played
4:51 PM ET Associated Press Connor Syme birdied his last three holes to shoot a 2-under 69 Thursday and join a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Andalucia Masters. Syme started with a double bogey on the par-3 third hole but made four birdies on his back nine on a
Aug 28, 2020 The Jacksonville Jaguars will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, according to the preseason 1-32 order projections from the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI). Could the Jags target Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence next April? That’s who ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay had them picking in his early
3:42 PM ET An attorney for 20 former Washington Football Team employees said her clients want the organization to have “accountability and change” and said that won’t happen until owner Dan Snyder has been removed. Lisa Banks told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap on Outside the Lines that the issues reported in two Washington Post stories this
3:14 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars continued their roster purge Thursday by agreeing to trade safety Ronnie Harrison to the Cleveland Browns for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick, the team announced Thursday. Harrison is the third Jaguars starter in five days to be traded or cut. The team traded disgruntled defensive end
3:58 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cam Newton wasn’t just named the New England Patriots‘ starting quarterback on Thursday. He also has been elected a team captain, filling the void created by 18-time captain Tom Brady. Coach Bill Belichick told players that Newton would officially be the team’s starter in a meeting Thursday, a source