8:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie has been upgraded to stable condition and is breathing on his own, the school said in a statement on Sunday. Abercrombie has been off a ventilator for more than 24 hours, the school said. Abercrombie had been in critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical
Month: October 2018
8:53 PM ET LONDON — The last time Oakland played at Wembley Stadium, in 2014, the Raiders were so embarrassed by a blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins that Dennis Allen was fired as coach upon the team’s return to the United States. Now, Jon Gruden, with his 10-year, reported $100 million contract, is not
8:00 PM ET CLEVELAND — It is the vagabond portion of the Los Angeles Chargers’ 2018 schedule. They left L.A. on Friday to fly here for Sunday’s game against the Browns. They are staying in Cleveland and practicing at Baldwin Wallace University for the next few days before taking a red-eye flight Thursday night to
7:45 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt says outside linebacker Jonathan Kongbo has a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will miss the remainder of the season. Pruitt said Sunday on “The Nation” radio show that Kongbo tore his ACL on Saturday during the Volunteers’ 30-24 victory at Auburn ,
10:30 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports TALLADEGA, Ala. — Aric Almirola snapped a 149-race winless streak Sunday and earned a berth into the third round of the NASCAR playoffs, but he could be pardoned if he is already thinking
7:44 PM BST Billy and Mako Vunipola both went off injured in Saracens’ 13-3 Champions Cup victory over Glasgow on Sunday, putting their participation in England’s Autumn internationals in doubt. The pair were injured in the first half with prop Mako immediately replaced after suffering a calf problem and Billy, who hurt his knee and
7:19 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Baltimore Ravens guard Alex Lewis suffered a neck injury and was carted off the field in a stretcher in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans. Lewis is moving all of his extremities, according to a Ravens spokesman. He was taken to Vanderbilt Hospital for further
7:01 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Cardinals coach Steve Wilks is past being worried about his struggling offense. Arizona has yet to gain 300 yards in a game this season, topping out at 269 in a 27-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, which dropped them to 1-5. “Am I concerned? Majorly,” he said after
7:19 PM ET LANDOVER, Maryland — Washington Redskins safety D.J. Swearinger said he was tired of hearing Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton talk all game Sunday. And he let Newton know after a failed fourth-down play late what was up. It led to a 15-yard penalty on Swearinger and a near altercation, with Swearinger annoyed
7:16 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have won three straight games to get back to .500, but it hasn’t been easy for quarterback Deshaun Watson. The Texans’ offensive line has struggled to protect their young quarterback, who played in Sunday’s 20-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills with injured ribs. The unit allowed seven