1:43 PM ET The NFL has fined umpire Roy Ellison one game check ($9,300) and reinstated him from administrative leave after reviewing his confrontation with Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes on Dec. 2, a league source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The NFL previously fined Hughes $53,482 for unsportsmanlike conduct for confronting Ellison in
Month: December 2018
2:14 PM ET NEW YORK — It’s been an up-and-down 2018 for unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez that’s ending on the upswing. The down was when his May rematch of a controversial 2017 draw with Gennady Golovkin was canceled after Alvarez tested positive for a banned substance and he was suspended for six months.
1:09 PM ET Former Atlanta Falcons first-round draft pick and four-time Pro Bowl guard Bill Fralic died Thursday at the age of 56 following a bout with cancer. The University of Pittsburgh, where Fralic was a three-time All-American offensive lineman, released the news of Fralic’s passing. He was the first offensive lineman to twice finish
12:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Philip Rivers knew Mike Williams had it in him. He’d seen the acrobatic grabs and run-after-catch ability from the second-year pro. But with the Los Angeles Chargers‘ top receiver Keenan Allen out with a hip injury, Rivers and the rest of his teammates needed to see it against
Dec 12, 2018 When UFC lightweight Jim Miller fights Charles Oliveira on Saturday night in Milwaukee, it will mark his 31st bout inside the Octagon. That number is the most in the history of the promotion. Though he never competed for the belt, Miller has faced some of the sport’s toughest mixed martial artists since
11:48 AM ET New York Jets running back Isaiah Crowell, who aggravated a toe injury last Sunday that left him in “excruciating” pain, was placed on injured reserve Friday the team announced. His season is over. Crowell, who has rushed for a team-high 686 yards and six touchdowns, battled the injury for several weeks. On
11:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Ilima-Lei Macfarlane was in a car with her father after just arriving in Hawaii last Sunday, driving in Honolulu on the way to her family home. They were stopped at a traffic light when her dad suddenly became excited, pointing out of the car window: “Look! Look! Look!” Macfarlane looked.
11:45 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Kendall Fuller was scheduled to undergo surgery on his wrist Friday morning, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The news was first reported by NFL Network. It was not immediately clear how long Fuller would be out, but any absence would deprive the Chiefs
11:40 AM ET Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah intimated that he partied too much in New York during his disappointing tenure with the Knicks. Noah signed a four-year, $72 million contract with New York in 2016 and was waived prior to the start of the regular season. He was asked on The Ringer’s “The Chris
11:35 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has a stress fracture in his back, coach Doug Pederson said Friday, an injury that could take about three months to heal. Pederson, during a tense back-and-forth with the media, said that it is an injury that has “evolved over time” and will not require