5:51 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Lowry of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors says his surgically repaired thumb has not recovered sufficiently enough to allow him to participate with USA Basketball in camp for the FIBA World Cup, and he is withdrawing from consideration for the team. Lowry made the announcement Monday after meeting with
Month: August 2019
9:49 AM BST Israel Folau’s unfair dismissal case against Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs will head to trial in February, 2020 if no settlement is reached beforehand. Fundamentalist Christian Folau is fighting the termination of his four-year contract in May after he posted a meme on social media that said hell awaited
9:40 AM ET Andrew Luck‘s ongoing absence from Indianapolis Colts training camp is related to a bone issue in his lower left leg, according to team owner Jim Irsay. Irsay told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday that Luck’s injury is similar to that of former Colts defensive end Raheem Brock. “I know everyone’s had their
9:14 AM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed veteran safety Darian Stewart, the team announced Tuesday. Stewart, a member of the Broncos’ “No Fly Zone” that led the NFL in pass defense in back-to-back seasons and helped power the team to a Super Bowl 50 win, was released in March with
1:56 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Entering the third week of his holdout, teammates still remember running back Melvin Gordon‘s name. “That’s my guy,” said Los Angeles Chargers receiver Keenan Allen, when asked about Gordon’s situation during the opening week of training camp. “I’m missing him a little bit, but he’s going to get
11:00 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos officially need tight ends. It’s why rookie tight end Noah Fant, if he wasn’t already, really needs to be on the fast track now as injuries have rocked the position. “Invariably, every camp, there is one position group that kind of gets [injured] more than others,”
11:00 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder did his homework on Adam Gase during the offseason. He studied the coach’s history with slot receivers, going through tapes of Wes Welker and Jarvis Landry with the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins, respectively. He imagined himself in that offense —
3:24 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — George Kittle caught 88 passes last season. Robert Tonyan caught four. Kittle had five touchdowns last season. Tonyan had one. Kittle started every game last season. Tonyan started only the last game of the season. Kittle is a homeowner. Tonyan is his tenant. To celebrate 100 years of
11:00 PM ET Two rookie running backs have generated some of the loudest buzz during the first two weeks of NFL training camp. Unfortunately, both the Chicago Bears’ David Montgomery and the Philadelphia Eagles’ Miles Sanders are stuck in crowded timeshares that could limit their fantasy value — for now, anyway. ESPN Bears reporter Jeff
8:37 AM ET Wide receiver Antonio Brown, who returned to training camp with the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday, has found a version of his old helmet that has been manufactured in the past 10 years, he said Tuesday. Earlier Tuesday, Brown put out a post on social media — with incentive, of course — asking