4:49 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has an abdominal strain that is expected to sideline him for two weeks, sources tell ESPN. One doctor recommended surgery, which would have shelved the 32-year-old for about six weeks, but Jackson wants to return to action as soon as possible, so he opted against
Month: September 2019
4:41 PM ET Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts said Tuesday that an MRI showed inflammation in his left foot. Betts was out of the lineup for a third straight game Tuesday against the Giants in Boston. He said he’s hopeful to return this season. Manager Alex Cora called Betts day-to-day, adding that if he
4:37 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — At the end of last season, things looked like a mess for the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis wanted a trade. A promising season was dashed. Alvin Gentry’s job seemed to be in danger. The front office didn’t have a clear direction to head in. Fast forward
4:33 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Maximum Security won’t run in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby this weekend because of a colon issue. Trainer Jason Servis said Tuesday that the Haskell and Florida Derby winner developed the problem shortly after a workout a day earlier. The 3-year-old colt was taken to a New
4:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Yankees plan to activate Giancarlo Stanton on Wednesday or Thursday in an attempt to get the oft-injured outfielder ready for the playoffs. Stanton has been limited to nine games this season. The four-time All-Star strained his left biceps on March 31 in his third game, strained
3:23 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jalen Ramsey wants to be traded but also wants to play on Thursday night if he’s still a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But what he says he doesn’t want is to be a distraction. That was Ramsey’s main point in a nearly 16-minute news conference on Tuesday. He
8:00 AM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Team meetings at the Birmingham Marriott were winding down the night before Tennessee was set to take on top-ranked and unbeaten Alabama in 2009, and Ed Orgeron wanted everyone’s attention. To get the Vols pumped up, the fiery defensive line coach took an overhead projector and hurled it into
2:34 PM ET New Mexico coach Bob Davie expects to be back on the sideline Sept. 28 at Liberty as he continues to recover from a serious medical incident following the Lobos’ season opener. Davie on Tuesday told reporters that he will miss Saturday’s home game against New Mexico State. He did not travel this
2:28 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts‘ kicker Adam Vinatieri said the possibility of retiring didn’t cross his mind after he missed his seventh kick in the past three games on Sunday. What Vinatieri does need to get out his mind, though, are the demons that are there as he fights his way through one of
2:03 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are confident Ben Roethlisberger can return in 2020. Roethlisberger is scheduled to undergo season-ending right elbow surgery this week. But the injury does not appear career-threatening. Coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday said the details of Roethlisberger’s injury will be confirmed post-surgery, based on what doctors find out