1:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has launched the Helmet Challenge to stimulate the development of a new helmet for players that outperforms, based on laboratory testing, all models currently worn in the league. Up to $3 million will be available in the challenge, with $2 million in grant funding to
Month: September 2019
1:38 PM ET The Detroit Pistons and veteran swingman Joe Johnson have agreed to terms on a deal, according to ESPN and multiple reports. Johnson, 38, last played in the NBA in the 2017-18 season. He recently was named the MVP of the BIG3 and led his team, the Triplets, to the league championship. Johnson
1:31 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice underwent knee surgery to repair his right meniscus and will miss six to eight weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The injury also creates an opening for Adrian Peterson to start just one week after he was a healthy inactive
1:25 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — First-time eligible candidates Troy Polamalu and Patrick Willis are among 122 modern-era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2020. The newly eligible players have a heavy defensive emphasis. Joining the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ hard-hitting safety and San Francisco 49ers‘ bone-crunching linebacker for consideration are
1:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert denied giving 2018 Triple Crown-winning horse Justify a banned substance that caused a positive test prior to last year’s Kentucky Derby and blamed the result on contaminated food. Baffert said Thursday that he “unequivocally” rejects the implication he’d give Justify or any other
1:00 PM ET A fourth-grade Florida boy who was bullied at school for wearing a homemade Tennessee Volunteers T-shirt can now draw up his college plans, courtesy of the university. Tennessee announced Thursday that it has extended an offer of admission and a four-year scholarship — for the Class of 2032 — to the elementary
1:00 PM ET A fourth-grade Florida boy who was bullied at school for wearing a homemade Tennessee Volunteers T-shirt can now draw up his college plans, courtesy of the university. Tennessee announced Thursday that it has extended an offer of admission and a four-year scholarship — for the Class of 2032 — to the elementary
12:59 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenseman Josh Morrissey to an eight-year, $50 million contract extension. The Jets announced the move on Thursday, one day before the start of training camp. The deal, which starts in 2020-21 and carries Morrissey through the 2027-28 season, has an average annual
12:38 PM ET Associated Press DONGGUAN, China — USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Thursday that when the time comes to start assembling the 2020 Tokyo Olympics roster, he won’t forget those who backed out of commitments to play in the World Cup this summer. Of the 35 players originally selected for the U.S.
8:32 AM ET ESPN staff Week 3 is upon us and ESPN’s college football experts have made their picks. There’s a potential scorefest on Friday night between Washington State and Houston, an SEC matchup between Florida and Kentucky, the Pitt-Penn State and Iowa-Iowa State rivalry games, and then a chance for an improved Virginia squad