1:19 PM ET Nine-time Grammy Award winner Rihanna says she turned down an offer to perform at the Super Bowl in 2019 to show solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. Rihanna told Vogue in a story published Wednesday that she would have been an “enabler” if she had performed at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. “I couldn’t
Month: October 2019
1:19 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did more than help up a photographer that he accidentally knocked down on the sideline during Sunday’s 26-23 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jackson later direct messaged Shelley Lipton, a Pittsburgh-area photographer, to see if she was OK. “They’re human beings, too,”
2:16 PM ET In what is likely to have a bearing on the BCCI elections, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has disqualified three key state associations – Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Maharashtra – for failing to comply with the board’s new constitution. These three states have been declared non-compliant and are barred from participating in
1:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Effects of the NBA’s strained relationship with China are being felt in NBA arenas in a pair of games in the United States featuring the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. After the playing of the Chinese national anthem before Guangzhou’s game against the Wizards on Wednesday
1:13 PM ET The 76ers said two fans were removed from Tuesday’s preseason game for “their continuing disruption of the fan experience,” with the fans saying they were kicked out for showing support for Hong Kong. The team and the Wells Fargo Center both released statements Wednesday saying they received multiple complaints about the two
12:42 PM ET The firing of Dave Dombrowski as Boston’s head of baseball operations has created an opening that will likely be filled by an experienced executive from another organization. But it is also seemingly spurring a wave of contract extensions for officials who might otherwise be interesting to the Red Sox. Last month, Arizona’s
12:43 PM ET Miami will start N’Kosi Perry at quarterback for the injured Jarren Williams in Friday’s home game against No. 20 Virginia. Coach Manny Diaz on Wednesday told local reporters that Perry would get the start. Williams suffered an apparent shoulder injury in last week’s loss to Virginia Tech, throwing three interceptions in the
12:36 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Twins are expected to exercise a $12 million contract option for slugger Nelson Cruz in the next few days, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Buster Olney on Wednesday. Cruz, a 39-year-old designated hitter, was seen by players and staffers as having a positive influence on the clubhouse this
12:00 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield stood in the visiting locker room, bruised and battered. His right shoulder was wrapped in ice; his left leg was fitted with a support sleeve. Monday night, the San Francisco 49ers beat up Mayfield, literally and figuratively, with defenders Nick Bosa and Richard Sherman each calling him
12:13 PM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Adam Duvall will start in Game 5 of the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals after coming off the bench in each of the first four games of the series. Duvall, who leads the Braves with 5 RBIs in the series, will bat sixth and start in left field