6:27 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The NFL has fined Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting left tackle Donovan Smith $28,075 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The hit came after quarterback Jameis Winston‘s pass was intercepted and returned for a touchdown by
Month: October 2019
6:17 PM ET Tennessee plans to start true freshman Brian Maurer at quarterback on Saturday against No. 3 Georgia, sources told ESPN. Maurer replaces junior Jarrett Guarantano, who started the first four games this season and has been the Vols’ starter since the midway point of his freshman season. Tennessee (1-3, 0-1 SEC) has struggled
6:14 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Clay Matthews will be sidelined for an extended period because of a broken jaw suffered in a 30-29
5:04 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — A colt has been euthanized at Keeneland after being severely injured in a race, and a filly suffered an injury and was vanned back to the barn after another race on the opening day of the track’s fall meet. The track said Stella D’Oro was euthanized Friday
Oct 2, 2019 ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders locker room was a minefield of overstuffed duffel bags and laundry Friday as players finished packing for a 10-day road trip that would take them to Indianapolis to face the Colts and then to London, where they’ll play host to the Chicago Bears. In one corner,
4:43 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said he expects Melvin Gordon to make his season debut Sunday against the Denver Broncos. However, after Gordon’s first full week of practice, Lynn said the veteran is not ready to handle the full workload as a No. 1 running back. “We
4:25 PM ET ESPN News Services The junior middleweight title fight between Ivana Habazin and Claressa Shields on Saturday has been called off after James Ali Bashir, the veteran trainer for Habazin, was struck by an unidentified person and knocked unconscious at a weigh-in Friday. The assailant fled the scene, which took place at the
4:30 PM ET An internal investigation into Kent State’s decision to stop a field hockey game from heading into double overtime so the school could set off fireworks before its Sept. 7 home football game found no Title IX violations or gender-related bias, according to a prepared statement Friday from university president Todd Diacon. Temple
4:01 PM ET ESPN News Services Tennessee linebacker Jeremy Banks, who was arrested during a traffic stop last month for an outstanding warrant and was shown cursing at police on video, has been dismissed from the team, coach Jeremy Pruitt announced Friday. “While I will continue to support Jeremy in the next steps in his
4:01 PM ET ESPN News Services Tennessee linebacker Jeremy Banks, who was arrested after cursing at police during a traffic stop last month, is no longer with the team, coach Jeremy Pruitt announced. “While I will continue to support Jeremy in the next steps in his life, information I recently received made it clear that