4:25 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Coming off a game in which he was held to 35 yards rushing on 18 carries by the New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott can’t wait for Sunday’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers. “You definitely take it personally, because we didn’t expect to go out
Month: October 2019
3:52 PM ET Associated Press WACO, Texas — Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades has been given a new 10-year contract only days after football coach Matt Rhule received an extension. University president Linda Livingstone announced the new contract for Rhoades on Wednesday. The contract goes through July 2029 and includes two automatic one-year extensions after
3:53 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyler Reddick has been promoted to the NASCAR Cup Series with Richard Childress Racing next season to replace Daniel Hemric, who last month was told he would not be retained for a second season. Reddick is the reigning Xfinity Series champion and is third in the standings
3:55 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Brooks Koepka spent the majority of his short offseason recovering from stem cell treatment on his left knee, he revealed Wednesday. Koepka returns to competition at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, with the No. 1 player in the world giving Las Vegas its strongest field in
2:58 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots veteran kicker Stephen Gostkowski will have season-ending surgery for a left hip injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Gostkowski, who will be placed on injured reserve, is expected to be ready for the 2020 season, the source told Schefter. The Patriots, meanwhile, had
2:52 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith announced that he will play versus the Oakland Raiders in London Sunday, but Smith refused to discuss the nature of the “personal reasons” that forced Chicago to deactivate him last weekend. “I will play,” Smith said before being a full participant in Wednesday’s
2:46 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Longtime Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill died Wednesday while surrounded by his family and loved ones, the team announced. He was 88. “We are overwhelmed by the support our family has received, not only now but throughout the latest chapter of his life,” Bidwill’s son, Cardinals president Michael Bidwill,
2:25 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley was on the practice field Wednesday, running and cutting 10 days after suffering a high ankle sprain against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Coach Pat Shurmur would not rule out Barkley for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, although it is highly
2:09 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn deflected a question about his job security following a 1-3 start and said he has no plans to make a coordinator change as his team prepares to visit the Houston Texans. Asked directly how he feels about his job security at this point,
2:11 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyreek Hill was scheduled to return to practice for the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday, less than four weeks after he injured his collarbone and sternum in a Week 1 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. It would be unlike the Chiefs to rush Hill into Sunday’s game against