4:00 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock will have a group of 50 family members and friends in the stands amid a sea of red at Arrowhead Stadium as the rookie makes his third career NFL start in his hometown Sunday. Lock graduated from Lee’s Summit High School, which sits roughly
Month: December 2019
3:56 PM ET Associated Press Marcos Baghdatis, the 2006 Australian Open runner-up, is going to start helping coach top-10 player Elina Svitolina. Baghdatis wrote Wednesday on Twitter that he was “glad to announce the next chapter of my life.” I am so glad to announce the next chapter of my life and look forward to
3:38 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Surgery to repair a Lisfranc injury on Cam Newton‘s left foot was successful and the quarterback is recovering in his hometown of Atlanta, interim Carolina Panthers coach Perry Fewell said Wednesday. Newton underwent the surgery on Monday by Dr. Martin O’Malley, an orthopedic specialist based in New York City.
2:53 PM ET Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen is expected to return to the lineup Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, barring a setback in practice this week, a league source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thielen has missed the Vikings’ past four games due to a hamstring injury but still is tied for the
2:57 PM ET New Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has zeroed in on UCF’s Jeff Lebby to be his offensive coordinator and hopes to finalize a deal to bring Lebby with him to Oxford, sources told ESPN. Lebby has been an integral part of the Knights’ offensive success. They’ve averaged at least 43 points per
2:17 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Cornerback Janoris Jenkins tweeted a disparaging remark in response to a critical fan Wednesday while the New York Giants were on the practice field. Jenkins was not practicing because of an ankle injury. He was defending his play this season while his teammates were on the field. Jenkins
2:03 PM ET Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, a former player who called Chicago White Sox games for 34 years, won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday. The 78-year-old was an outfielder and first baseman from 1963-71 for the Kansas City Athletics, Boston, Cleveland and Washington, then had a
1:38 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Even though Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said his relationship with Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is “in a good place,” Kingsbury wished he had handled Mayfield’s situation differently when he coached the quarterback at Texas Tech in 2013. “Obviously, I’d like to have that gone differently and handled
1:40 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma will not play Wednesday against the Orlando Magic because of a sprained left ankle, the team announced. The three-year veteran injured the ankle nearly two weeks ago against the Washington Wizards but had continued to play on it through soreness and discomfort, the
1:21 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks will try to win their 16th straight game Wednesday night without star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is sidelined with soreness in his right quadriceps tendon. Antetokounmpo has been dominant this season, averaging 30.9 points per game (second in the league) and 13.2 rebounds (fifth). The 25-year-old is coming off a