8:43 PM ET BRADENTON, Fla. — The San Francisco 49ers suspended radio analyst Tim Ryan on Wednesday after he said on a Bay Area radio station that Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s dark skin helps him disguise a dark football when running fake handoffs in Baltimore’s zone-read heavy offense. Ryan will not broadcast Sunday’s game against
Month: December 2019
8:10 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — With a few days to digest Sunday’s 34-7 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray looked back at the game with repulsion. “It’s just a disgusting feeling,” Murray said Wednesday. “I’m sure you were disgusted watching it. I was disgusted being in it.
7:51 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Lamar Jackson bandwagon now includes the pope. Representatives from the Archdiocese of Baltimore gave a Ravens No. 8 jersey to Pope Francis during a visit in Rome on Tuesday. The jersey, which features Jackson’s number, has “Francis” on the back and was autographed by coach John Harbaugh
9:06 AM ET ATHENS, Georgia — Compared to other College Football Playoff contenders such as Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma, Georgia’s offense might feel more like a Sunday drive in your grandfather’s Cadillac. With former LSU coach Les Miles behind the wheel. No. 2 LSU, which plays No. 4 Georgia in Saturday’s SEC championship
7:45 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — While Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs, whose 1,061 rushing yards rank fourth in the NFL, revealed on social media he has been playing with a fractured right shoulder since Week 7 — “I just play on it,” Jacobs wrote on Snapchat — quarterback Derek Carr commended the
7:36 PM ET ESPN News Services ALLEN PARK, Mich. — David Blough is ready to honor Tyler Trent with his shoes. Blough, a quarterback for the Detroit Lions, showed off a special shoe Wednesday with Trent’s likeness on it. Trent was the inspirational Purdue fan who died of bone cancer at age 20 on Jan.
7:12 PM ET Associated Press ROSEMONT, Ill. — Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was honored Wednesday as the Big Ten offensive player of the year. Fields won in voting of coaches and media. Fields also was voted quarterback of the year after leading the Buckeyes to a perfect regular season. Other offensive honors: Purdue receiver
7:14 PM ET All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell returned to the Warriors‘ lineup Wednesday night after missing nine games with a sprained right thumb, giving Golden State’s injury-ravaged backcourt an important boost. Russell worked out in the morning shootaround before the game against Charlotte, getting final clearance to make his return. Russell was named an All-Star
7:04 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Miami coach Erik Spoelstra missed the Heat’s game Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics to return home to be with his wife for the birth of their second son. Assistant coach Dan Craig, who grew up about 40 minutes away from TD Garden in Chelmsford, directed the Heat.
6:48 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Matthew Stafford has had broken bones in his back for the past two seasons, but the Detroit Lions quarterback said Wednesday it is not changing his thoughts about his long-term future in the NFL. And that the 31-year-old would like to continue to play. “I want to play