2:26 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings were dealt a major blow to their secondary two days ahead of their wild-card matchup in New Orleans. The Vikings will be down two cornerbacks when they face off against Drew Brees and the Saints. Fourth-year nickelback Mackensie Alexander, who was held out of practice this week with a
Month: January 2020
2:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, who become a leading advocate for people struggling with Lou Gehrig’s disease after he was diagnosed with the paralyzing condition, will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony on Jan. 15. President Donald Trump signed legislation last year
7:00 AM ET Francisco Lindor, Mookie Betts and Nolan Arenado have taken turns at the center of trade rumors all winter. Will any of them be dealt before spring training? Maybe the Cardinals find a way to add Arenado. Maybe the Dodgers, having lost out on Anthony Rendon and Gerrit Cole as big-ticket free agents,
1:52 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Outfielder/pitcher Oscar Colás, one of the best baseball talents to emerge from Cuba in recent years, has left the island and intends to sign a contract with a major league team, sources
1:10 PM ET Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses on Friday restated on social media that he’ll return for his senior season after his father told ESPN that he’s confident that all details involving draft insurance protection for 2020 will be worked out with the university. Earlier Thursday, his father, attorney Edward Moses Jr., said his son
1:10 PM ET Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses will likely return for his senior season as his father told ESPN that he’s confident that all details involving draft insurance protection for 2020 will be worked out with the university. Earlier Thursday, his father, attorney Edward Moses Jr., said his son had given an “unadvised commitment” to
1:06 PM ET Ohio State star defensive end Chase Young — No. 1 on the Big Board of ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. — has declared for the NFL draft. Young announced his decision in an Instagram post Friday, writing, “After an amazing three years at Ohio State, it’s time for me to begin the next
1:05 PM ET While featherweight world titleholders Shakur Stevenson and Josh Warrington are on an apparent collision course to unify their belts in the spring, Stevenson could fight once more before that fight, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN on Friday. Arum, Stevenson’s promoter, and Frank Warren, who represents Warrington, are close to a
12:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics star Kemba Walker will miss Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks because of a bout of the flu, Brad Stevens said after the team’s morning shootaround. This will mark the second game Walker, who was listed as questionable Thursday, has missed this season, his first with
12:48 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward and NHL rookie scoring leader Victor Olofsson will miss between five and six weeks with a lower body injury. The Sabres provided the update Friday, a day after Olofsson was hurt during the third period of Buffalo’s 3-2 overtime win over Edmonton. Upon making