6:38 PM ET The NCAA Division 1 Football Oversight Committee passed a six-week practice plan Thursday in order to kick off the season on time, sources confirmed to ESPN. The plan now heads to the NCAA Division I Council for approval at its meeting June 17. The color-coded plan, first obtained by ESPN earlier this
Month: June 2020
6:05 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen said he has reached out to rookie Jake Fromm after text messages leaked last week of Fromm saying guns should be priced to a point where only “elite white people” would be able to afford them. The rookie apologized in a written statement and to
5:21 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson has had custom cleats made to honor the late George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. “I’m making my mark, regardless of the feedback,” Jackson wrote on social media Thursday along with a picture of the cleats. “I’m taking a stance on justice & using my
Apr 18, 2020 OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens released linebacker Jake Ryan on Thursday, showing their faith in rookie linebackers Patrick Queen and Malik Harrison. According to the NFL’s official transactions wire, the move was made with a non-football injury designation. Ryan, 28, reached a one-year agreement with Baltimore on April 18, but
5:27 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have had no discussions about returning the Jerry Richardson statue to Bank of America Stadium and the team founder has no plan to legally fight to have it returned. “He’s turned the pages,” Jim Gray, a spokesperson for Richardson, said Thursday. “He’s moved on. The statue
5:20 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jockey Jose Ortiz recorded his 2,000th career victory on Thursday, riding Creed to a win in the fourth race at Belmont. Ortiz’s win total includes 17 from his native Puerto Rico. Creed won by 7 3/4 lengths and paid $7.60 to win for Hall of Fame trainer
2:55 PM ET Associated Press The NFL has extended virtual offseason programs for teams through June 26, but no further. Although team facilities have opened for key personnel, coaches and players rehabilitating injuries, healthy players have been barred from those complexes due to the coronavirus pandemic. The remote programs have taken the place of on-site
3:16 PM ET Running back James White said Thursday that he expects New England Patriots players to protest during the 2020 NFL season. “I’m sure we’ll figure something out as a team. I’m not sure exactly what that will be, but I’m sure guys will peacefully protest in some type of form or fashion,” White
Apr 18, 2020 The Baltimore Ravens on Thursday waived middle linebacker Jake Ryan, just over a month after signing him to a one-year contract. The team had agreed to a contract with Ryan in April before the NFL draft, in which they selected linebacker Patrick Queen in the first round and Malik Harrison in the
12:06 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Colonial already was quiet with no spectators around for the return of the PGA Tour on Thursday. And then at 8:46 a.m., it came to a standstill. Commissioner Jay Monahan stood on the first tee for the 8:46 a.m. starting time that was listed on the