6:43 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett said he “definitely had a lot of hesitation” about playing this season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Lockett’s concern stemmed from a pre-existing heart abnormality as well as the fact that much of his family suffers from asthma. Before the Seahawks drafted
Month: August 2020
5:57 PM ET Fresno State linebacker Justin Rice, the preseason defensive player of the year in the Mountain West Conference, announced he will enter the transfer portal and search for a place he can play this fall as a graduate transfer. The Mountain West announced Monday an indefinite postponement of fall sports, including football, due
5:24 PM ET Frustrated parents of football players at Ohio State and Iowa are speaking out against the Big Ten’s decision to postpone the football season to the spring, questioning the process and the conference leadership, and are asking the league for further consideration and input. Iowa parents on Friday hand-delivered a letter to the
5:52 PM ET Quarterback Quinn Ewers, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2022 ESPN Junior 300, is staying home for college. The Southlake Carroll quarterback committed to Texas over Oklahoma and Ohio State on Friday, becoming by far the biggest recruiting win for the Longhorns in the Tom Herman era. “Playing for Texas has been
5:45 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alex Scarborough Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. A conference call with SEC football coaches on Thursday became heated when the issue of how
11:27 AM ET Reigning American League Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez is ready to make his 2020 debut for the Houston Astros after being activated off the injured list Friday. Alvarez hasn’t played this season after going on the IL in July with an unspecified issue. He has been playing in intrasquad games at
12:27 PM ET Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano‘s suspension for charging at the Houston Astros‘ bench was reduced from six games to four on Friday, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Laureano will drop his appeal, and his suspension will start Friday night and go through Monday. He won’t miss any in-division games. Astros hitting coach
4:37 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Indians activated pitchers Zach Plesac and Mike Clevinger from the restricted list Friday and optioned both to their alternate training site. They had been placed on the restricted list Tuesday for violating MLB protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic. Plesac posted a six-minute video on his Instagram
3:59 PM ET Two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom was scratched from his scheduled start against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday night because of neck tightness. The Mets ace (2-0, 2.45 ERA) said that the tightness has lingered throughout the week but that tests revealed no structural damage. He said he’s
4:10 PM ET ESPN staff A few teams took part in padded practices at 2020 NFL training camps on Friday, including the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars. In some cases, it was the first chance for our NFL Nation reporters to get a look at the rookie draft picks in