2:44 PM ET With the status of high school football in Ohio still up in the air, the top-ranked prospect in the country has decided he will forgo his senior season and train for early enrollment at Ohio State. Jack Sawyer, a 6-5, 230-pound defensive end at Pickerington North High School, has been committed to
Month: August 2020
1:45 PM ET Simona Halep said she was slowly returning to her best form following the coronavirus hiatus as she cruised past Poland’s Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-0 on Friday to reach the Prague Open semifinals. World No. 2 Halep made a rusty start to the claycourt tournament and needed three sets to win each of
1:32 PM ET Holding training camp at The Star has required the Dallas Cowboys to get creative when dealing with the Texas heat. How so? Popsicles. The Cowboys set up three cooling tents on an adjacent artificial turf field for players to use during the two practice breaks. In addition to cold towels, water and
1:27 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It didn’t quite match his “You’ve got to fight for your right to party!” proclamation in January after the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship Game to advance to their first Super Bowl in 50 years. But Travis Kelce was only slightly less enthusiastic on Friday in
1:48 PM ET Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said Friday that he’s in a better state both physically and mentally, and he admitted to losing his way and doubting himself last year amid the chaos in Cleveland. “Having success all through high school and college and having that standard so high, and then [last year] not
12:59 PM ET Associated Press Rutgers has had at least 30 football players test positive for the coronavirus since the team returned to campus in mid-June. Coach Greg Schiano released the information Friday in his first conference call since the Big Ten Conference decided not to play football this fall. Schiano, who was hired in
12:50 PM ET Florida State coach Mike Norvell said his team “is on the same page” one day after a trio of receivers took to Twitter, offering concerns about testing and transparency during the coronavirus pandemic. Norvell was brusk in his responses to questions about Thursday’s social media posts, which came from Tamorrion Terry, D.J.
Richard Kettleborough has been spoken to by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit © Getty Images Richard Kettleborough, one of the on-field umpires in the ongoing second Test between England and Pakistan, has been spoken to by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) after taking to the field wearing a smartwatch. Kettleborough was seen wearing the watch during
11:00 AM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The NBA playoffs are about to begin, but that’s not the reason Drake is back. On Friday, the hip-hop megastar released the video for his new song, “Laugh Now Cry Later,” and it is loaded with cameos from all over the sports world. Warning: NSFW language. [embedded content] It starts
11:48 AM ET Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly, along with Georgia football coach Kirby Smart and his wife, Mary Beth, have endowed a $500,000 program at the University of Georgia to focus on diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice. The school announced the endowment, which will allow the initiative to go