6:55 PM ET The Houston Texans on Thursday signed defensive tackle P.J. Hall, who was waived by the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this month after a trade with the Minnesota Vikings fell through when he failed a physical. Terms of Hall’s contract with the Texans were not disclosed. The Vikings were poised to send a
Month: August 2020
7:14 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers open up against the New Orleans Saints one month from Thursday, but have yet to go offense versus defense in practice. They’ll do so Friday, with padded practices coming Monday. How concerned is coach Bruce Arians about star quarterback Tom Brady missing an offseason and
3:41 PM ET Associated Press Reigning US Open champion Bianca Andreescu pulled out of the Grand Slam tournament Thursday, saying the coronavirus pandemic prevented her from properly preparing for competition. Andreescu joins 2019 men’s champion Rafael Nadal in skipping the US Open. A year ago at age 19, Andreescu became the first woman in the
6:18 PM ET Associated Press Robert Ryland, the first Black professional tennis player and later a coach to such stars as Arthur Ashe and Serena and Venus Williams, has died. He was 100. Ryland died Aug. 2 at his stepson’s home in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, his wife, Nancy Ingersoll, confirmed to The New
6:26 PM BST Hosting rights for the next two men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups will be awarded within the same process as World Rugby attempt to build on the success of Japan 2019, the governing body announced on Thursday. The announcement means the 2025 and 2029 women’s and 2027 and 2021 men’s World Cup
5:53 PM ET ESPN staff On a day when three elite talents signed massive, multiyear contract extensions, players at every income level around the NFL continued to do some work with helmets on at training camps across America. And, oh yeah, we found some photos of the adoptable dogs that will be available at the
6:38 PM ET NCAA president Mark Emmert said on Thursday there won’t be fall NCAA championships because there’s not enough schools participating because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — a decision that impacts 22 championships, including FCS football. “The Board of Governors also established if you don’t have half of the schools playing a sport,
5:15 PM ET Associated Press AKRON, Ohio — Steve Stricker birdied the final hole for a 2-under 68 and a share of the lead Thursday in the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, the PGA Tour Champions’ first major of the season. “Didn’t hit it all that good, though. I scraped it around, got it up-and-down a
2:31 AM IST English cricket has received a significant boost with the news that Australia are set to confirm their limited-overs tour in September. Confirmation of the tour, which will see the sides play three ODIs and three T20Is, means England’s men’s team should be able to fulfil all 18 international fixtures which were scheduled
4:00 PM ET As it typically does each summer, the College Football Playoff on Thursday announced recusals for 10 of its 13 selection committee members. However, in a preseason that continues to be unlike any other, four of them have asterisks by their names because their affiliated schools aren’t playing this fall — including committee