5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Twitter has apologised to Phil Jones after appearing to mock the Manchester United defender on their site, sources have told ESPN. Twitter UK published a tweet from their official account on Tuesday saying “name a better footballer than Phil Jones.” It was widely condemned by United fans and subsequently deleted.
Month: August 2020
1:32 PM ET Borussia Dortmund target Jadon Sancho said he is happy at the club and is looking to be a mentor to his younger teammates this season. Sancho has been heavily linked to Manchester United this summer with the Premier League side still holding out hope a deal can be done for the England
1:39 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Though other cancer survivors around the NFL decided to opt out this season, James Conner never considered it. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back, diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma during his college career at Pitt, told reporters Wednesday morning that despite being a high-risk player, he never seriously considered not
3:25 PM ET Perhaps humbled by a disappointing 2019, New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell rededicated himself in the offseason and reported to training camp at his lowest weight since high school. At 28, he expects a career year. “This has been the best I’ve felt and I’m ready to show it,” he said
1:36 PM ET The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed to test players daily for the coronavirus until Sept. 5, the players’ union announced Wednesday. Both sides are finalizing the details, a source told ESPN. “We will continue to monitor positivity rates within each club and relevant information from each team community to inform
3:34 PM ET Jerry Jones has been steadfast in his belief that players should stand for the national anthem, but the Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager did not reiterate that policy will be in effect in 2020. Jones said he has talked to “double handfuls” of people, including President Donald Trump, a former president
3:31 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys believe Dak Prescott is their quarterback of the future, and the quarterback wants to be with the organization for the rest of his playing days. Little has changed in a year. Despite the desire, the Cowboys and Prescott were unable to reach an agreement on a long-term deal by
2:04 PM ET Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he’s exploring ways to get his football team on the field as quickly as possible, including a spring season that begins in early January and wraps up before the NFL draft in late April. Day, speaking to reporters just one day after the Big Ten postponed
11:45 AM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs officials expect fewer than 23,000 fans will be able to attend next month’s rescheduled Kentucky Derby under an updated health and safety plan. The plan eliminates general admission and standing room only areas, with total capacity limited to less than 14% of the 2015 attendance
2:41 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays placed Andrew Kittredge on the 45-day injured list Wednesday after he was diagnosed with a sprain of his right ulnar collateral ligament. Kittredge exited Tuesday’s game against the Boston Red Sox with right elbow soreness after throwing only five pitches. Kittredge was pitching in an opener role after