10:06 AM ET The Indianapolis Colts signed veteran safety Tavon Wilson on Tuesday, the team announced. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. The Colts also activated cornerback Jackson Porter from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Wilson, 30, became a key part of the Detroit Lions‘ defense in 2019 — establishing himself as a veteran leader after
Month: August 2020
10:10 AM ET UMass is cancelling its fall football season, the school announced Tuesday. An FBS independent, UMass may attempt to play a season this spring, athletic director Ryan Bamford said. “The continuing challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic posed too great of a risk, and we reached the conclusion that attempting to play a season
9:52 AM ET The 2021 Tour de France will start in Brittany after Copenhagen’s staging of the Grand Depart was pushed back by a year due to a potential clash with football’s postponed European Championship, race organisers said on Monday. Brittany will also host the first four full stages of the race. 1 Related “Delighted
9:00 AM ET The Spring League is scheduling a six-team football tournament in Las Vegas in October, utilizing a bubble concept that would be the first of its kind in the sport during the coronavirus pandemic. The teams would be stocked mostly with players who were released by NFL teams, according to Spring League chief
9:34 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson has been activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Tuesday. Johnson announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 on July 29, but that he felt “strong and ready to go.” Johnson, 30, has developed into one of the top tackles in the game, earning Pro
9:22 AM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals cornerback Trae Waynes could be on the mend for a while after suffering a pectoral injury during Monday’s practice, a source confirmed to ESPN. According to a report from NFL Network, Waynes is seeking a second opinion on the injury and could be out for up to two months.
8:55 AM ET Steve KimESPN The last time the world saw heavyweight Otto Wallin fight, he was giving lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury all he could handle last September at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. What was meant to be nothing more than a quick tune-up for Fury before his highly anticipated rematch with
7:48 AM ET Marcus Marinelli was leaning against the Octagon at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 17, 2019. His fighter, Stipe Miocic, was inside the cage, challenging Daniel Cormier for the UFC heavyweight title. In the fourth round, with Cormier ahead on all the scorecards, Miocic landed a big body shot, followed by
6:00 AM ET Cam Newton‘s arrival dramatically altered the outlook for the New England Patriots‘ quarterback position, but one thing it hasn’t changed is Jarrett Stidham‘s resolve. When Tom Brady departed as a free agent in March, Stidham was prepared to step up and be the guy. When the Patriots didn’t select a quarterback in
7:00 AM ET On May 23, 1885, a dispatch from Montana by a New York Sun correspondent went national, declaring that the American buffalo had been hunted into extinction. The writer went on to describe the thundering herds that once roamed the great expanses of the plains as far as the eye could see but