11:48 AM ET Associated Press CHAMPAGNOLE, France — That’s deux for Soren Kragh Andersen at the Tour de France. The Danish rider who won Stage 14 doubled down and raised his arms in victory again on Stage 19 on Friday, using another cunningly timed attack. Behind him, saving their last reserves of strength for a
Month: September 2020
2:39 PM ET The SEC released its football game cancellation and postponement policies on Friday, setting a minimum threshold of 53 available scholarship athletes to compete. Included in the policy is a minimum number of scholarship players at specific positions, including seven offensive linemen (with one center), one quarterback and four defensive linemen. However, schools
2:32 PM ET The Houston–Baylor game, set for Saturday in Waco, Texas, has been postponed after Baylor did not meet the Big 12 Conference COVID-19 game cancellation thresholds. The schools have agreed to honor the future home and home schedule, as well as monitor dates for future scheduling opportunities. “The loss of this game is
1:38 PM ET It was pretty simple: John Merritt wanted his two best players — current Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and Atlanta Falcons linebacker Foyesade Oluokun — on the field as much as possible. Merritt, who was the special teams coordinator at the John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri in 2012, knew it
1:06 PM ET Larry Wilson, a Hall of Fame safety for the Cardinals who later served as an assistant coach and general manager, died Thursday at the age of 82, according to the team. Wilson played 13 seasons (1960-72) for the St. Louis Cardinals, earning eight Pro Bowl bids and five first-team All-Pro honors. He
1:53 PM ET Veteran running back C.J. Anderson is retiring from the NFL at age 29, he told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Anderson is planning to pursue a career in coaching, likely at a Power 5 school. “Details soon,” Anderson told Schefter. Anderson played eight seasons in the NFL, winning Super Bowl 50 with
2:19 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Friday ruled out wide receiver A.J. Brown for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown didn’t practice all week because of a bone
1:03 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Chris Godwin returned to practice Friday for the first time since entering the concussion protocol on Wednesday, but Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said the Pro Bowl wide receiver is doubtful for Sunday’s home opener against the Carolina Panthers. “He’s still going through the protocol,” Arians said Friday.
1:31 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s job got a little easier in terms of being pressured with the Panthers on Friday ruling out starting defensive linemen Kawann Short and Yetur Gross-Matos with injuries. Short, a two-time Pro Bowl tackle who missed most of last season with a shoulder injury, suffered a
2:28 PM ET In an essay on The Players Tribune on Friday, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford detailed racism he saw firsthand with teammates in the spring while working out in Georgia. Stafford wrote in the essay that he went to work out with Danny Amendola one week at a field — something he had