7:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff It’s only Wednesday in MLB’s League Division Series Week and we already have our first potential elimination game as the Astros close in on returning to the American League Championship Series to defend last year’s pennant. With the Yankees and Rays splitting their first two games and questions growing out
Month: October 2020
9:45 AM ET The Winnipeg Jets and defenseman Dylan DeMelo have agreed to a new four-year deal with an average annual value of $3 million, the team announced Wednesday. DeMelo, who was acquired in February from the Ottawa Senators for a third-round pick in Tuesday’s draft, had 10 assists and 37 penalty minutes in 59
8:02 AM ET On Monday afternoon, Mike Leach story time began. This week’s topic: How the Air Raid offense got its name. Like many Leach monologues, he meandered off topic. Asked about his time at Kentucky and the offense’s development, Leach began telling tales about a decrepit Hoosiers-esque gym, Davey Lopes and the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
8:44 AM ET Veteran defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison will be signed to the practice squad for the Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Harrison, 31, openly contemplated retirement after last season following a multitude of injuries but decided to play this season. He was a first-team All-Pro in 2016. He
10:09 AM ET Jake TrotterESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Cleveland Browns activated tight end David Njoku off injured reserve on Wednesday, which means he could be available for Sunday’s game against
10:29 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker will return this week from thumb surgery to play against the New York Jets, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Wednesday morning. Baker missed Sunday’s loss to the Carolina Panthers after having surgery earlier in the week. He played in Arizona’s loss to Detroit in Week
9:10 AM ET Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Maurice Hurst has tested positive for COVID-19, a league source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. The Raiders placed Hurst on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, but it was unclear whether he had tested positive for the virus. The Raiders’ facility will be open Wednesday, according to Russini. Being placed
8:15 AM ET Two Tennessee Titans players have tested positive for COVID-19, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano on Wednesday. After two consecutive days with negative tests, coach Mike Vrabel had been hopeful that the Titans could return to their facility on Wednesday. Under NFL rules, that can no longer happen. This puts Sunday’s game
9:21 AM ET One week after saying he was sticking with quarterback Dwayne Haskins, Washington coach Ron Rivera pivoted in another direction. He benched Haskins, inserted Kyle Allen as the starting quarterback and elevated Alex Smith to the No. 2 role for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. It’s a surprising, but not shocking,
8:19 AM ET Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman, who was charged with ordering 30 sachets of banned substance Testogel for an athlete in 2011, admitted to destroying a laptop with “a screwdriver or blunt instrument” before giving it to forensic experts conducting a doping investigation. Freeman, appearing at a General Medical