10:18 AM ET Prosecutors in France have opened an investigation into match-fixing at the ongoing French Open, according to French news service AFP. The target is a doubles match featuring Romanian pair Andreea Mitu and Patricia Maria Tig, and Yana Sizikova of Russia and her American partner, Madison Brengle. No individual player has been named
Month: October 2020
10:40 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — After becoming the first qualifier to reach the women’s semifinals at Roland Garros in the Open era, Nadia Podoroska threw her racket in the air, tilted her head back and pumped both fists. Podoroska had just knocked out Elina Svitolina, the French Open’s third seed who, on Tuesday,
10:32 AM ET Atlanta Falcons starting free safety Damontae Kazee has a torn Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the season, a source tells ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Kazee suffered the injury in the second quarter of Monday night’s loss to the Green Bay Packers and was carted off the field. He fell to
9:48 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The shuffle on the Dallas Cowboys‘ offensive line will continue. Center Joe Looney suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee on the first play of Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns and could miss two to three weeks, a source told ESPN. Rookie Tyler Biadasz will
9:39 AM ET New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, who tested positive for COVID-19, was asymptomatic as of Monday, a source confirmed to ESPN. That means Newton could be cleared to return in five days since his first positive test if he continues not to exhibit any symptoms, has two negative tests 24 hours apart
9:08 AM ET The Miami Dolphins decided quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will continue to start in Week 5 at the San Francisco 49ers, the team announced Tuesday on Twitter. So the transition to much-heralded rookie Tua Tagovailoa will have to wait at least one more week. This update comes just one day after Dolphins coach Brian
8:46 AM ET ESPN News Services The Tennessee Titans had no positive COVID-19 tests Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Dianna Russini. The results follow no positive tests Monday, according to ESPN sources. That means the team can return to the practice facility on Wednesday. A total of 20 Titans players and other staff
9:05 AM ET The buzz is getting louder, and the reality of another major boxing-MMA crossover event seems more likely by the day. But who will be involved? Could it be a rematch between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, which was an incredibly successful venture the first time it happened, in 2017? They’ve certainly been
9:41 AM ET Racing Point believes Sebastian Vettel will rediscover his form when he drives for the team next year. 1 Related Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of 2020 and join Racing Point as it rebrands as Aston Martin for the 2021 season. The switch will see the four-time world champion replace Sergio
6:41 AM ET Associated Press CATANIA, Sicily — Geraint Thomas withdrew from the Giro d’Italia before Tuesday’s fourth stage after breaking his pelvis in a fall a day earlier. Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France champion, crashed in the neutral zone before Monday’s stage after getting a water bottle caught in his front wheel. Racing