5:58 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will play Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots without injured defensive tackle Chris Jones. Jones, who leads the Chiefs with 3.5 sacks, was limited in practice during the week and listed as questionable with a groin injury on the final injury report
Month: October 2020
5:42 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller was fined $30,000 and nine of his teammates, including team captain and quarterback Derek Carr, were fined $15,000 each for breaking coronavirus protocols at a public charity event hosted by Waller’s foundation last week, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano, confirming an
8:45 AM ET Associated Press Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the French Open quarterfinals for the first time in eight years by beating Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-4. The seventh-seeded Czech player lost her only semifinal match at Roland Garros in 2012. Zhang had a medical timeout while trailing 5-2 in the first set. Kvitova
6:17 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The 2020 French Open women’s quarterfinalists are an unlikely bunch. With the early exits of stars like Serena Williams and Simona Halep, and the absence of defending champion Ashleigh Barty and US Open winner Naomi Osaka, the draw is more wide open than ever. Seven women have already punched their
6:07 PM ET The Kamaru Usman–Gilbert Burns UFC welterweight title fight is not happening on Dec. 12 after all, sources said Monday. The previously reported UFC 256 main event has been postponed due to Usman needing more time to recover from undisclosed injuries, sources said. The UFC has already explored the possibility of Stipe Miocic
5:48 PM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin said Monday he thinks this is probably the best team Alabama has had under his old boss Nick Saban. “As far as being balanced all over and not having holes anywhere,” Kiffin said of the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide, who face the Rebels on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway
5:00 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien and have named associate head coach Romeo Crennel the team’s interim head coach. The McNair family fired O’Brien after the Texans fell to 0-4 on Sunday, losing to the previously winless Vikings. Earlier on Monday, O’Brien was asked if
3:24 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Matt Niskanen has decided to retire from the NHL. Niskanen, 33, had one year left on his contract at $5.75 million against the salary cap, which will come off the Flyers’ books as a result of his retirement. “Thank you to the Flyers organization for the opportunity to play
3:21 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks with a hamstring injury and a hyperextended knee, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ekeler is seeking a second opinion on his injuries and timeline for a return, according to Schefter. Ekeler left Sunday’s game against
4:29 PM ET The NFL implemented a new set of COVID-19 protocols Monday in response to one team outbreak and a series of other positive tests that forced multiple changes to the Week 4 game schedule. In a memo released after a call with officials of every team, commissioner Roger Goodell called on clubs to