5:17 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Joe Flacco, who underwent April neck surgery, will be active for the first time Thursday night. The former longtime Baltimore Ravens starter and Super Bowl MVP will serve as Sam Darnold‘s primary backup as the Jets (0-3) face Flacco’s previous team, the Denver Broncos
Month: October 2020
6:02 PM ET The NFL implemented a series of enhanced protocols Thursday for teams to follow after exposure to the COVID-19 virus, as it navigates an outbreak among the Tennessee Titans and potential transmission to the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings, who have not yet returned a positive test result after playing the Titans last Sunday,
5:40 PM ET The Tennessee Titans‘ COVID-19 outbreak is not the end of the NFL’s 2020 season. It is the beginning of the most important part of it. This week’s developments are shocking only to those who’d settled comfortably into the familiar rhythms of football season and forgotten the potentially impossible circumstances under which this
6:00 AM ET In 1988, quarterback Mark Rypien’s first start put him on a path to helping Washington win a Super Bowl — and earning him game MVP honors. Rypien went from a sixth-round pick in 1986 to a part-time starter to a Pro Bowl passer. Now he hopes his nephew, Denver Broncos quarterback Brett
3:29 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning said star center Steven Stamkos will be ready for the 2020-21 season, finally revealing details of the injury that limited him to just one game in their Stanley Cup championship run. General manager Julien BriseBois said Stamkos suffered a compensatory injury while rehabbing from sports hernia surgery, which
Courtney Walsh has worked with the West Indies women’s team previously © CWI Courtney Walsh has been named head coach of West Indies’ women’s team and, according to a Cricket West Indies statement “will lead the preparation and development of the women’s team at least up until the end of 2022”. Walsh, who is West
4:48 PM ET The Mountain West Conference released its 2020 schedule Thursday, which includes abbreviated conference slates for Boise State, Air Force and San Diego State. Boise State will play seven conference games, plus an additional home game against No. 22 BYU on Nov. 7. Air Force will play six conference games in addition to
4:16 PM ET Stanford cornerback Paulson Adebo has opted out of the 2020 season and will focus on preparing for the NFL draft. Adebo was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection as a sophomore and junior before announcing in January he would return for another season. “Unfortunately, 2020 has not gone according to plan,” Adebo tweeted, while
3:49 PM ET ASHBURN, VA., — After missing practice Wednesday, Washington coach Ron Rivera had to leave near the end of Thursday’s session as he deals with the effects of another round of chemotherapy. But defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said the plan remains for Rivera to coach Sunday’s game vs. the Baltimore Ravens. Del
2:33 PM ET Clemson freshman running back Demarkcus Bowman, ESPN’s No. 23 recruit in the 2020 class, has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal. Bowman, rated as ESPN’s No. 4 running back in the 2020 class, appeared in each of Clemson’s first two games and recorded nine carries for 32 yards. He ranked third on the