1:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have activated running back Jonathan Taylor off the reserve/COVID-19 list, coach Frank Reich said Wednesday. Taylor, who leads the Colts in rushing with 518 yards, missed last week’s game against Tennessee after being placed on the COVID list because he was considered a high risk. The Colts are
Month: December 2020
3:02 PM ET Carson Wentz could have his favorite target back for Sunday’s game at the Green Bay Packers, as the Philadelphia Eagles activated tight end Zach Ertz off injured reserve Wednesday. Ertz has been sidelined since Week 6 after suffering a high ankle sprain against the Baltimore Ravens. In a corresponding move, the Eagles
3:00 PM ET The NFL defended its decision to play a game Wednesday between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, saying it was confident that a COVID-19 outbreak among Ravens players and staff had concluded and posed no threat for further infection. “We can say with confidence that there is no active infection among the
2:22 PM ET Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Wednesday that the team fined all four of its quarterbacks for not wearing masks in a meeting last week, a situation that led to three of them being unavailable for Sunday’s loss to the Saints. Quarterback Jeff Driskel tested positive for the virus, and fellow QBs
2:07 PM ET Michigan has cancelled its game against Maryland this weekend, after moving all football activities virtual earlier this week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases within the program, it was announced Wednesday. The decision to cancel the game as well as pause practices was made in consultation with medical professionals, who will
1:56 PM ET The New York Yankees plan to tender a contract to catcher Gary Sanchez on Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney. Wednesday is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players for the 2021 season. Sanchez was replaced by Kyle Higashioka as the Yankees’ primary catcher in the playoffs after hitting
6:15 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Bruce Carnegie-Brown, the chairman of Lloyd’s of London and vice-chairman of Santander Banking Group, will become the sixth chairman of MCC next year, when he succeeds the current incumbent, Gerald Corbett. Carnegie-Brown has been a Full Member of MCC since 1997 and joined the club’s Finance committee in October 2019.
11:52 AM ET The Detroit Lions placed starting cornerback Desmond Trufant and defensive tackle Danny Shelton on injured reserve Wednesday, taking two starters away from interim head coach Darrell Bevell as he prepares for his first game as a head coach. Trufant injured his hamstring on Thanksgiving against Houston — the third time he’s hurt
12:42 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will have a different kind of film session after Wednesday’s practice. The Cowboys will watch the Pittsburgh Steelers–Baltimore Ravens game by position groups at The Star in preparation for their meeting against the Ravens next Tuesday. “To be able to watch them play live, I think
12:58 PM ET PITTSBURGH – After three postponements, Wednesday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is officially on, but the Steelers won’t have a key member of their offensive line. Veteran center Maurkice Pouncey was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list just hours before the game, a source told Adam Schefter. Without Pouncey, the