Month: April 2021

5:26 PM ET One of the game’s hottest pitchers is going on the injured list as Milwaukee Brewers starter Corbin Burnes won’t make his next outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. Manager Craig Counsell did not specify the reason for Burnes going on the IL and said he couldn’t comment on the situation
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8:26 PM ET Hoping to end years of losing and quarterback instability, the New York Jets selected BYU’s Zach Wilson with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, making him the franchise’s highest-drafted quarterback since Joe Namath in 1965. After the Jacksonville Jaguars took Trevor Lawrence with the top pick,
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8:26 PM ET The wait is over. Trevor Lawrence is finally the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ quarterback. The Jaguars selected Lawrence with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, ending a process that began last December when the New York Jets‘ Week 16 upset of the Cleveland Browns gave the top selection
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9:45 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles moved from the No. 12 pick to No. 10 in a trade with the rival Dallas Cowboys and selected Alabama receiver and Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith on Thursday night in the 2021 NFL draft. Thwarted in their bids to take a cornerback, the Cowboys traded their 10th pick
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9:52 PM ET The Chicago Bears traded up nine spots with the New York Giants to select QB Justin Fields with the No. 11 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday. The Giants received Chicago’s first-round pick this year (No. 20), the Bears’ first-rounder next year, a fifth-round pick this year and a fourth-round
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9:43 PM ET Top Rank promoter Bob Arum turned the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight negotiating drama up a notch on Thursday when he referred to the discussed blockbuster boxing match for this summer as “dead in the water.” It happened as Arum, who co-promotes Fury in the United States, told the UK’s Telegraph that talks
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5:30 PM ET The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) — the players’ union in English football — has raised “significant concerns” over Twitter’s response to what it describes as “horrific hate” directed to players through abusive posts on the social media platform. With English football, led by the Premier League and Women’s Super League as well
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