12:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Five more major league teams are allowed to relax coronavirus protocols after 85% of their players and other on-field personnel completed vaccination for COVID-19, raising the total to 12 of the 30 clubs. Major League Baseball and its players’ union said Friday that four additional teams had reached the
Month: May 2021
4:12 PM ET The Chicago Cubs activated pitcher Jake Arrieta and infielder Nico Hoerner from the 10-day injured list while optioning hurler Jason Adam and outfielder Nick Martini to Triple-A Iowa. Arrieta, 35, missed one start due to a cut on his thumb but he’ll take the mound on Friday night against the Detroit Tigers.
4:22 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Friday for picking up his 16th technical foul of the season. The league said he will serve the suspension Friday night when the 76ers play the first of two home games against the Orlando
2:00 PM ET NEW YORK — The Nets‘ Big Three of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving is expected to play in just their eighth game together on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls. It will be the first game action the trio has seen together since Feb. 13 against the Golden State Warriors. “If
3:35 PM ET LOS ANGELES — As the Lakers look ahead to their final two games of the regular season this weekend, coach Frank Vogel said, “I don’t know if it’s going to be possible,” when asked if he would have his full roster together on the court. LeBron James, sidelined the past six games
3:10 PM ET BEREA, Ohio – Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah said Friday that his heart “is 100% healthy” following concerns about it heading into the draft that potentially caused him to fall to the second round. The former Notre Dame All-American had been projected to go in the first round leading up to
3:32 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will begin throwing again next week for the first time since undergoing offseason knee surgery, coach Bruce Arians said Friday. Brady had said last month that he was optimistic about being able to fully participate in June’s mandatory minicamp. Arians said he wants
2:55 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens‘ drafting of guard Ben Cleveland should put defensive tackles in the AFC North on notice as well as every squirrel in Baltimore. Living up to the nickname “Big Country,” Cleveland acknowledged at Friday’s rookie minicamp that he’s fond of eating the furry creatures but the idea
3:08 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Nothing has changed in Aaron Rodgers‘ standoff with the Packers, and nothing has changed in the way the team feels about its quarterback either. In fact, Matt LaFleur doubled down on his desire to continue coaching the reigning NFL MVP. “I’ve got nothing new to update, and we
1:13 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Just after midnight on Tuesday night, Barcelona‘s players silently boarded a bus waiting outside the Ciutat de Valencia, knowing it was over, another opportunity wasted. Just before midnight on Wednesday night, fireworks exploded in the sky outside the Metropolitano, Atletico Madrid fans who had followed the game from the