Month: June 2021

4:00 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Justin Fields has bought into the Chicago Bears‘ plan. Fields, drafted 11th overall by the Bears, said on Thursday that he embraces the developmental timeline set for him by the organization. Head coach Matt Nagy stated earlier in the week that — barring an injury or something else
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5:22 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley is not happy with the NFL and NFLPA’s newly agreed-to COVID-19 protocols for training camp and the preseason, and he aired his concerns Thursday on Twitter. The latest COVID-19 policy heavily restricts unvaccinated players while allowing vaccinated players to return to
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10:52 AM ET Devin Booker found his man. Booker, the Phoenix Suns’ All-Star guard, tweeted Monday that he wanted to know the identity of the Suns fan who was recorded punching a Denver Nuggets fan several times in the closing minutes of the Suns’ Game 3 win in Denver on Friday — and then declaring
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1:26 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic expressed disappointment with the departure of Donnie Nelson, the team’s longtime president of basketball operations. The Mavs announced Wednesday that Nelson and the team “mutually agreed to part ways,” but sources told ESPN that owner Mark Cuban fired Nelson on Sunday. “It was kind of tough to
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4:15 PM ET Rick Carlisle — who led Dallas to the 2011 NBA championship — informed Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on Thursday that he won’t be returning as coach next season, Carlisle told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Carlisle had two years left on his contract. He spent 13 seasons as Mavericks coach. “‘After a number of
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1:19 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — First baseman Mike Ford was traded by the New York Yankees to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday for $100,000 and a player to be named. Ford was designated for assignment Saturday when reliever Zack Britton was activated from the injured list. The money in the trade
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4:25 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Astros placed third baseman Alex Bregman on the injured list with a left quad strain, manager Dusty Baker announced Thursday. Bregman left Wednesday night’s 8-4 win against the Texas Rangers after injuring the quad in the first inning while running to first base. He pulled up a
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