Month: August 2021

7:15 PM ET The NFL has proposed increasing its COVID-19 testing cadence for vaccinated players as cases surge around the country and multiple teams deal with case clusters that have sidelined prominent players and coaches this summer. The league wants to move testing for vaccinated players to once every seven days from once every 14
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7:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — All-Star catcher Buster Posey was out of the San Francisco Giants‘ starting lineup for the second consecutive game Thursday night because of discomfort in his left knee. Posey was on the bench for the major league-leading Giants, but first baseman Brandon Belt was unavailable against the New
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11:51 AM ET The Chicago White Sox activated left-hander Carlos Rodon from the injured list ahead of his start Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Rodon, an All-Star for the first time this season, was placed on the injured list earlier this month with shoulder fatigue. He is 9-5 with a 2.38 ERA in 109⅔
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4:08 PM ET CLEVELAND — Tensions were already high this week between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley, and on Thursday things boiled over. After the Paul vs. Woodley news conference at the Hilton, Woodley heard a member of Paul’s team talking trash to Woodley’s mother, Deborah, who was sitting in the crowd of media and
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6:24 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Phil Mickelson knows his chances of making the American Ryder Cup team are, at best, a long shot. Despite his unlikely victory at the PGA Championship this spring, his streak of being a player on every Ryder Cup team since 1995 will most likely come to an end
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2:06 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Sidney Lowe has been added to Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s staff as an assistant. The Cavs announced the hiring Thursday, bringing back Lowe for a second stint after he coached in Cleveland under Mike Fratello from 1994-99. The team made three playoff appearances in that stretch. Lowe spent
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2:23 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The Phoenix Suns have had great success over the past year with their “The Valley” jersey design. Now, they’ve introduced a new concept to honor their Mexican and Mexican American fans and are looking to fans for feedback. Phoenix said it is working on a uniform concept based on ancient
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5:58 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha, are collaborating with Davidson College to launch
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