Month: August 2021

2:34 PM ET Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State coach Nick Rolovich said Thursday that he intends to follow a new state mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all those working at the state’s colleges and universities, including coaches. Rolovich had said previously that he was not going to get the vaccine for personal reasons
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2:47 PM ET This story is developing. Police arrested a former Miami football player Thursday in the November 2006 shooting death of teammate Bryan Pata, nearly 15 years after the crime and nine months after an ESPN investigation pointed out missteps in the long-stalled police inquiry. Miami-Dade Police said U.S. marshals arrested Rashaun Jones, 35,
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1:26 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN In the end, Canelo Alvarez got his man. Boxing’s top star and Caleb Plant have agreed to terms for a November pay-per-view fight, sources told ESPN, that will be presented by PBC along with Canelo Promotions. The deal ends weeks of stop-and-start negotiations between ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer and
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12:20 PM ET The NHL will allow teams to sell advertising on their jerseys beginning in the 2022-23 season. The measure has been approved by the board of governors, and teams are already having exploratory conversations with potential sponsors. To say those teams are salivating at the potential revenue the ads will generate is an
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12:20 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Patrick Reed withdrew from the Northern Trust tournament on Thursday morning before the first round citing a knee injury, hurting his chances to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team without a captain’s pick. Reed, who won the tournament two years ago at Liberty National, also withdrew from last
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7:00 AM ET We’re more than halfway through August, and teams are making a statement in the MLB playoff races ahead of the final stretch. Have the Yankees surpassed the Red Sox in our rankings? Are the surging Braves finally in the top 10? Who’s on top in the seemingly eternal battle between the Dodgers
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11:11 AM ET Jeff Dickerson Close ESPN Staff Writer Dickerson covers the Chicago Bears for ESPN’s NFL Nation. He is the co-host of “Dickerson & Hood” on the ESPN Radio national network, and is heard in Chicago on ESPN 1000. Marcel Louis-Jacques LAKE FOREST, Ill. — A minor injury scare will not prevent Chicago Bears
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