2:17 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley cleared yet another hurdle when he came through his first contact at practice late last week with no issues, multiple sources told ESPN. If all goes well in Wednesday’s padded practice, Barkley is expected to be on the field Sunday in
Month: September 2021
2:55 PM ET With Georgia set to host its first home game against UAB at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, coach Kirby Smart said three or four of his players are sidelined with COVID-19. Smart declined to identify the players during a teleconference with reporters on Monday. It is unknown whether they will be available to
2:39 PM ET Associated Press Brazil soccer great Pele said on Monday that he had a tumor on the right side of his colon removed in an operation. The operation was a “great victory,” the 80-year-old football great said on his social media channels. Pele went to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo for routine
1:37 PM ET The Atlanta Braves signed right-hander Charlie Morton to a one-year, $20 million extension Monday. The contract includes a one-year, $20 million club option for 2023 that doesn’t include a buyout. Morton, 37, is 13-5 with a 3.47 ERA in 28 starts this season after signing a one-year, $15 million contract with the
Shardul Thakur exults after bowling Joe Root © AFP/Getty Images England captain Joe Root highlighted his side’s lack of “ruthlessness” with the bat in their first innings, as well as dropped catches and a pivotal spell of reverse-swing from Jasprit Bumrah on the final afternoon, after India wrapped up victory in the fourth Test at
1:38 PM ET Alabama outside linebacker Christopher Allen will likely miss the rest of the season after suffering a fractured foot during the Crimson Tide’s win over Miami on Saturday. Allen, a former second-team All-SEC selection who led the conference in tackles for loss last season, will need surgery, Alabama coach Nick Saban said on
12:19 PM ET HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Jorge Masvidal‘s immediate goal is very simple. He wants a fight next that will put him in a position to challenge again for the UFC welterweight title. The UFC superstar’s future plans are a bit more complex. And both Jake Paul and Logan Paul are in his crosshairs.
12:04 PM ET HOUSTON — Tyrod Taylor was officially named the starting quarterback for the Houston Texans and will make his debut for the franchise on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. “Tyrod Taylor will start for us at quarterback, for sure,” head coach David Culley said Monday. The announcement was not a surprise, but Culley
11:28 AM ET In a Chevy Traverse zooming past endless rows of green, 11-year-old Addisyn Parks turns to her dad and asks an existential Nebraska question: “How come they’re not good like they used to be?” Cliff Parks tells his daughter something thoughtful, that football is cyclical, that this is just Nebraska’s time to be
11:42 AM ET UCLA is making sure neither Ed Orgeron nor LSU forgets anytime soon the Bruins’ 38-27 victory over the Tigers last Saturday, especially in light of the coach’s comments to a fan prior to the game. The official Twitter account of UCLA football updated its header to include a blue shirt that reads: