Month: September 2021

7:04 PM ET The World’s Largest Drum is officially too big for Notre Dame Stadium, Purdue said on Friday. As a result, Purdue’s All-American Band will play its first halftime performance without its giant bass drum for the first time since 1979. “According to a communication from the University of Notre Dame, our Band will
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6:35 PM ET Carlos Condit, one of the best MMA welterweights of the aughts and beyond, has retired from the UFC, his longtime manager, Malki Kawa of First Round Management, confirmed Thursday with ESPN. Nicknamed “The Natural Born Killer,” Condit was a former UFC interim welterweight champion and had been with the promotion for 12
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5:00 PM ET Associated Press POINT CLEAR, Ala. — Lara Tennant captured the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur for the third straight time Thursday with a 2-and-1 victory over seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port in the rain-delayed championship match at The Lakewood Club. Tennant, a 54-year-old from Portland, Oregon, pulled ahead on the back nine of
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5:00 PM ET CHICAGO — Since they entered the NHL in 2005, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals have battled each other for scoring titles, individual awards and postseason glory. But as the generational talents enter their 17th season together, Crosby said he’s rooting for his rival to make
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4:45 PM ET WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The San Francisco 49ers hoped linebacker Dre Greenlaw would be back sooner than later after he injured his groin in last week’s win against the Detroit Lions. On Monday, Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Greenlaw would be day-to-day this week. On Thursday, it became clear Greenlaw will
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2:04 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The injuries continue to relentlessly pile up for the Baltimore Ravens just two weeks into the regular season. Ravens backup cornerback Chris Westry is expected to miss at least a month with a torn lateral meniscus, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Thursday. Westry was third among
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2:36 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants‘ offense and quarterback Daniel Jones will be working with a new center Thursday night against the Washington Football Team, with the plan being for recently acquired Billy Price to get the start while Nick Gates slides over to left guard, according to multiple sources.
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3:29 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins has made up his mind: This will be the last season he wears No. 85. Initially, Higgins told Pro Football Focus’ “Fantasy Football Podcast” that he would switch to No. 5, his college number, if he scored 10 touchdowns this season. However, he removed that
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