5:53 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers placed five more players into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols Saturday. Forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Brendan Perlini, goaltender Ilya Konovalov and defensemen Evan Bouchard and Slater Koekkoek were added to the list. Star center Connor McDavid, defenseman Tyson
Month: January 2022
4:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES — About 24 hours before a season-defining game against the Los Angeles Rams, the San Francisco 49ers welcomed back most of their secondary on Saturday afternoon. After placing five defensive backs on the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week, the Niners activated four of them over the past couple of days,
4:48 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Defensive end Shaq Lawson, a former first-round draft pick whose playing time was reduced in recent weeks, was released Saturday by the New York Jets. Lawson, 27, was a healthy scratch in two of the past three games. His release was inevitable, as he was due to count
3:20 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University HOUSTON — The Tennessee Titans have declined to activate running back Derrick Henry for the regular-season finale against the Houston Texans. Tennessee still expects Henry to be back in time for the
4:40 PM ET Jackson State and coach Deion Sanders added another ESPN 300 prospect to the 2022 class on Saturday when wide receiver Kevin Coleman announced his commitment at the All-American Bowl. Jackson is the No. 58-ranked prospect and the second ESPN 300 commit for Sanders in this class. Jackson State made waves on the
3:44 PM ET ESPN News Services FRISCO, Texas — Hunter Luepke ran for three touchdowns in the first half and North Dakota State won its ninth FCS national championship in 11 seasons with a 38-10 victory over Montana State on Saturday. The Bison (14-1) have never lost when making the trip from Fargo to Frisco
2:30 PM ET North Carolina has hired former Auburn football coach Gene Chizik as assistant head coach for defense, the school announced Saturday. Chizik had been out of coaching, spending the past several years working at ESPN for SEC Network. Before that, he was defensive coordinator at North Carolina from 2015 to 2016, helping the
1:39 PM ET PITTSBURGH — A day after activating their top wide receiver, the Pittsburgh Steelers also got their starting center and a cornerback off the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Steelers activated center Kendrick Green and cornerback Joe Haden from the reserve list Saturday but placed wide receiver James Washington on it. Under return-to-play protocols adopted
2:14 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies placed coach Taylor Jenkins in the NBA’s health and safety protocols Saturday, according to the team. Nearly half the league’s head coaches have now entered the protocols at some point this season, with Jenkins becoming the 14th to do so. The Grizzlies play at the LA Clippers on Saturday
9:35 AM ET Lionel Messi contracted COVID-19 during Ligue 1’s winter break. Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Lionel Messi will miss Paris Saint-Germain‘s trip to Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday as he continues his recovery from COVID-19, the club said on Saturday. The Argentina international is back in Paris from his home country after testing