5:53 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Simona Halep won her opening match at the Citi Open on Monday hours before another former No. 1-ranked women’s player returned to singles action for the first time in 2022. Venus Williams is set to play her first singles match in nearly a year when she faces Canadian
Month: August 2022
10:38 AM ET Jeff Kassouf The only team not to concede a goal at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship also came out of the tournament without any obvious clarity around its starting back four and No. 1 goalkeeper. Go figure. U.S. women’s national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski started a different back line in each
4:59 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers wideout Deebo Samuel signed his lucrative three-year contract extension Monday, bringing an end to the question of whether he will remain with the team for the foreseeable future. But Samuel’s new deal also brought about plenty of other questions regarding his future, the most pressing
5:35 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh football coach Pat Narduzzi thinks name, image and likeness rules were “probably” violated over the spring, not-so-subtly suggesting those violations led to star wide receiver Jordan Addison‘s decision to transfer to USC. Without naming the Trojans and Addison specifically, Narduzzi said Monday he doesn’t think “there’s any
2:28 PM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. Whether you are new to fantasy football or simply want a
4:05 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For the first time since he suffered knee and hip injuries in the Denver Broncos‘ Week 3 win over the New York Jets last season, wide receiver KJ Hamler practiced with his teammates Monday. And his short jog from the locker room to the practice field to open his
2:38 PM ET A hearing for a battery case involving New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons and two other defendants has been pushed back at least two more months, according to multiple reports. This is the third time the hearing has been pushed back this year. Kamara is facing a
4:07 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms while at home, the team announced on Monday. According to the Seahawks’ statement, Carroll tested positive on Sunday, which was a day off for players. He’s remaining at home and is in
3:52 PM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The six-game suspension Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was given Monday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy didn’t draw a big reaction from the quarterback he replaced. Baker Mayfield, traded from Cleveland to the Carolina Panthers four months after the Browns acquired Watson from the Houston Texans in
4:05 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has tested positive for COVID-19 and is expected to miss a minimum of five days unless he tests negative sooner, coach Kliff Kingsbury said Monday. Murray’s symptoms were “minor,” said Kingsbury, who had just texted with Murray but hadn’t talked to him since his