3:37 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Georgia Tech quarterback Lucas Johnson has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. Johnson can play three more college seasons after the decision announced Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound quarterback was granted the additional year after seeing action in just one of his first three seasons.
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2:48 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Former NFL backup Landry Jones is the first quarterback to sign with the new XFL, the league announced Thursday. Jones, 30, has not yet been assigned to an XFL team. He will
2:05 PM ET Malaysia’s Gavin Green enjoyed a strong start to the Czech Masters for the second successive year as he took a one-shot lead after the opening round at Albatross Golf Resort. Green matched last year’s first-round tally of 64 with an equally impressive showing Thursday, finishing eight under par to clinch the solo
1:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Nick Kyrgios was fined $113,000 by the ATP for his outburst Wednesday at the Western and Southern Open, when he swore at and berated the umpire and smashed a couple of rackets. Kyrgios was fined for ball abuse, five unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, leaving the court, audible obscenity and verbal
1:42 PM BST France centre Geoffrey Doumayrou has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup in Japan with an achilles injury, head coach Jacques Brunel said in a news conference on Thursday. Brunel said that he expects to name a replacement for Doumayrou in the World Cup squad later on Thursday after confirming that
1:41 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt DiBenedetto has been told by Leavine Family Racing he will not be brought back for a second season with the NASCAR team in 2020. DiBenedetto called it “devastating news” in social media posts on Thursday. He’s enjoying the best season of his career while driving the
1:16 PM ET The Minnesota Twins are taking pitcher Michael Pineda off the 10-day injured list, and the right-hander is expected to start Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers. Pineda had been on the IL since Aug. 3 with a right triceps strain. He has made 21 starts this season and is 7-5 with a
11:30 PM ET Welcome to the NFL, rookie. Kyler Murray learned how the other half lives Thursday against the Raiders, who blitzed the No. 1 overall pick and made him look uncomfortable. But it wasn’t all bad for the youngsters as Week 2 of the preseason started, as Dwayne Haskins showed off his arm with
11:22 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins has suffered a possible knee injury and will undergo further testing Thursday in Los Angeles, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Cousins was working out in Las Vegas on Monday when he had to leave the court, sources said. Cousins signed one-year, $3.5 million free-agent deal
11:12 AM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — A prosecutor wants to know why a University of Alabama fan who pleaded guilty to poisoning landmark oak trees at Auburn University isn’t making court-ordered restitution payments. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes tells WRBL-TV that Harvey Updyke is being ordered to appear in court Oct. 30