6:05 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was among those across sports on Monday to address the police shooting of a Black man identified as Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Protests have formed in the state after the shooting, which occurred Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Officers responding to a domestic disturbance shot Blake in
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4:35 PM ET The NFL is regarding its weekend COVID-19 testing problems as an “incredibly rare event,” chief medical officer Allen Sills said Monday, and believes that its existing protocols have already proved effective in paving the way for the 2020 season. In a conference call with reporters, Sills noted that BioReference, the league’s testing
3:38 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers, who in June released a powerful video message after George Floyd was killed, held a meeting Monday between coach Matt LaFleur and the players’ leadership council to discuss what actions they could take after a police shooting just 155 miles from Lambeau Field. Jacob
3:51 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills said he thinks if the NFL had listened to Colin Kaepernick in 2016, lives “could have been saved.” Stills was responding to a video posted Sunday in which NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he wished “we had listened sooner” to the issues Kaepernick was
3:52 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap said he and other Black NFL players were discriminated against because of their race during an offseason workout. On Monday, Dunlap recalled an instance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he and a group of Black players were asked by a park ranger to cease the
4:05 PM ET ESPN staff Baltimore Ravens safety Chuck Clark spoke for the first time since his altercation with fellow safety Earl Thomas. It has been such a big story that barely anyone noticed reigning MVP Lamar Jackson returned to practice after missing the past two sessions with an injured groin. Elsewhere in the NFL,
1:44 PM ET New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell gushed about Sam Darnold, praising the quarterback’s improved command of the playbook and huddle. After a brief pause, Bell smiled. “We just have to make sure he stays healthy,” Bell said Monday with a twinkle in his eye. “I told him, ‘No bars.'” That comment
1:21 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens safety Chuck Clark declined to talk about last week’s altercation with Earl Thomas that led to the seven-time Pro Bowl player getting released on Sunday. Clark was punched by Thomas toward the end of Friday’s practice after the two exchanged words on the sideline regarding a
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — At the end of Wednesday’s training camp practice, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady found a leaping Scotty Miller — a virtual unknown to most of the NFL last season — in the back of the end zone on a post route for a touchdown. Miller raced over to
12:30 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The dance between the Dallas Cowboys and safety Earl Thomas began anew when he was cut by the Baltimore Ravens Sunday. Coach Mike McCarthy said the Cowboys have had conversations regarding Thomas since Thomas’ release, and would not elaborate on the level of Dallas’ interest. “We’re very confident in