10:33 PM ET Associated Press A Chicago Cubs minor league affiliate has apologized and deleted a tweet mocking former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. A day after Nike recalled a sneaker that featured an early American flag at Kaepernick’s urging, the Double-A Tennessee Smokies drew the 13-star symbol on their infield Wednesday and tweeted images of
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2:33 PM ET Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott did not violate the personal conduct policy and will face no discipline for a May incident in Las Vegas, the NFL announced Wednesday. Elliott was briefly detained but not arrested in the incident, when a security guard fell to the ground after being bumped by the
3:58 AM ET PITTSBURGH — English breakfast is “fire,” the fish and chips are “not good” and the interest in football is “so cool.” Those are among JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s hot takes from London, where he’s appearing this week as an ambassador for NFL Academy at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The league plays a minimum of two
With the fantasy football preseason nearly upon us, our ESPN Fantasy Football experts are here with their top sleepers, busts and breakout players for the 2019 campaign, as defined here: Sleeper: A player who will far surpass his average draft position (ADP) in standard ESPN leagues for the 2019 season.Bust: A player who is expected
2:59 AM ET “I don’t know if he’s a scotch drinker … so we’ve got to get down to it.” — Aaron Rodgers, May 21, on what he needs to find out about first-year Packers coach Matt LaFleur GREEN BAY, Wis. — It began, the relationship between the ambitious new coach and his headstrong quarterback,
7:41 AM ET Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson has been ordered to pay nearly $2.4 million to a lending service after he defaulted on a loan, according to court records reviewed by the Baltimore Business Journal. Democracy Capital Corp. of Bethesda, Maryland — outside Washington D.C. — sued Peterson in June claiming that he
2:25 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — While Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis is thrilled for the family of late Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, which will receive a ring and gold jacket from the Pro Football Hall of Fame upon his enshrinement next month, Davis is just as excited about what the precedent could mean
5:18 PM ET Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott issued a statement about his meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday, saying he had made a poor decision in Las Vegas and needs to work harder not to put himself in such situations. Elliott was briefly detained but not arrested in Las Vegas in May
1:36 PM ET ESPN News Services North Carolina police say former University of South Carolina and NFL quarterback Anthony Wright is recovering in the hospital from being shot in a domestic dispute. Wright began his football career at South Carolina in 1995. He later played for the Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and New
12:29 PM ET Talks between the NFL and the NFLPA aimed at reaching a new collective bargaining agreement are set to intensify in July in an effort to secure a new deal before the start of the 2019 regular season, sources close to the negotiations told ESPN. The current CBA expires after the 2020 season,