5:21 PM ET Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State and the family of the late head football coach Joe Paterno announced Friday they have resolved “outstanding issues” that had divided them, eight years after he was fired following Jerry Sandusky’s child molestation arrest. The university issued a statement, read by the chairman of the
3:00 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print One big rumor circulating around spring training camp this week: The Phanatic — the Philadelphia Phillies‘ furry green mascot — will be getting a new look. While the details won’t be revealed until Sunday when the team hosts the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Phillies’
3:31 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — In the wake of benching Al Horford in the final game before the All-Star break and playing him just 18 ineffective minutes in Thursday night’s overtime victory over the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown declared Friday afternoon that he still has faith in the four-time
8:30 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff It would be easy to assume that Ashton Agar had been in fine form going into Friday’s T20I at the Wanderers, but after taking a hat-trick and 5 for 24 to bowl South Africa out for their lowest-ever score in the format, Australia’s spin-bowling allrounder revealed that he “was actually
3:40 PM ET Starting this season, some NFL stadiums will be allowed to have betting lounges, and teams may accept sponsorships from sportsbook operators, as the league continues to get more comfortable with the expanding legal sports-gambling market in the U.S. Retail sportsbooks are still prohibited at NFL stadiums, and there will not be any
3:50 PM ET The Chicago Bears have released wide receiver Taylor Gabriel and cornerback Prince Amukamara, it was announced Friday. These two moves will account for $13.5 million in salary-cap space for the Bears in 2020. Gabriel, 29, had 29 receptions for 353 yards and four touchdowns for the Bears last season. A six-year veteran,
3:52 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brian Gutekunst admitted early in his tenure as the Green Bay Packers’ general manager that one of his tasks will be to find Aaron Rodgers’ eventual replacement. That was nearly two years ago. With a team that was on the cusp of the Super Bowl last season and
3:57 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — A former Rice football player pleaded guilty to selling the drugs that a player fatally overdosed on in 2018. Stuart Mouchantaf, 26, admitted Thursday to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, causing death, and possession with the intent to distribute, causing death, The Beaumont Enterprise reported.
3:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Ohio State football players Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint were each indicted on two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping, Franklin County prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced Friday. O’Brien said that if convicted, both men face a maximum consecutive term of 33 years of incarceration and must
2:31 PM ET The UFC has added an accomplished name to its heavyweight division. Philipe Lins, the former PFL champion, has signed a deal with the promotion and he will fight former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski at UFC Oklahoma City on May 2, sources confirmed with ESPN. The Oklahoman was first to report the