2:37 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett will be the starter for Sunday’s AFC South game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Frank Reich said Friday. Brissett missed the Week 10 game against the Miami Dolphins due to a sprained MCL in his left knee. He originally suffered the injury after guard Quenton Nelson
2:18 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Martinook is back with the Carolina Hurricanes a little over a month after having core muscle surgery. The team on Friday activated the forward from injured reserve. He missed 15 games after having surgery to repair a core muscle injury Oct. 11. The 27-year-old alternate captain
2:07 PM ET ESPN News Services South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp isn’t going anywhere, athletic director Ray Tanner said Friday in a show of support after the Gamecocks’ chances to make a bowl game took a serious hit after a loss to Appalachian State last week. “Today, I want to make it clear that
12:04 PM ET Tyson Fury has said he has received an offer from former two-weight UFC titleholder Conor McGregor to train the lineal boxing heavyweight champion in mixed martial arts. Fury recently said he would be open to competing in MMA, and trained with Liverpudlian UFC fighter Darren Till this week. “I’ve been training with
1:18 PM ET Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie is recovering at home after he collapsed at practice Thursday, with the team saying there is no timetable for his return to play. Brodie was released from a hospital Thursday. According to multiple reports, he was standing by himself when he fell to the ice and had
1:15 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick will be placed on the team’s injured reserve list and will be out for the season, coach Zac Taylor said Friday. Kirkpatrick has not played since he suffered a hyperextended knee during the Bengals’ Week 6 loss at Baltimore. Since the outlook for the cornerback’s potential
1:12 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Ben Cherington as the team’s new general manager, according to multiple reports and confirmed by ESPN. Cherington served as GM of the Boston Red Sox for four years, winning the World Series in 2013. He stepped down as the Red Sox’s general manager during the 2015 season
12:44 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won’t be forced to start two rookie cornerbacks against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Bucs coach Bruce Arians said starting cornerback Carlton Davis will play, seeing his first action since suffering a hip injury two weeks ago in warm-ups against the
12:39 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley has a hairline fracture in his right leg, the team announced Friday. He will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks, according to the Lakers. Bradley injured his leg during a collision with Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 3.
12:32 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Defending champion Alexander Zverev secured the last semifinal spot at the ATP Finals on Friday — eliminating Rafael Nadal in the process. Zverev beat already eliminated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 (4) at the O2 Arena to finish second behind Stefanos Tsitsipas in the group and set up a