4:56 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Friday put place-kicker Graham Gano on injured reserve, meaning the 2017 Pro Bowl selection is done for the year. Former Virginia Tech kicker Joey Slye, who kicked a 59-yard field goal in Thursday night’s preseason finale against Pittsburgh and was 3-for-3 on kicks of 50-plus
4:52 PM ET Week 1 of the college football season is finally upon us. Here is how to watch the biggest games, such as the Oregon-Auburn showdown, along with viewing information and notes for each Top 25 game. We’ll highlight the best of our experts’ picks, betting tips and important stuff like uniform reveals —
4:27 PM ET Associated Press The NHL has informed the NHL Players’ Association it won’t use its option to terminate the existing labor deal next year. The league announced its decision Friday, two days before its deadline to notify the union whether it would reopen collective bargaining talks. The union has until Sept. 15 to
4:05 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The opioids fentanyl and oxycodone, along with alcohol, were in Tyler Skaggs‘ system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report that was released Friday, nearly two months after the Los Angeles Angels pitcher was found unresponsive. The Tarrant County (Texas) medical examiner’s office listed Skaggs’
4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services A medical examiner in Texas has ruled that Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a report released Friday that Skaggs had the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone in his system along with
3:45 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Raiders center Rodney Hudson has agreed to a three-year, $33.4 million contract extension, with $24.4 million guaranteed, ESPN has confirmed, making him the highest-paid center in the NFL in terms of average annual per year pay at $11.13 million a season. Per ESPN Stats & Information, only two other
3:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Former New York Mets second baseman Wally Backman was arrested Friday morning and charged with domestic violence in Riverhead, New York. The 59-year-old minor league manager was accused Friday of pushing a woman against a wall, twisting her hand and taking her phone so she couldn’t call 911. Backman
3:30 PM ET Detroit Tigers minor league catcher Chace Numata was involved in an accident Friday morning and has been hospitalized. Numata has spent the bulk of the 2019 season playing for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves. Police told Erie.com that Numata was injured in a skateboarding accident, with officers responding to a man found on
3:23 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers weakside linebacker and arguably one of their top players on defense, Lavonte David, will return to practice this week and is expected to play against the 49ers, coach Bruce Arians said Friday. “Lavonte’s fine — he’ll be practicing Tuesday,” Arians said when asked about his status
3:01 PM ET A scheduled main card fight is off the UFC’s card this weekend in China. Lv Zhenghong suffered a cut this week and is out of his planned featherweight bout with Movsar Evloev at UFC Shenzhen, the UFC announced Friday. No replacement will be found to fight Evloev and the event will go