8:42 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL has made an exception to rules limiting the use of tinted helmet shields, the crux of a new sponsorship agreement with Oakley’s football division. The four-year deal, announced Tuesday morning,
8:45 AM BST ESPN staff Rugby Australia [RA] boss Raelene Castle has confirmed the governing body will conduct a review of its Giteau Law with the policy having now been used across two World Cup cycles. Australia’s overseas player policy was thrust into the spotlight in the lead-up to Michael Cheika’s Wallabies squad announcement last
8:37 AM ET Kevin WangESPN.com Veteran guard Jeremy Lin has signed with the Beijing Shougang Ducks to play in the Chinese Basketball Association next season, the team announced Tuesday. In a statement, the Ducks say the team is now in the process of working with the league to get his registration paperwork approved, a procedural
8:24 AM ET Ezekiel Elliott is still holding out, but that hasn’t stopped him from working out. The Dallas Cowboys running back is working with Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk in Cabo San Lucas so he can be ready to play when his contract issue is resolved. “His fitness is great, but playing
8:21 AM ET Lewis Hamilton would relish the opportunity to face MotoGP star Marc Marquez in a head-to-head battle following a playful challenge from the Spaniard. Like Hamilton, Marquez has won five world titles at the pinnacle of his profession, and looks set to add another to his name this season. Ahead of Moto GP’s
8:03 AM ET Associated Press (STATS) — New Hampshire football will begin the 2019 season without the person who’s synonymous with the program, 21st-year head coach Sean McDonnell. McDonnell, 62, has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the team for health-related reasons, UNH athletic director Marty Scarano announced Monday night. Associate head coach Ricky
Aug 26, 2019 With the 2019 NFL season about to kick off, it’s time for our annual ranking of the top 100 players in the league. We asked a panel of more than 40 ESPN NFL experts to rate players based on how good they will be in the 2019 season in comparison to their
7:49 AM ET NFL owners continue to push for an expanded season even as players continue to demonstrate little appetite for such an idea. Sources who have been briefed on the current state of CBA negotiations told ESPN that there has been little substantive progress in talks so far. The players’ side is determined to
11:00 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — One noticeable change in Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz‘s play this summer is that he hasn’t been using his legs as a weapon. During practice, he has been operating almost exclusively from the pocket. He drops back, surveys and fires. There’s the occasional bootleg or rollout, but it’s hard to
6:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes‘s incredible unbeaten 135 and match haul of four wickets at Headingley have pitched him up 13 places to No. 13 in the rankings for batsmen and No. 2 for allrounders, while Jasprit Bumrah‘s remarkable 5 for 7 in North Sound have put him in the bowlers’ top ten.