4:17 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur likes joint practices. Aaron Rodgers does not. But at least the Green Bay Packers coach and quarterback can agree that after two days of work with the Houston Texans, their offense needs to improve. While the first-year head coach exalted the benefits of practicing with another
3:48 PM ET An alternate local telecast of Washington Redskins preseason games will feature a live interactive prediction contest with cash prizes, the latest sign of the NFL’s methodical shift toward a more accepting position on sports betting. Starting with Thursday’s preseason opener at Cleveland, NBC Sports Washington Plus will show the “Predict the Game”
3:33 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker James Onwualu will miss the season because of a knee injury, leaving the team pretty thin at that position as the preseason begins on Thursday. Coach Doug Marrone called the injury that Onwualu suffered on Monday during joint practices with the Baltimore Ravens significant, but declined
3:41 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson has been awarded a $3.1 million, one-year contract in arbitration. Edmundson was one of four St. Louis restricted free agents to file for player-elected salary arbitration this summer after helping the team win its first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Goaltender Jordan Binnington
3:31 PM ET The WBO on Tuesday ordered a pair of mandatory world title fights: unified junior welterweight titlist Jose Ramirez against Jack Caterall and featherweights Shakur Stevenson and Joet Gonzalez to meet for the organization’s vacant featherweight belt. Ramirez, however, has two mandatory challengers on his plate so it remains to be seen which
3:15 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy on Tuesday offered a transparent view of the skepticism revolving around him during the offseason. McCoy, 31, ran for a career-low 514 yards in 2018, sparking outside conversation on whether the two-time All-Pro could still be productive. After more than a
8:00 AM ET Maybe this is the best way to sum up the National League playoff race. Consider the Philadelphia Phillies, with big expectations after a winter of big deals. Here’s what’s happened: • Six of the relievers on the Opening Day roster — and eight overall — are currently on the injured list. •
2:02 PM ET With undisputed women’s middleweight world champion Claressa Shields back in training after a knee injury, her fight against Ivana Habazin for a vacant junior middleweight title has been rescheduled, Salita Promotions and Showtime announced on Tuesday. Shields, bidding for world title in a third weight division as she moves down to 154
2:16 PM BST Worcester Warriors centre Ben Te’o and Harlequins full-back Mike Brown are among four players to have been dropped from head coach Eddie Jones’ England squad to face Wales on Sunday, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) have announced. Te’o and Brown, as well as Harlequins No. 8 Alex Dombrandt and Saracens scrum-half Ben
5:10 PM ET Just when we think NFL teams enjoy working against other teams, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers goes on record to say he’s not a fan of joint practices following Tuesday’s camp workouts against the Houston Texans. Plus, coaches around the league are noting whether some of their star players will see