5:26 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After dealing with plenty of bad injury news during the season’s first eight weeks, the San Francisco 49ers are finally closer to full strength. Despite losing cornerback Jason Verrett to a season-ending left Achilles tear in Wednesday’s practice, the Niners got plenty of good news on the injury
9:30 AM ET Eddie Maisonet III Few athletes are as kind and polite as Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre, a UFC Hall of Famer and two-division champion at welterweight and middleweight, is regarded as an icon in MMA. Few were surprised with the news that the bona fide bilingual superstar from Montreal was crossing over into the
4:30 PM ET Kevin Magnussen said he never even dreamed pole position was possible in Brazil and praised his Haas team for making it happen at Interlagos. Magnussen claimed a popular first pole for himself and Haas in a dramatic qualifying session affected by the rain. In the opening moments of Q3, Magnussen got out
3:33 PM ET The NHL and NHLPA announced Friday that they will not stage the World Cup of Hockey in 2024 as originally targeted. “Unfortunately in the current environment it is not feasible,” the NHL and players’ union said in a joint statement. “… We continue to plan for the next World Cup of Hockey,
4:15 PM GMT Former England and Newcastle Falcons centre Luther Burrell has said he won’t play rugby in England again after he said racism was “rife” in the sport and that racist “banter” was common among his teammates. The Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby apologised to Burrell earlier this year following an interview in
1:45 PM ET Associated Press From awarding victory turkey legs to the star players to being the voice on the NFL’s biggest Thanksgiving Day games for years, John Madden was synonymous with the holiday he so adored. The NFL is making that a lasting tribute by honoring the late broadcaster by launching the “John Madden
3:20 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans will be without defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons when they face the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Outside linebacker Bud Dupree, safety Amani Hooker and inside linebacker Zach
3:47 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN The tumultuous season of Indianapolis Colts All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard is taking another detour. After being ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders earlier Friday, the Colts now are planning to place Leonard on injured reserve after a setback in his road back from offseason back surgery,
2:57 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It has been almost six weeks since Kenny Golladay last played in a game for the wide receiver-needy New York Giants. This appears to be the week for his return. Barring a setback, Golladay is expected to play Sunday when the Giants, coming off a bye week, host
3:19 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is “making good progress and steady progression” through the concussion protocol and is questionable to play on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, head coach Sean McVay said Friday. Stafford entered the concussion protocol on Tuesday after the team’s medical staff determined that