2:12 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will stop contract negotiations when the regular season starts. After Saturday’s practice, Jackson confirmed for the first time that he will cut off talks by Week 1 of the regular season, which is four weeks away. “We’re coming up to it. It’s coming
12:29 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov will miss the first few months of the season with a torn right Achilles tendon. General manager Mike Grier said Saturday that Knyzhov got hurt while participating in off-ice training. Knyzhov had surgery Wednesday, and the Sharks estimate it will
1:19 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns starting center Nick Harris will likely need season-ending knee surgery, coach Kevin Stefanski said Saturday. Harris injured his right knee on the second play of Friday’s preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He had to be carted off the field. Ethan Pocic replaced Harris at center. Pocic
10:36 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baker Mayfield will start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers in today’s preseason opener at Washington. Mayfield is in what the Panthers call an “open” competition with 2021 starter Sam Darnold for the starting job. He will play the first series today, and Darnold the second. The two split
11:31 AM ET New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson has a bone bruise and a meniscus tear in his right knee and is set to miss two to four weeks, a source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The Jets believe there is a chance Wilson could be ready for their Week 1 game against the
8:46 AM ET United States forward Konrad de la Fuente has completed a season-long loan move to Olympiacos, his parent club Marseille announced on Saturday. De la Fuente, 21, signed for Marseille from Barcelona for £3 million last summer, agreeing a four-year deal with the Ligue 1 side. – Notebook: The inside stories from world
7:15 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said his “big doubt” this year is over the impact of the midseason Qatar World Cup on players’ fitness and performance. The LaLiga season kicks off this weekend with 14 rounds of matches due to be played before the league takes a
8:49 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has labelled Real Madrid a “Ballon d’Or machine” after six of their players were nominated in the 30-man list for the 2022 award on Friday. Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius Junior, Luka Modric, Casemiro and Antonio Rudiger were all included in the list alongside the Paris Saint-Germain striker. Speaking to
9:19 AM ET ESPN News Services Detroit Tigers ace left-hander Tarik Skubal will not pitch again in 2022 because of left arm fatigue. Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Skubal will visit with a specialist next week to address his arm issue, with specific focus on his elbow. “We’re concerned about Tarik,” Hinch told reporters. “He’s
Alana King paid a touching tribute to her hero Shane Warne after taking her first ever hat-trick, with the feat coming at Emirates Old Trafford, the ground where the late Australian icon made his name almost 30 years ago. The 26-year-old Commonwealth Games gold medalist – who narrowly missed out on taking a hat-trick in