11:25 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN After missing the past two games, quarterback Jared Goff is “probable” to play in the Detroit Lions‘ season finale against Green Bay Packers on Sunday, according to coach Dan Campbell. Goff missed last week’s game at Seattle with a knee injury and was sidelined Dec. 26 at Atlanta after testing
11:40 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman J.J. Watt took his first step back from a shoulder injury when he was designated to return from injured reserve on Friday. Watt can be activated to the Cardinals’ 53-man roster at any point during the next three weeks or at the end of the
1:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley will start Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach John Harbaugh said Friday. Huntley will fill in for Lamar Jackson, who will miss his fourth straight game with a right ankle injury. This marks Huntley’s third start in the past four weeks.
9:02 AM ET Five-time World Series champion and Cy Young Award winner David Cone is joining the announcing booth for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, which will also feature a secondary broadcast led by Alex Rodriguez, the network announced Friday. Cone will serve as an analyst alongside Karl Ravech, who will become the fourth-ever play-by-play announcer
12:57 PM ET Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19. Kidd is the 13th NBA head coach to enter the protocols this season. Kidd tested positive Thursday night after the team traveled to Houston for the road game Friday against the Rockets. Assistant coach
6:29 AM ET ESPN News Services A Czech tennis player has joined Novak Djokovic in immigration detention after having her visa canceled, authorities confirmed Friday. Renata Voracova was detained after being informed by Australian Border Force officials that she had to leave the country. Czech officials are seeking an explanation to the situation but said
12:17 PM ET Associated Press Long considered the biggest event in women’s golf, the U.S. Women’s Open now has prize money and future sites to match. The U.S. Golf Association announced Friday the purse will nearly double this year to $10 million, by far the richest in women’s golf and challenging top prizes in women’s
12:35 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The College Football Playoff is considering Las Vegas and Miami as future host cities for the national championship, sources told ESPN on Friday. The CFP is currently finishing its eighth season of a 12-year contract, which runs through the 2025 season, and hasn’t yet finalized where the national championship game
7:46 AM ET Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Predicting what could happen
10:33 AM ET Jay Bateman is out as defensive coordinator at North Carolina following the Tar Heels’ struggles on that side of the ball this season, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Bateman spent the past three seasons with the Tar Heels after defensive coordinator stints at both Army and Ball State. UNC’s defense struggled