5:38 PM ET Robbie Roper, a class of 2022 recruit and quarterback of Roswell High School in Georgia, died at the age of 18, his family announced Wednesday. “He was our biggest joy to our family,” the family said on his Twitter account. “We are proud of the young man he has become. He will
3:09 PM ET “The right thing to do is to continue to play.” – Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner Welcome to sports, December 2021. I’ll take it. Eighteen months ago, sports was me betting my daughter which Amazon package would arrive next. Last night, I watched my Washington Football Team lose a nationally-televised game with significant
3:42 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawai’i — Phil Mickelson is headed back to Hawai’i for golf, not a vacation, committing to play the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua for the first time in 21 years. Mickelson won the winners-only tournament at La Costa Resort in 1998, then has played only twice since it
4:04 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are doing what they can to mitigate the COVID-19 risk, and they have told families not to come to town for the holidays. “They got to stay home this year. We got to make that sacrifice again,” defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence said. “That’s what we came
3:51 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said Sam Darnold “will play” in Sunday’s home finale against the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but Cam Newton will remain the starting quarterback this week. Darnold on Wednesday was cleared by doctors for contact after missing the past five games with
4:30 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans added three players to the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday, bring their total to 18 players. The latest additions are wide receiver Brandin Cooks, kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn and linebacker Eric Wilson. Two of the 18 players are on the practice squad. The team already had been operating under
4:36 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 have ruled out left tackle Taylor Lewan and left guard Rodger Saffold for Thursday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. That means they will be without
3:49 PM ET CINCINNATI — Being in a small market might not be so bad after all. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said having limited nightlife options in the city has helped the team keep its number of COVID-19 cases down as positive tests have surged around the NFL in recent weeks. “Fortunately, there’s not
1:22 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN The idea, back in 1995, was to have the world’s best hockey players on the ice for the Winter Olympics. Three years later, NHL players debuted in the Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, with all of the accompanying fanfare and excitement. It hasn’t gone as planned. NHL players were not
3:20 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett walked into Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi’s office last week and spent 30 minutes laughing about the 13th-ranked Panthers’ remarkable season, one that carried them to the program’s first ACC title and Pickett to a prime spot on NFL draft boards. Narduzzi knew what was coming, so