1:53 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have downgraded No. 1 running back Damien Harris to out for Saturday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts because of a hamstring injury, which will thrust rookie Rhamondre Stevenson into the top role. Harris had been listed as questionable with the injury, and was limited in
2:50 PM ET Saturday’s scheduled game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Cleveland Browns has been moved to Monday. The game will be played at 5 p.m. ET, with the regularly scheduled Monday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears to be played at its usual time of 8:20 p.m. ET on
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1:33 PM ET The NHL has postponed games for the Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche until after Christmas break. That news came down Friday as COVID-19 cases continue to climb throughout the NHL. At the time of publication, Florida had seven players in COVID protocols: Sam Bennett, Radko Gudas, Aaron Ekblad, Frank Vatrano, Ryan Lomberg,
12:41 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has reduced the suspension of Toronto Maple Leafs center Jason Spezza from six games to four for kneeing the head of Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk on Dec. 5. Spezza had been suspended for six games by the Department of Player Safety, which had called the hit “reckless”
1:41 PM ET Andy Murray defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-5 on Friday to reach the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. The match was Nadal’s first since he prematurely ended his season in August with a foot injury. It was also the first time the two players had met on a court since May
12:26 PM ET Point spreads have moved dramatically this week amid the surge of COVID-19 infections in the NFL, causing some sportsbooks to halt betting on the games affected most. As of Friday morning, the Cleveland Browns, Washington Football Team and Los Angeles Rams each had more than a dozen players on the COVID-19/reserve list.
1:02 PM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr. is set to be released from the hospital later Friday after being diagnosed with a concussion, the team announced. Parham was removed from Thursday night’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on a stretcher after he appeared to lose consciousness when
1:05 PM ET New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be on the sideline for the game Sunday vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced Friday. Payton, who has been fully vaccinated, was “immediately isolated,” according to the team. He also made public the NFL’s first known
1:56 PM GMT All Round 2 matches between U.K. and French sides have been postponed hours after Ospreys vs. Racing 92 was called off due to a number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Welsh squad. European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) awarded Racing 92 a 28-0 victory and five match points, in accordance with competition