12:19 PM ET In an effort to persuade reluctant players to show up for voluntary offseason workouts, several NFL teams have made changes to their offseason schedules as a result of conversations between players and coaching staffs NFLPA officials told ESPN this week that one of the tangible results of its ongoing dispute with the
12:21 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy will not be physically present at the first day of the team’s rookie minicamp Friday due to a close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, according to a team spokesperson. Nagy will lead all virtual meetings with the rookies and view
11:54 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown has been sued for his role in an altercation with a moving-truck driver in January 2020. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Broward County, Florida, by the driver, Anton Tumanov. Brown pleaded no contest in June to one felony burglary with battery charge and two
10:50 AM ET The NHL has told the Canadian government that it needs an answer on the Stanley Cup playoffs‘ border travel issue by June 1. “The conversations are ongoing. We’ve told them we really do need to know by the end of the first round, and that’s around June 1. That’s pretty much the
11:23 AM ET There won’t be any superstitious drama about NHL teams touching the conference championship trophies in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs — because they won’t be awarded this season. “We’re not handing them out,” said Steve Mayer, NHL Chief Content Officer, told ESPN on Friday. The Prince of Wales Trophy, established in 1925,
10:54 AM BST The 2021 British & Irish Lions schedule has been revised to keep matches either in Johannesburg or Cape Town, with organisers admitting the new-look fixture list has been put together on the basis matches “will take place behind closed doors.” The eight-match schedule sees the tour start in Johannesburg and Pretoria, before
10:50 AM ET Associated Press Justin Haley will miss this weekend’s NASCAR races at Dover because of COVID-19 protocols. Josh Berry will make his Cup Series debut for Spire Motorsports driving for Haley in Sunday’s Cup race at Dover International Speedway. Berry has one win this season in the second-tier Xfinity Series. Zane Smith will
5:23 AM ET The Turkish Grand Prix will not take place on June 13 due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, with Austria getting a second 2021 F1 race instead. The news follows travel restrictions being imposed on Turkey by the UK, where seven of F1’s 10 teams are based. As with the
6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Robert Farley was sitting at a card table playing spades when his phone rang. His son Caleb was on the other end and burst into tears as he began
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Their 28-year-old rookie sensation already has a hamburger named after him. Their No. 5 starter has thrown a no-hitter. Their second baseman makes contact on 99.3% of strikes. They’ve lost both their starting left and center fielders. And their Hall of Fame manager’s head-scratching decisions have lit up sports-radio phone