1:09 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with center Carl Soderberg, the team announced Saturday. Soderberg, 35, posted 35 points in his lone season with the Arizona Coyotes, who acquired the center in a June 2019 trade with the Colorado Avalanche. “Carl is an experienced center who plays
2:46 PM ET DETROIT — The Detroit Lions were already down their coach, defensive coordinator and three position coaches due to COVID close contact quarantine. Then their quarterback, Matthew Stafford, played a series before suffering an ankle injury, ending his day. The combination of that along with a season already lost led to this —
12:44 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts will be without their two starting offensive tackles for Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh. Left tackle Anthony Castonzo was downgraded from questionable to out Saturday due to an ankle injury, the team announced. Right tackle Braden Smith was ruled out Friday after being put on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Colts
2:15 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are delaying their flight to New Jersey to conduct contract tracing after a player tested positive for COVID-19. The Browns are scheduled to play the New York Jets at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. Starting left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week after
1:04 PM ET Ilya Kovalchuk is returning to Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League after signing a two-year contract with Avangard Omsk, the league announced Saturday. Kovalchuk, 37, played for three NHL teams during the 2019-20 season. He started the campaign with the Los Angeles Kings before they waived him and his $18.25 million contract in December.
1:28 PM ET Forget the slow starts that have eluded Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season. With a playoff bid on the line Saturday, Brady hit Rob Gronkowski on a fade route for a 33-yard touchdown on the opening possession — the pair’s 96th all-time touchdown connection. It was the first time
12:26 PM ET Utah running back Ty Jordan has died, the school announced on Saturday. The Denton Police Department in Texas told ESPN that its officers responded to a shooting call at 10:38 p.m. ET on Friday. Officers discovered a gunshot victim who had been shot one time. After applying life-saving measures, the victim was
12:00 PM ET Miami quarterback D’Eriq King announced Saturday he will return to the team for the 2021 season, huge news for the Hurricanes. King transferred in to Miami from Houston for 2020, believing he would only get one season to play. But the coronavirus pandemic gave all players one extra year of eligibility if
News Seamer backs bowlers to improve after chastening opening day against Sri Lanka Wiaan Mulder, playing in his second Test 22 months after his debut, has assessed South Africa’s bowling performance as “a little bit shaky” and concluded that he doesn’t “think the guys are happy” with their efforts on day one of the Boxing
11:33 AM ET Four Houston Rockets players — center DeMarcus Cousins, point guard John Wall, shooting guard Eric Gordon and two-way guard Mason Jones — who were considered close contacts under the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols will be forced to quarantine until Wednesday, a league source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The players had already been ruled