2:25 PM ET The New York Mets have avoided salary arbitration with Noah Syndergaard, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $9.7 million, sources confirm to ESPN. The deal was first reported Tuesday by USA Today Sports. Syndergaard, 28 missed the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow last March. The
2:38 PM ET South Carolina will not play in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Saturday against UAB because of COVID-19 issues, the school announced Tuesday. There has yet to be a decision on the status of the game. “Between members of the coaching staff and student-athletes, COVID and contact tracing has taken a
1:50 PM ET LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger is expected to retire, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. The news comes amid an overhaul of the coaching staff under head coach Ed Orgeron. Passing game coordinator Scott Linehan is not expected to return next season, according to a source. On Monday, LSU announced that defensive
1:57 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady got some good news Tuesday — he’ll have starting left tackle Donovan Smith back this week against the Detroit Lions. Smith was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list last week, not due to a positive test, but because he was notified that a family
1:18 PM ET The Washington Football Team settled a sexual misconduct allegation regarding owner Dan Snyder with a former employee in 2009, according to multiple reports. The New York Times reported this weekend that there was a settlement; the Washington Post received a copy of the agreement and said it was for $1.6 million. The
1:28 PM ET PITTSBURGH — After another opponent cited JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s pregame dances on their logos as motivation, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he would have a conversation with his wide receiver. “I am aware of it,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “And I do plan to talk to JuJu. But we’re professionals. I doubt any of
1:35 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo‘s Jaret Patterson is expected to play against Marshall in the Camellia Bowl on Friday, a week after one of the nation’s leading rushers hurt his right knee. Coach Lance Leipold said Patterson should be “ready and able to go” after the junior worked out individually on
1:11 PM ET Florida has been placed on one-year probation and coach Dan Mullen has been given a one-year show-cause order after the NCAA determined that the program violated recruiting contact rules on two occasions in 2019. Mullen was found to have failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and will be banned from all
12:20 PM ET Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Next year’s football game between service-academy rivals Air Force and Navy has been moved to Sept. 11 in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the academies announced Tuesday. The game was originally scheduled for Oct. 2. “We will use this nationally televised opportunity
11:53 AM ET The Washington Football Team said it was aware of pictures on social media showing quarterback Dwayne Haskins at a strip club Sunday night while not wearing a mask, but will handle the issue internally. Haskins tweeted an apology for his actions and said he spoke with coach Ron Rivera Monday and “took