5:49 PM ET Baylor is temporarily closing its football facilities as a precaution because of the coronavirus but still hopes to play its regular-season finale against Oklahoma State on Saturday. “At this time and in the interest of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff, we have temporarily closed our football facility and are taking all possible
5:30 PM ET ESPN and the SEC announced Thursday that they have reached a 10-year deal beginning in 2024 that will make the network the exclusive rights holder of SEC football and men’s basketball. The deal provides the network, including ABC, up to 15 premier football games, such as the SEC championship game and rivalry
4:21 PM ET Travis Kelce had a big day on Thursday. The Chiefs tight end learned he was his team’s nominee as Walter Payton Man of the Year for his community service and that he was the rare recipient of a 99 rating in Madden NFL 21. “I’ve played Madden my entire life and all
3:29 PM ET Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Alex Olmedo, who won the Wimbledon and Australian Championships singles titles in 1959 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987, has died. He was 84. Citing Olmedo’s son, Alejandro Jr., the Hall of Fame said Thursday that Olmedo died of brain
4:25 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After an extended bout with COVID-19 that included a five-day hospital stay, Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ed Donatell expects to be on the headset again for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Donatell was notified of his positive test on Nov. 1 and has missed the team’s past six
4:38 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills announced a multiyear contract extension Thursday for general manager Brandon Beane, who has been with the team since 2017. Since arriving in western New York from the Carolina Panthers‘ front office shortly after the Bills hired coach Sean McDermott, Beane has revamped Buffalo’s
3:54 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Steelers inside linebacker Vince Williams was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, creating an even bigger depth problem for the position. Williams, who was also on the list earlier this season as a high-risk close contact of Vance McDonald, will likely miss Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. A positive
4:34 PM ET Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson stepped down as coach on Thursday and will become coach at Utah State, sources told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Anderson spent the last seven seasons at Arkansas State, leading the Red Wolves to two conference championships and six bowl games. Arkansas State assistant head coach and offensive coordinator
11:21 AM ET Valtteri Bottas ignored social media for four days solid after his disappointing performance at Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix. 1 Related The Mercedes driver was outperformed by his teammate George Russell, who was substituting for Lewis Hamilton after the world champion tested positive for COVID-19. Bottas finished the race eighth, one place ahead
3:05 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said his mind wandered to dark places and he started preparing for the worst-case scenario during his 13-day quarantine at home because of the coronavirus. Fitzgerald, 37, was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Thanksgiving. He started feeling symptoms two days later, and