5:50 PM ET Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith left Wednesday’s 19-14 loss at the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a groin injury, depleting an already thin Baltimore team. Smith was injured in the second quarter and ruled out for the remainder of the game. He entered Wednesday listed as questionable because of back and ankle injuries. 1
5:54 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — While the Las Vegas Raiders activated right tackle Trent Brown, defensive back Lamarcus Joyner and running back Theo Riddick off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday, coach Jon Gruden was not sure whether Brown would play Sunday at the New York Jets. Brown, who signed a record four-year, $66 million
6:51 PM ET Georgia added ESPN Junior 300 defensive tackle Tyre West to its 2022 class on Wednesday. West, the No. 8-ranked prospect overall in the class and the No. 1 prospect from the state of Georgia, chose the Bulldogs over offers from Alabama, Florida, Oregon, LSU and Tennessee, among others. West is a 6-foot-3,
6:53 PM ET The Las Vegas Bowl became the latest postseason bowl game to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN Events announced Wednesday. The Las Vegas Bowl, which was scheduled to match a Pac-12 team against an SEC opponent, was slated to be played for the first time at Allegiant Stadium, the home
6:43 PM ET A bout of COVID-19 issues within Liberty‘s football program has put the AP Top 25 matchup between the Flames and Coastal Carolina on Saturday in jeopardy, sources told ESPN. Liberty officials expect to know by Thursday if the Flames will be able to play in the game after conferring with medical officials.
5:00 PM ET University of North Dakota players Jasper Weatherby and Jacob Bernard-Docker took a knee during the national anthem before their game against Miami (OH) on Wednesday, in what is believed to be the first such demonstration against racial injustice during an NCAA Division I men’s hockey game. The game was held in an
5:17 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, but quarterback Deshaun Watson said Wednesday that he thinks it’s “very important” that the receiver, playing on his fifth-year option, is back in Houston in 2021. “Will knows that we all
4:36 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears are sticking with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky for Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions, head coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. Trubisky, 26, returned to the starting lineup at Green Bay last week after a hip injury to Nick Foles rendered the 31-year-old inactive. Trubisky passed
3:00 PM ET Less than halfway through the first quarter of the long-awaited Pittsburgh Steelers–Baltimore Ravens meeting, the game is just as weird as one played at 3:40 p.m. on a Wednesday deserves to be. But with two interceptions and a fumble between the two teams, it’s still the same physical defensive battle these two
1:06 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Lionel Messi and Barcelona have been fined a combined €780 after the player was shown a yellow card for lifting his shirt to pay tribute to the late Diego Maradona following his goal in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Osasuna. Messi, who was fined €600 while