2:07 PM ET Michigan has cancelled its game against Maryland this weekend, after moving all football activities virtual earlier this week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases within the program, it was announced Wednesday. The decision to cancel the game as well as pause practices was made in consultation with medical professionals, who will
1:56 PM ET The New York Yankees plan to tender a contract to catcher Gary Sanchez on Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney. Wednesday is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players for the 2021 season. Sanchez was replaced by Kyle Higashioka as the Yankees’ primary catcher in the playoffs after hitting
6:15 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Bruce Carnegie-Brown, the chairman of Lloyd’s of London and vice-chairman of Santander Banking Group, will become the sixth chairman of MCC next year, when he succeeds the current incumbent, Gerald Corbett. Carnegie-Brown has been a Full Member of MCC since 1997 and joined the club’s Finance committee in October 2019.
11:52 AM ET The Detroit Lions placed starting cornerback Desmond Trufant and defensive tackle Danny Shelton on injured reserve Wednesday, taking two starters away from interim head coach Darrell Bevell as he prepares for his first game as a head coach. Trufant injured his hamstring on Thanksgiving against Houston — the third time he’s hurt
12:42 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will have a different kind of film session after Wednesday’s practice. The Cowboys will watch the Pittsburgh Steelers–Baltimore Ravens game by position groups at The Star in preparation for their meeting against the Ravens next Tuesday. “To be able to watch them play live, I think
12:58 PM ET PITTSBURGH – After three postponements, Wednesday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is officially on, but the Steelers won’t have a key member of their offensive line. Veteran center Maurkice Pouncey was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list just hours before the game, a source told Adam Schefter. Without Pouncey, the
12:22 PM ET England’s Andy Sullivan shot a bogey-free 11-under-par 61 to set a course record and lead by two shots after the first round at the Golf in Dubai Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates on Wednesday. Sullivan recorded 11 birdies and briefly looked set to match compatriot Oliver Fisher‘s European Tour record of 59
10:49 AM ET Southern Miss is hiring Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall as its next head coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected later Wednesday. Hall, 40, spent the past two seasons with the Green Wave after previous assistant coaching stops at Memphis and Louisiana. He served as head coach at both Division
9:42 AM ET The Cleveland Browns closed their practice facility Wednesday after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The team announced that contact tracing is ongoing to identify any potential high-risk close contacts. It’s the latest COVID-19 issue to plague the Browns, who have had five players from the active roster test positive for
10:25 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Gardner Minshew era in Jacksonville is over — for at least this week, anyway. Jaguars coach Doug Marrone is going with Mike Glennon as his starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against Minnesota despite the fact that Minshew has completely recovered from his thumb injury. Marrone said Glennon will