6:03 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Dementia tests in the NFL concussion litigation allow doctors to use different baseline standards for Black and white retired players, making it more difficult for Blacks to show injury and qualify for awards, lawyers for two ex-players argued in court filings Tuesday. The settlement fund has so far
4:39 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers were without defensive end Nick Bosa and rookie receiver Brandon Aiyuk for Tuesday’s practice, something that is expected to be the norm for the foreseeable future. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday afternoon that Bosa and Aiyuk will be “week-to-week” as Bosa deals with
10:16 AM ET The Arizona Cardinals are making two-time Pro Bowl selection Budda Baker the highest-paid safety in NFL history, giving him a four-year, $59 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal will average $14.75 million per year, but no other financial details were disclosed. The Cardinals announced the four-year extension Tuesday.
2:23 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions canceled practice Tuesday to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. They addressed reporters as a team in front of their building to deliver a message that they will be part of the change in the United States against police brutality.
9:41 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are reuniting backup quarterback P.J. Walker with wide receiver Cam Phillips, Walker’s favorite target from the XFL’s Houston Roughnecks, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Dianna Russini on Wednesday. Phillips led the XFL with 455 receiving yards in five games. He also had nine touchdowns, including three
9:28 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander, who left the team Tuesday after his father was reported missing, has been arrested in Florida on one count of battery. Alexander was arrested Tuesday by the Collier County Sherriff’s Office, according to jail records. Alexander, 26, was in custody as of Wednesday morning. An arrest report
Aug 24, 2020 WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has said champion Tyson Fury has “no restrictions” ahead of his undisputed bout against Anthony Joshua next year after Dillian Whyte’s stunning defeat to Alexander Povetkin. Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) was due to face Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) in a mandatory defense early in 2021 but the latter’s
12:54 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC/IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev will now defend both of his titles against Adam Deines on Sept. 25 in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Top Rank officials confirmed on Monday. Deines (19-1-1, 10 KOs), who was born in Russia but lives in Germany, steps in for original opponent Meng Fanlong, who is
5:15 PM ET Steve KimESPN Discussions are underway for WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford to face former IBF welterweight titlist Kell Brook on Nov. 14, according to Top Rank’s Bob Arum. ”Kell Brook is a free agent, and we’re discussing a Crawford fight with the Kell Brook people,” Arum told ESPN on Tuesday. “That’s on
5:31 PM ET Steve KimESPN AFTER ARRIVING IN Haikou, China, in the early hours of the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23, Viktor Postol and his team, who had just flown in for their Feb. 1 bout with WBC/WBO junior welterweight champion Jose Ramirez, woke up to some bad news. Because of the coronavirus outbreak that