4:38 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Less than an hour after Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said he has not had discussions with players about opting out of the 2020 NFL season, the team had its first player choose not to play. Right tackle Marcus Gilbert has opted out, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam
5:44 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings‘ trade with the Las Vegas Raiders is off after defensive tackle P.J. Hall failed his physical on Tuesday. The Vikings on Monday had sent a conditional 2021 seventh-round draft selection to the Raiders in exchange for Hall. After the failed physical, Hall reverts back to the Raiders, who
4:47 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball After growing frustrated with reporters and briefly walking out during a videoconference Tuesday, Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey stated clearly that he is not spending time
5:00 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo broke his offseason silence Tuesday and said that he was unfazed by criticism he received after Super Bowl LIV. After the Niners’ fourth-quarter implosion against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Garoppolo became a target based on his struggles down
4:39 PM ET Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was removed from the COVID-19/reserve list Tuesday and placed on the active roster after what the team called a false positive test. Stafford appeared Saturday on the COVID-19/reserve list, which means a player either has taken a test that has come back positive or has been in
5:09 PM ET Florida Atlantic starting quarterback Chris Robison is no longer with the program, a team spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Robison’s name did not appear on FAU’s preseason roster issued Tuesday. The school provided no other details about his departure. He helped lead the Owls to a Conference USA championship in 2019,
5:30 PM ET Idaho coach Paul Petrino and athletic director Terry Gawlik said they are supportive and willing to listen to players following a report that nearly three-fourths of the Vandals’ football team didn’t want to play this season due to concerns over COVID-19. According to Stadium, players had expressed concerns to Petrino, Gawlik, the
2:36 PM ET Associated Press Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the US Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting on hold his bid to equal Roger Federer‘s men’s tennis record for Grand Slam titles. Nadal explained his decision in a series of tweets sent in Spanish and English on Tuesday. “The situation is very
2:50 PM ET Steve KimESPN The proposed bout between unified lightweight champion, Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) and IBF belt-holder Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) tentatively set for October 3 is officially in jeopardy. According to a report from The Athletic, Lopez is balking at the $1.25 million offer from Top Rank for the fight.
2:38 PM ET FIA president Jean Todt has praised Lewis Hamilton’s efforts to promote an anti-racism message in Formula One, but says other drivers should not feel forced into making gestures or statements they are not comfortable with. Hamilton, Formula One’s only Black driver, has been a prominent voice on matters of diversity and racism,