11:50 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins, a co-founder of the Players Coalition and prominent activist for social justice and racial equality, will join CNN as a contributor. “I want to thank CNN for their thoughtful leadership in viewing professional athletes beyond their sport as another educated voice who brings
12:39 PM ET A small number of Dallas Cowboys players have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to multiple sources, and a source said a few Houston Texans have also tested positive. Agent Rocky Arceneaux told NFL Network that Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott tested positive but is feeling good. None of the Cowboys
11:56 AM ET The opening-season matchup between Ole Miss and Baylor featuring their new coaches, Lane Kiffin and Dave Aranda, has been moved to a showcase slot. The 2020 Texas Kickoff at NRG Stadium in Houston is now scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 6 from its original Saturday date as part of ESPN’s Labor Day weekend
12:02 PM ET Iowa announced Monday that it has parted ways with Chris Doyle, the football program’s strength and conditioning coach. Doyle had been on paid administrative leave since June 6 after a group of former football players spoke out about negative experiences they and other black players had while at Iowa and under Doyle’s
7:00 AM ET A FEW WEEKS AGO, Joe Torre was on the phone with a friend. They were discussing whether Major League Baseball could stage a season this year in spite of the global pandemic and worrying about the damage missing so many games might do to the sport. “It could be like before, when
11:26 AM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres signed defenseman Oskari Laaksonen to a three-year entry-level contract Monday. Laaksonen, 20, was Buffalo’s third-round pick in the 2017 draft and spent the past two-plus seasons playing in Finland’s Elite League. Laaksonen had five goals and 35 assists in 113 career games with Ilves
9:14 AM ET It has been 95 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. As the cancellations and postponements around the world of sports continue, there also have been continuous nuggets of new information regarding the potential resumption of the season, the draft, the playoffs
7:02 AM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts said the players she represents spent the weekend discussing how
10:46 AM ET Phil Mickelson’s company, Mickelson Inc., has applied for a trademark through the United States Patent and Trademark office for the use of “Coffee For Wellness.” The company filed the application on June 9 for the trademark on coffee, coffee beans, coffee pods and a few other applications of coffee. It is accompanied
11:25 AM ET NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is fine after tumbling over a jet ski in a video posted on social media, a source said Monday. In the video, the Baltimore Ravens quarterback is running with the football on the beach before colliding with a parked jet ski and falling head-first into the ocean. The