8:48 AM ET Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not coach in Monday’s season opener against Louisville. Kiffin said in a statement that he had developed a breakthrough case of COVID-19. “I am grateful to be vaccinated and experiencing over mild symptoms. So much so, I debated over being
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12:32 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for the team said Ross and Hoyer are feeling fine and quarantining. Both are vaccinated. Bench coach Andy Green — who will run the team while Ross is
9:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka did not want to be cut off. She did not want to be rescued. Yes, she was crying in her US Open postmatch news conference, crying as she struggled to find the right words so she could share what was on her mind, but each time the
Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix by just 0.038 seconds, sending his devoted home fans wild. The Red Bull driver had appeared in control throughout qualifying but Hamilton improved on his final lap to miss out by the narrowest of margins. The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was
1:28 PM ET Bryson Warren, the No. 14 basketball prospect in ESPN’s Class of 2023, has signed with Overtime Elite, the league told ESPN on Thursday. Warren is the eighth five-star recruit to sign with the upstart league. Considered one of the top guard prospects in the class, Warren shunned offers from Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas,
7:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy is finally feeling at home. The coach’s family has settled into a house north of the Dallas Cowboys‘ practice facility after they spent the 2020 season in Green Bay, Wisconsin, while McCarthy was in a condo next to The Star in Frisco. His two daughters are going
12:53 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Memphis Grizzlies agreed to trade forward Juancho Hernangomez to the Boston Celtics on Friday in exchange for guards Carsen Edwards and Kris Dunn, as well as a swap of 2026 second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal cannot be completed until September 15, when Dunn can be
7:05 AM ET Most of us look at NFL rules as a list of prohibitions. Teams see them differently. For them, the rulebook is a runway toward competitive advantage, and they focus more on what it allows. In 2021, that means figuring out how to best exploit a rule change that imposes new limits on
Britain’s Mark Cavendish is part of a group of top riders who will contest the AJ Bell Tour of Britain from Sunday – but there’s one rider in particular he will be keen to beat. The Deceuninck-Quick Step rider, 36, equalled the great Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 Tour de France stage wins in July,
6:06 AM BST England coach Eddie Jones has added Richard Cockerill and Anthony Seibold to his coaching staff, England Rugby said on Friday. Former Leicester Tigers head coach Cockerill joins as forwards coach and will work alongside Matt Proudfoot, while Seibold, who most recently managed Australian National Rugby League side Brisbane Broncos, has been named
Irish cyclist Dan Martin has announced that he will retire at the end of the season, calling time on a 14-year career. The 35-year-old has won stages of all three Grand Tours. Martin will compete for Israel Start-Up Nation at the Tour of Britain, which begins on Sunday, but confirmed his retirement at the end
Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Alfa Romeo said: “Kimi is displaying no symptoms and is in good spirits. He has immediately entered isolation” Kubica last raced at the end of the 2019 season for Williams but has tested for Alfa a number
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram reunited with his daughter Aiyla after being “10 months apart”. The legendary pacer also shared the beautiful moment when he finally met his daughter, sharing a short clip of their reunion on his official Twitter account. Even though Akram did not credit anyone for recording the sweet video, fans believe
Aug 31, 2021 Departures by Trevor Lawrence, Mac Jones, Justin Fields and other NFL-bound quarterbacks have left massive holes for their old teams. Those respective exits have fans at prominent schools bracing for new faces to make a name for themselves while following in their predecessors’ footsteps. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Texas A&M and Notre
11:51 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — After losing in the third round at the US Open on Friday night, a tearful Naomi Osaka told the media she wasn’t sure when she will next play a competitive tennis match and will be taking an indefinite break from the sport. In a news conference following
2:11 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder tested positive for COVID-19, a source confirmed Friday, jeopardizing his status for the season opener against the Carolina Panthers. Crowder’s vaccination status isn’t known, and that will likely help determine his availability. Players who are unvaccinated must sit a minimum of
12:03 PM ET Major League Baseball has extended Trevor Bauer‘s administrative leave an eighth time for an additional week, a league official told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. The leave now runs through Sept. 10. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who has said Bauer choked her unconscious multiple
6:03 PM ET The Chicago White Sox placed righty Lucas Giolito on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, the team announced on Friday. The move comes days after Giolito left his last start after getting injured while throwing a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates. That came a few moments after he fielded