11:39 PM ET Ohio State and Northwestern both have cleared final COVID-19 testing ahead of Saturday’s Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis, sources told ESPN. Players and coaches on both teams had to pass a final layer of conference-mandated testing Friday after arriving in Indianapolis. A source said No. 14 Northwestern came out “100%
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12:26 PM ET Marc Spears NBA free agent guard Jeremy Lin is expected to sign a deal to play with the Golden State Warriors‘ G-League team, a source told The Undefeated. Lin averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 assists in 480 games in the NBA from 2010-19. The former Harvard guard began his career with the
12:08 PM ET Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said Friday if the Irish are chosen to make the College Football Playoff, they would consider not playing if families are not allowed to attend the semifinal game. During a Zoom call previewing the ACC championship game, Kelly made pointed remarks about the need to have families
12:04 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving says he plans to burn sage before every game this season to honor his Native American heritage. Irving was seen burning sage on the court at TD Garden during warm-ups before his Nets beat the Boston Celtics 113-89 on Friday night in the
Dec 18, 2020 Associated Press The Victorian state government has confirmed that all players at the Australian Open will be required to quarantine in Melbourne for 14 days before the delayed start of the Feb. 8-21 first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year. The government said on Saturday that quarantine plans have been endorsed
9:27 PM ET Message received, Gennadiy Golovkin. If the 38-year-old wanted to show he could still put on some of the most masterful performances in boxing, he did that Friday. Golovkin’s technical prowess was on full display in a seventh-round stoppage victory over Kamil Szeremeta to defend his IBF middleweight title. Golovkin set the record
8:18 PM ET Jo Adell, quite possibly the best prospect the Los Angeles Angels have had since Mike Trout, struggled as a rookie in 2020, batting .161 while showing clear struggles defensively. And though Angels manager Joe Maddon considers it unfair to judge players based off such an unconventional season, he also said he believes
8:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side’s executive board and Canadian health officials. The season would start Jan. 13. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the sides have an agreement, pending the approval
6:25 PM ET Associated Press The International Ice Hockey Federation says eight players from Germany’s team at the world junior hockey championship have tested positive for COVID-19 inside the Edmonton, Alberta, bubble. The IIHF says the Germans will all remain in quarantine until Thursday. The country is scheduled to open the tournament against Finland on
6:00 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan no longer measures success by making it to the end of year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A schedule for 2021 he released Friday suggests the LPGA Tour came out stronger than ever. The LPGA Tour has added two tournaments and didn’t
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 15 NFL schedule is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game and a look at current playoff
6:19 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Top-ranked Jin Young Ko took the lead into the weekend in the LPGA Tour’s CME Group Tour Championship, putting herself in position to win the season money title in only four events. Ko shot a 5-under 67 on Friday in chilly and breezy conditions at Tiburon Golf
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto says they “cannot accept” another year as poor as 2020. Ferrari were sixth in the constructors’ championship with a best result of second place. It was their worst season since 1980, when they finished 10th. Binotto said: “It has been a very hard season, even harder than we expected.” But
12:25 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer At the end of Real Madrid’s 2-0 victory against Atletico Madrid last week, Zinedine Zidane was asked to define Karim Benzema in a word. In the end, he needed two … and then, a few more. “The best,” Real Madrid’s manager said, pausing to add: “I’d describe him as
4:48 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Each time Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo has made a pitch to free agents this offseason, there’s one topic he has known will come up. “The No. 1 question is if we’re going to play in Toronto,” Montoyo said Friday. “That’s rightly so. Our answer is, ‘Yeah, we’re
1:57 PM ET Dwayne Haskins will start at quarterback for the Washington Football Team against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday after Alex Smith was ruled out with a calf injury. Smith missed the second half of last Sunday’s 23-15 victory against the San Francisco 49ers because of soreness in his surgically repaired right leg. Haskins,
3:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Los Angeles Lakers will repeat as NBA champions, according to a survey of NBA general managers. That prediction was one of many takeaways from NBA.com’s annual survey of all 30 front offices prior to the start of the new season. The survery featured 33 questions, ranging from what player
9:44 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees will return to the New Orleans Saints‘ starting lineup in time for Sunday’s marquee matchup against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Saints believe Brees is fully healthy and doctors have cleared him to play, the source told Schefter.