Chase Elliott won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship during Sunday’s title race at Phoenix Raceway, winning his first Cup Series title over Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin. 24-year-old passed Logano for the race win and
ESPN announced Thursday it will lay off 300 employees, marking its largest number of job cuts in five years. In addition, it will not fill about 200 open positions. The DIsney-owned sports network employs about 6,000 people
On Thursday, the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs are the latest NFL teams to close down their training facilities due to a positive coronavirus test. In a statement, the Bears said they were notified of a
The San Francisco 49ers closed their team facility Wednesday after wide receiver Kendrick Bourne tested positive for COVID-19. The 49ers are scheduled to host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday in Santa Clara, Calif. Bourne’s agent, Henry
The Detroit Lions announced that quarterback Matthew Stafford missed practice Wednesday and has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Stafford is considered a “high-risk, close contact” of a non-team member who tested positive for COVID-19. Stafford’s last
On Tuesday, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, ruling him out for his team’s Week 9 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dalton, the Cincinnati Bengals’ starter from 2011 to 2019, missed his
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced on Tuesday that they have officially activated former Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown from the suspended list. Following his activation, Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians told reporters that Brown will have
The San Francisco 49ers will be without quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and All-Pro tight end George Kittle for an extended period of time due to injuries sustained during their game against Seattle on Sunday. Garoppolo’s ankle injury and
The NFL announced on Monday that they have suspended Chicago Bears wide receiver Javon Wims for two games following his on-field scuffle with New Orleans Saints defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Wims has appealed the suspension, with a
Rookie QB Tua Tagovailoa, aided by the Dolphins defense, earned Miami the win over the Los Angeles Rams in Tagovailoa’s first NFL start on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. Tagovailoa — the No. 5 overall pick in
Just two days after signing a five-year, $98.75-million contract extension, Baltimore Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley suffered a season-ending ankle injury in his team’s 28-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. With 57 seconds left in the quarter,
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew has suffered multiple injuries to his throwing hand, and his status is uncertain for their Nov. 8 game against the Houston Texans. ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report that Minshew
The Chicago White Sox have hired Hall of Famer Tony La Russa to be the club’s next manager, the team announced Thursday. The 76-year-old La Russa, who won a World Series title with the Oakland Athletics and
On Wednesday, the Cincinnati Bengals have traded disgruntled defensive end Carlos Dunlap to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a seventh-round pick and offensive lineman B.J. Finney. Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement: “Carlos had
According to league sources, the Houston Rockets are hiring Dallas Mavericks assistant Stephen Silas to be the franchise’s next head coach. Silas and the Rockets are finalizing terms of the contract, with a formal announcement from the
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series to win their first championship in 32 years. The Dodgers clinched the series with a 3-1 win vs. the Rays on
According to numbers released Tuesday by the NFL and NFL Players Association, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the NFL stayed even from the previous week. Testing for Oct. 18-24 resulted in 19 new cases, including
Arizona Cardinals starting running back Kenyan Drake is expected to miss multiple games because of an ankle injury. League sources said on Monday that Drake will miss a few weeks due to a slight tear in a
Odell Beckham Jr’s season with the Cleveland Browns ended prematurely aft4er the star wide receiver suffered a torn left knee ligament during Sunday’s 37-34 win at Cincinnati. Beckham got hurt when his left leg buckled while he
The Los Angeles Dodgers came back strong from their disappointing Game 4 loss with a 4-2 victory in Sunday’s Game 5 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. With the win, the Dodgers now lead 3-2 and
After fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje during UFC 254 on Saturday, he dropped surprising news by announcing that the match would be the last in his UFC career. Following his victory, Nurmagomedov said: “This was my
The Arizona Cardinals week 7 home game against the Seattle Seahawks was rescheduled Thursday from the Sunday afternoon slot into Sunday Night Football on NBC at 5:20 p.m. Arizona time, the league announced. This comes after the
On Thursday the NHL canceled the Winter Classic scheduled for Jan. 1 at Target Field in Minneapolis between the host Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues. The league also announced cancellation of All-Star Weekend that was
The Tampa Bay Rays took a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 on Wednesday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, tying the World Series at one game apiece. Brandon Lowe hit
Penn State men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers is stepping down from his position, the school announced Wednesday. Assistant coach Jim Ferry will serve as the interim coach for the 2020–21 season, which will kick off in just
The Los Angeles Dodgers took the opening game of the 2020 World Series with an 8-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw pitched an
The Los Angeles Dodgers took the opening game of the 2020 World Series with an 8-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw pitched an
The Saints announced on Tuesday that they will begin allowing a limited amount of fans to attend games at the Superdome starting this weekend. The Saints reached an agreement with the city of New Orleans to distribute
The Arizona Cardinals improved to a 4-2 record with a 38-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday at AT&T Stadium. Kyler Murray, Christian Kirk and Kenyan Drake led the way for the Cardinals. The Cowboys offense
According to sources, the Tennessee Titans may receive a fine for COVID-19 violations but will not lose draft picks or forfeit any games following the outbreak within the organization. No individual players are facing disciplinary action following a review