1:29 PM ET Associated Press The NFL is considering adding a booth umpire and a senior technology advisor to the referee to assist the officiating crew. The league also is looking at other rules changes, including an alternative to the onside kick. NFL clubs received a list of potential rules changes…

1:53 PM ET Miami Dolphins veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was excited for Tua Tagovailoa's arrival just like many fans, but that doesn't mean he's laying down for Tagovailoa to become the team's Week 1 starting quarterback. "I'm as competitive as they come so I want to go out and start. I know…

11:54 AM ET Dallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith says he's "grateful" to get the chance to get back on the playing field after being conditionally reinstated by the NFL on Wednesday. Smith, who had been suspended since 2015 for violation of the NFL's personal conduct and substance abuse policies,…

11:54 AM ET Vanderbilt has hired Candice Lee as its athletic director, making her the first female athletic director and the first African American woman to lead an SEC athletic department. Lee had been serving as interim athletic director since February when Malcolm Turner resigned after one year in…

11:00 AM ET Riot Games announced Thursday that its 5-on-5 character-based tactical shooter VALORANT will launch for free on June 2 across a majority of regions worldwide. It's @RiotSuperCakes and @RiotZiegler back with an important update on the future of VALORANT. pic.twitter.com/qGZfv3DWEb — VALORANT…

10:01 AM ET Goodbye, beta. Hello, official launch. Riot Games announced today that VALORANT will be released for free on June 2, 2020 across the globe in most major regions, including North America, South Korea and Europe. After less than two months in its closed beta phase, the five-on-five character-based,…

10:13 AM ET Adam Scott returned to his home in Australia after the PGA Tour canceled the Players Championship due to the coronavirus pandemic. And despite the tour's planned restart next month, he expects to stay away a bit longer. Scott, who won the Genesis Invitational earlier this year, told the…

8:36 AM ET The fallout from WWE's Money in the Bank pay-per-view continued to permeate and reshape both Raw and SmackDown. On Friday, Otis settled nicely into his role as the new Mr. Money in the Bank and even teased a little bit of gamesmanship with Braun Strowman. A pair of disappointing developments…

9:51 AM ET Former Auburn coach and athletics director Pat Dye has tested positive for coronavirus and is hospitalized in Atlanta for kidney-related issues, his son confirmed to ESPN in a statement on Thursday. Dye, 80, has been asymptomatic for coronavirus, according to his son, Pat Dye Jr., an NFL…

9:06 AM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes• History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 May…