Friday’s Sports

ESPN

Thursday, ESPN announced it is laying off about 300 employees and cutting about 500 jobs from its global workforce. It is due to the pandemic’s impact on its business and the “tremendous disruption in how fans consume sports.” ESPN did not say how many job cuts would come at its Bristol, Connecticut, campus. On-air talent, the vast majority having personal contracts, is not expected to be heavily affected. But some of those contracts could be allowed to expire. The company said it has more than 5,000 employees, including about 4,000 in Bristol.

NBA

The National Basketball Players Association voted Thursday to support starting their season on Dec. 22 for a 72-game season.

NFL

Aaron Rogers threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns as the Packers overwhelmed the depleted 49ers 34-17 Thursday night.

A Houston Texans’ player tested positive for COVID, and the team’s facility is closed for cleaning.

HIGH SCHOOL

For the third time this season, Tyler’s Bishop Gorman high school announced Thursday morning that they canceled their homecoming football game against Waco Reicher due to the number of players injured. The first two were COVID-related.

Basketball is getting re-scheduled too. COVID canceled Sulphur Springs Lady Cat’s game tonight because Sherman had to quarantine their team. Mt Pleasant’s girls’ first game became a scrimmage and will be at Mt Pleasant Junior High’s main gym next Tuesday at 5:30 pm.

Thursday

Ford 40 – Community 13

Caddo Mills 41 – Wills Point 3

Celeste 31 – Alba-Golden 6

Malakoff 62 – Eustace 0

South Garland 27 – North Garland 14

Prosper 27 – McKinney 17

Greenville vs. Forney

 

Friday

Detroit at Cumby

James Bowie at Maud

Jefferson at Atlanta

Linden-Kildare at Carlisle

Elysian Fields at Hughes Springs

Harmony at Winona

Sabine at Tatum

Union Grove at Queen City

New Diana at Waskom

White Oak at New Boston

Aubrey at Van Alstyne

Melissa at Kaufman

Whitewright at Leonard

Clarksville at Boles

Hooks at Prairiland

Chisum at Daingerfield

Paul Pewitt at Redwater

Grand Saline at Arp

Lone Oak at Blue Ridge

Quitman at West Rusk

Argyle at Paris

Anna at Terrell

Bonham at Rains

North Lamar at Spring Hill

Mineola at Commerce

Van at Brownsboro

Pittsburg at Gilmer

Mexia at Canton

Highland Park at Longview

Texas High at Marshall

Henderson at Chapel Hill

Jacksonville at Pine Tree

Lindale at Kilgore

Nacogdoches at Mt Pleasant

Whitehouse at Hallsville

West Mesquite at Tyler

Corsicana at Sulphur Springs

Ennis at Crandall

Tyler Legacy at Rockwall

Alba-Golden at Cooper

Wills Point at Community