12:33 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Lovie Smith is out as Illinois‘ head football coach after five seasons,
Month: December 2020
11:50 AM ET ESPN staff Week 14 of the 2020 NFL season continues Sunday, including an exciting matchup in Miami, with Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins welcoming Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to town. While the action on the field will surely be captivating, we’re here to highlight the best of what the players have
12:28 PM ET Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph has been ruled out against Tampa Bay on Sunday, ending a streak of consecutive games played that dates back to 2014. Rudolph, who missed practice this week with a foot injury, last missed a game on Dec. 21, 2014, at Miami. His regular-season streak ends at
12:30 PM ET Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has confirmed Valtteri Bottas will remain at the team in 2021 and explained his radio message to the Finnish driver during qualifying is part of a new style of communication between the two. 1 Related Wolff opened his team radio ahead of Bottas’ final lap in qualifying
2:25 PM ET Silverstone will rename its International Pits Straight after seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, the home of the British Grand Prix announced on Saturday. This year, Hamilton became the most successful Formula One driver of all time after beating Michael Schumacher’s wins record and equalling the retired Ferrari great’s seven championships.
11:06 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said he feels “grateful to be alive” after returning from a positive COVID-19 test to race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he finished third. Hamilton, who sat out the Sakhir Grand Prix last week and was only cleared to race this weekend on Thursday, admitted to not being
8:51 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates
8:17 AM ET The 2020-21 NBA season has arrived. Preseason games tipped off last week, and the regular season is scheduled to begin Dec. 22, just 71 days after the NBA Finals ended. After successfully finishing the 2019-20 season in a bubble environment at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, the league —
7:35 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bruce Arians were planning to play golf together during the team’s bye week, perhaps on multiple occasions, until the NFL notified the team that it would be in violation of the league’s protocols, league sources tell ESPN. Brady and Arians therefore did not
6:55 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback Jalen Hurts will make his first NFL start Sunday, but team sources tell ESPN that the Eagles still have every intention to keep Carson Wentz and have him be a major part of their team. Despite his struggles throughout this season, the Eagles still believe in Wentz as