3:08 PM ET Former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski said Thursday that he never seriously considered a return during the 2022 season, and he views himself as retired. “This year my mindset wasn’t even close to going back out on the field,” Gronkowski said. “Even when a couple teams
1:06 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Greg Roman has decided to step down as the Baltimore Ravens‘ offensive coordinator Thursday amid fan outrage and player frustration. Roman had one year remaining on his deal, which was believed to be a team option. “After visiting with Coach [John] Harbaugh and after huddling with my family,
3:04 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins fired defensive coordinator Josh Boyer, the team announced Thursday, after four seasons with the franchise, the last three as defensive coordinator. In addition to Boyer, the Dolphins also fired safeties coach Steve Gregory, outside linebackers coach Ty McKenzie and assistant linebackers coach Steve Ferentz. “I am
3:16 PM GMT Tackling above the waist will be banned in community rugby matches from next season to “reduce head impact exposure and concussion risk”, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Thursday. The RFU added that ball carriers would be encouraged to “follow the principle of evasion” and avoid “late dipping.” “Designed to improve
9:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent A day after scoring the winner against Manchester City last weekend, Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford posted a picture on Instagram of him training alone at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, alongside the caption “Summer 22.” Editor’s Picks 2 Related Rashford, 25, doesn’t care much for the noise around him,
1:03 PM ET Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin scored big again in the transfer portal
2:40 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Michigan‘s NCAA infractions case projects a prolonged path to resolution after football coach Jim Harbaugh’s refusal to acknowledge he lied to NCAA investigators during multiple meetings with the NCAA this week, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. During an attempt to expedite the case and achieve a “negotiated resolution,”
12:53 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Flyers coach John Tortorella defended Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov‘s decision to cite religious beliefs as his reason to boycott the team’s pregame Pride celebration. “Provy did nothing wrong,” Tortorella said Thursday. “Just because you don’t agree with his decision doesn’t mean he did anything wrong.” Before Tuesday’s game
1:26 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant for the All-Star Game voting lead among Eastern Conference players, putting him on track to be a captain for the Feb. 19 game in Salt Lake City. Antetokounmpo had 5,970,196 votes entering Thursday, the NBA said in the third update
1:57 PM ET PHOENIX — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving says he will play Thursday night against the Phoenix Suns after missing Tuesday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs because of right calf soreness. Irving also missed a game last month because of the same issue, but he does not think the injury is serious.