3:45 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings plan to activate tight end Irv Smith Jr. from injured reserve in time for Sunday’s game at the Chicago Bears, coach Kevin O’Connell said Friday. Smith entered the season as the Vikings’ top pass-catching tight end, but he hasn’t played since suffering a high ankle sprain
2:50 PM ET The Arkansas football team’s Twitter account was among those praising the action of former Razorback and NFL star Peyton Hillis, who is hospitalized and in intensive care after reportedly rescuing family members after a swimming accident, according to various media reports. Hillis, who played in the NFL from 2008 to 2015, reportedly
2:42 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Myles Garrett said Friday that he was “disappointed” and “a little bit confused” by comments from fellow defensive end Jadeveon Clowney that prompted the Cleveland Browns to send Clowney home before Friday’s practice. “I knew he was frustrated. We’ve all been frustrated; we’re not winning,” Garrett said. “I wish
3:18 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Amid reports that television networks are interested in hiring Sean McVay as an analyst for next season, the Los Angeles Rams coach said the continued interest is “flattering … but I want to be here right now, focus on that, and that’s where I’m at.” McVay, 36, said
2:16 PM ET Shane Beamer, who guided South Carolina to an eight-win season that included wins over Top-10 foes Tennessee and Clemson, is set to receive a new deal and raise of nearly $4 million per year, sources told ESPN. A board of trustees meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon, and on the agenda is
11:51 AM ET DALLAS — The Mavericks are waiving guard Kemba Walker a day before the four-time All-Star’s salary would have become guaranteed for the rest of the season, the team announced Friday morning. Walker, 32, averaged 8.0 points and 2.1 assists in nine games with the Mavericks. He signed for the veteran’s minimum in
Lord Kamlesh Patel has announced he will step down as Yorkshire chair at the club’s next Annual General Meeting in March. Lord Patel, who took over from Roger Hutton in November 2021 at the height of the club’s racism crisis, endured a turbulent tenure that began amid the suspension of Headingley’s international hosting rights and
1:25 PM ET ESPN staff With just one weekend left in the 2022 NFL regular season, the playoff picture is almost set. Six teams have claimed their spots in the NFC, while five are locked in for the AFC field. The race to the playoffs is still on as several teams are looking to lock
1:03 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins will start Skylar Thompson at quarterback for the Sunday game against the New York Jets, coach Mike McDaniel said Friday. A 2022 seventh-round pick, Thompson has taken first-team reps at practice throughout the week as Teddy Bridgewater rehabs a dislocated pinky finger on his throwing hand
1:20 PM ET NFL owners have approved a plan that leaves open the possibility of a neutral-site AFC Championship Game and could determine home-field advantage for a wild-card game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens by a coin flip. In the wake of the cancellation of Monday’s Bills-Bengals game, the following scenarios based on