4:06 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Four days after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put up 30 points on the Carolina Panthers, Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said Thursday that he believes what’s been reported about his team’s offensive demise has been exaggerated despite falling to 8-8 and narrowly squeaking into the playoffs. “I think there’s
6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan State cornerback Khary Crump, who was facing a felony charge for a skirmish inside the Michigan Stadium tunnel after a game against the Wolverines in October, pleaded guilty to misdemeanors on Thursday. The felony was dropped in a deal with prosecutors, and Crump’s record
5:56 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Speaking to reporters on Thursday for the first time since he was ejected from a Week 16 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts for
5:32 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been sidelined for over a month with a sprained knee, but offensive coordinator Greg Roman isn’t counting him out for the postseason, which begins next week. “He’s a special guy,” Roman said after Thursday’s practice. “I think if somebody’s got a chance
5:27 PM ET CINCINNATI — The prayers between Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Damar Hamlin’s family are going both ways. In his first comments since Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and collapsed, Higgins said Thursday that Hamlin’s mother, Nina, has been in touch and offered prayers in support in the aftermath of his
6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — A season-long debate about the Minnesota Vikings is nearing an end, and here’s the best we can say: They have produced a season unlike any other in modern NFL history. Their performance has shocked analysts who track metrics that usually reflect reliable outcomes, and it has left supporters to
4:51 PM ET Associated Press The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation says he would like a decision on NHL participation in the 2026 Olympics by the spring of 2024. IIHF president Luc Tardif told reporters Thursday at the world junior championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that would give the parties involved two years
4:27 PM ET The televised debut of Dana White’s Power Slap League has been delayed by one week, less than four days after White admitted to a physical altercation with his wife on New Year’s Eve. A UFC official told ESPN that the Power Slap League will now debut Jan. 18 on TBS, rather than
9:11 AM ET Chelsea have signed centre-back Benoit Badiashile from Monaco on a seven-and-a-half year deal, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Badiashile, 21, has made 135 appearances for Monaco and has been capped twice by France, having risen through the national team’s youth ranks. ESPN reported earlier this month that the transfer was
8:46 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo faces a 24-hour wait to discover whether his debut for Al Nassr will be delayed until the end of January after the Saudi Arabian club’s league game against Al Tae’e on Thursday was postponed because of an electrical fault caused by heavy rain at Mrsool Park. Al Nassr are attempting