6:07 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. — Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. said Friday that he will return from a quadriceps injury to play against the Indianapolis Colts
5:57 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The NFL and NFLPA have determined spotters assigned to watch players for concussions were aware New England Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker had a possible head injury on Dec. 12 and were in position to prevent him from playing. After reviewing the incident in the Patriots’
5:53 PM ET New York Jets wide receiver coach Miles Austin is being suspended for at least one year, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Rich Cimini, for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. The NFL issued a statement Friday confirming that Austin has been suspended and is appealing. “The league will have no further
4:20 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Toronto Blue Jays and Arizona Diamondbacks are finalizing a trade that will send outfielder Daulton Varsho to Toronto for top catching prospect Gabriel Moreno and outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., sources told
4:37 PM ET The Charlotte Hornets and restricted free agent forward Miles Bridges are gathering traction in talks on a new deal, and optimism exists that an agreement could come in the near future, sources told ESPN on Friday. The sooner Bridges and the Hornets can reach a deal, the sooner he can seemingly start
3:29 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 LOS ANGELES —
5:33 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Forward Draymond Green had a blunt assessment about what is holding the Golden State Warriors back following the team’s 1-5 road trip. “Right now, I think we are very fragile,” Green said Friday after practice. “You start going through these things and then you start believing them.
10:41 AM ET Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are investigating several incidents of crowd trouble during Manchester City‘s Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool on Thursday night, including one that led to a 15-year-old girl being treated for head injuries. The clubs issued a joint statement condemning the disturbances, which they called “hugely disappointing.” City won the
11:26 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said he is happy with the players he has but that the club will be active in the January transfer window if the right opportunity comes along. Spurs, who resume their Premier League campaign against Brentford on Monday, went into the World Cup break fourth in the
2:20 PM ET Claudio Ranieri last coached Watford in the Premier League last season. Photo by EPA/Vickie Flores Cagliari have appointed the much-travelled Claudio Ranieri as head coach on a contract until June 2025, the Serie B club announced on Friday, 31 years after he left the role. The 71-year-old Italian is best known in England