11:40 AM ET Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has hired Chip Lindsey from Central Florida as its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The school announced the hiring Thursday, a week after Phil Longo said he would leave the Tar Heels to join the staff at Wisconsin along with offensive line coach
10:53 AM ET The NCAA has selected Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker as its next president, succeeding Mark Emmert. Baker, a Republican who has been governor since January 2015 but will conclude his second term in January, will begin his new post March 1. He played power forward for Harvard’s basketball team during the 1977-78 season,
12:06 PM ET Drew Brees will help with the coaching transition at Purdue, serving as an assistant coach for the Boilermakers as they prepare for and play in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Jan. 2. “I am extremely excited to work with our team over the next few weeks as we prepare for the Citrus
10:34 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has awarded five new national grants through its Inspire Change social justice initiative to organizations focused on police and community relations. The recipients were announced Thursday, and the league will highlight its commitment to social justice over the next two weeks, with each team participating
11:32 AM ET ESPN News Services Right-handed reliever Brad Boxberger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a one-year, $2.8 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. Boxberger remains in the National League Central after spending the past two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, who declined their $3
9:45 AM ET Spend five or 10 minutes talking with any woman who has been fortunate enough to play for the United States national hockey team. At some point in that discussion, they will share why the need to make time for others remains so important for their sport because they understand the value of
8:54 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal were honored by the International Tennis Federation as its 2022 ITF World Champions on Thursday after each claimed two Grand Slam titles this season. The ITF determines its awards based on criteria that include all events and give special weight to the four
Two Tests against Pakistan down with one to go, with a series win secured and history made, Ollie Robinson is in a good place. He might “only” have eight wickets in his four innings to date, but they have come at an average of 18.37, to reduce his overall Test figure to 19.61 after 13
10:15 AM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Bobby Petrino, widely regarded as one of the brightest offensive minds/playcallers in the game, is returning
Dec 15, 2022 Associated Press German tennis star Boris Becker has returned to Germany after serving eight months in prison in Britain, his lawyer said on Thursday. The 55-year-old German, who has lived in Britain since 2012, was released on Thursday morning and travelled back to Germany shortly thereafter. Becker “has thus served his sentence