11:30 AM ET A postgame interaction between two game officials and Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans did not involve a request for an autograph, the NFL said in a statement Tuesday. Following the Buccaneers’ 21-3 loss Sunday to the Carolina Panthers, 1340 AM Fox Sports captured video of side judge Jeff Lamberth and line
8:50 AM ET Just over a year ago, Rory McIlroy was at a low point. The four-time major champion was moved to tears at the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, after he went 1-3 and could do nothing to stop the U.S. team’s historic 19-9 beatdown of the Europeans. At one point in 2021, McIlroy
9:00 AM ET The rise of Islam Makhachev in the UFC’s lightweight division culminated on Saturday, when he captured the championship at UFC 280 in a virtuoso performance against Charles Oliveira. But that rise took a while. Makhachev has been in the UFC since 2015, and this past weekend’s bout in Abu Dhabi was his
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Emmitt Smith swears he wasn’t going through a midlife crisis last month. “I’ve been wanting to get a tattoo for many years,” the 53-year-old said. “It’s just been weird in my head, ‘Go ahead, do it. Go ahead.” And so, on a September trip to Las Vegas, he did
7:46 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. Anderson Silva is 3-1 in his boxing career and 2-0 since returning in 2021 (the other two fights were in 1998 and 2005). In his last two fights, both in 2021, he won a split decision over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and scored a first-round KO
8:00 AM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — In the aftermath of Saturday’s narrow win over Syracuse, everyone at Clemson was careful to stick to the script. Is there a QB controversy after DJ Uiagalelei was benched and Cade Klubnik led the 7-0 Tigers to a come-from-behind win? Offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter: “Absolutely not, 1,000% not.” Klubnik:
8:00 AM ET Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN’s Insiders sort out life and the news from in and around the NBA world. The Los Angeles Lakers are 0-3, have roster construction issues and eventually will have to make a trade — probably, but not certainly, involving Russell Westbrook. For now, let’s focus on
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The more things change, the more they stay the same in this year’s Heisman race. Quarterbacks Hendon Hooker (Tennessee), C.J. Stroud (Ohio State) and Bryce Young (Alabama) have all solidified their spots in the top 5 this season — while guiding their teams to a combined 21-1 record — but
6:35 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — evaluated how teams are stacking up through seven weeks. The New York Jets and New York Giants continue to win while the Green Bay
Big picture Before the tournament, not many gave New Zealand a chance to put it past Australia. Before Saturday, the last time New Zealand beat Australia in the country was in a Test match in 2011, when Trent Boult made his international debut in Hobart. And the last time New Zealand beat Australia at the