4:47 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon III met with Nathaniel Hackett on Wednesday as the coach explained why Gordon didn’t get any carries in the second half of Monday night’s loss against the Los Angeles Chargers. A frustrated Gordon was caught on camera during the Monday Night Football broadcast,
3:50 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Speaking Wednesday for the first time since sustaining a concussion on Sept. 29, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said he remembers most of that night but lost consciousness after a hit that sent him to a hospital. He was concussed in Miami’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in
4:19 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — The Calgary Flames and city officials said Wednesday they will restart negotiations for a new arena. Their previous deal, agreed upon in 2019, collapsed late last year when the estimated cost of the project rose and the Flames withdrew. In January, the city hired third-party negotiators to
1:31 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine missed the team’s regular-season opener against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night with left knee injury management, according to Bulls public relations. LaVine told reporters after shootaround on Wednesday morning in Miami that his absence was not tied to a setback but rather load management
4:10 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland, 18, has died, the school announced Wednesday. Westmoreland would have turned 19 on Friday. The school said in a release that the university was “deeply saddened” by the news. “The Mississippi State Athletics Family is heartbroken by the sudden death of Sam Westmoreland,” Bulldogs
1:21 PM ET Alabama is investigating after a video on social media appeared to show wide receiver Jermaine Burton striking a female fan who rushed the field following Tennessee‘s 52-49 win over the Crimson Tide on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. “We are aware of the situation with Jermaine Burton as he was exiting the field
4:10 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland has died, the school announced Wednesday. He was 19. The school said in a release that the university was “deeply saddened” by the news. “The Mississippi State Athletics Family is heartbroken by the sudden death of Sam Westmoreland,” Bulldogs coach Mike Leach said in
1:44 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight was found intoxicated and unconscious and holding a gun with his vehicle in drive before he was arrested on Sunday morning on DWI charges, according to Charlotte Mecklenburg County Police. Police released the new details on Bouknight’s arrest on Wednesday. Police said
12:29 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons couldn’t hold back his excitement as he prepared to play in his first regular-season NBA game in almost a year and a half. “Ready to go,” Simmons said after Wednesday’s shootaround, in advance of the Nets’ season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans. “Very
1:44 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will be sidelined about 12 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said after morning skate Wednesday that Landeskog had the procedure performed in Minneapolis the day before. Landeskog missed the opening three games of this season with what the