6:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks doesn’t plan to simply give Baker Mayfield the starting quarterback job when he recovers from a left ankle sprain that kept him from playing in Sunday’s 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. “I can’t give you that answer,” Wilks said Monday when
5:30 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets are on their best roll in years, but they have a frustrated wide receiver in Elijah Moore. Moore, who has only one reception in the last two games, tweeted Sunday night, “Just know I don’t understand either” — a reference to his lack of
4:34 PM ET Washington Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz will undergo surgery on his right ring finger Monday in Los Angeles, a source confirmed to ESPN, but the team still isn’t sure how much time he will have to miss. If Wentz is placed on injured reserve he will have to miss at least four games
5:47 PM ET Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier ruled that the plaintiff who filed a civil lawsuit against Deshaun Watson last week has 24 hours to amend her petition to include her name if she wants to go forward with the civil lawsuit. The ruling was made in an emergency hearing held in the 113th District
5:39 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will prepare this week as the team’s starter for Sunday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Mike McDaniel said, marking his return to the football field after spending the past two weeks in concussion protocol. Tagovailoa hasn’t played since Miami’s loss to the
2:30 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight has been charged with driving while impaired just days before the team was set to open the regular season. Bouknight, 22, was arrested at 1:51 a.m. Sunday by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, according to a police report. Bond was set at $2,500.
11:58 AM ET Portland Trail Blazers forward Nassir Little has agreed on a four-year, $28 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Monday. Little’s extension, which is fully guaranteed, comes after he rehabilitated from season-ending shoulder surgery in January. He’s healthy and expected to start the season as a key rotational player for the Blazers.
10:57 AM ET Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has agreed to a four-year, $82.5 million contract extension, his agent Sam Permut of Roc Nation Sports told ESPN on Monday. The extension has a unique structure that allows for significant upside for Porter and protections for the Rockets. The deal’s first season is guaranteed, and
3:21 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball is expected to miss Wednesday night’s season opener against the San Antonio Spurs with a sprained left ankle. Hornets coach Steve Clifford said Monday that Ball is doubtful for the game and is uncertain if he will make the trip
1:59 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant studies the game and its history as much as any top player in the NBA today. That’s why his praise of New Orleans Pelicans young forward Zion Williamson as a “one of one” type of talent speaks volumes about the kind of ability