7:52 AM ET SAN DIEGO — The players came together to form a haphazard circle in the middle of the San Diego Padres‘ clubhouse, at times bouncing to hip-hop and spraying champagne in unison. Peter Seidler, the owner, stood off to the side, close enough to witness the madness but far enough to be spared
8:00 AM ET When we last saw the Los Angeles Lakers, they were careening out of the playoff picture, losing eight straight games from late March through early April as a fetid topper to a rotten season. L.A. went from the oddsmakers’ NBA Finals favorite to missing the play-in tournament, as injuries and an ill-conceived
4:51 AM ET The Los Angeles Rams plan to resubmit a rule change to the NFL’s competition committee that would make all personal fouls reviewable, including roughing the passer, sources told ESPN. The roughing the passer rule has come under intense scrutiny after two controversial plays in Week 5 drew unnecessary roughness penalties — one
4:50 AM ET After a tumultuous week for the NFL and its officials, the league emailed an officiating video to all coaches and general managers, as it does on a weekly basis. But this time, one head coach was frustrated enough to reply all. Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel emailed back the NFL’s officiating department,
1:25 AM ET Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Devin Haney showed once again this weekend why he deserves pound-for-pound consideration, while Deontay Wilder’s right hand was back in action, finishing Robert Helenius in Round
2:05 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Nights like these, when the weekend arrives and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in town, don’t often feel like a home-field advantage for the San Diego Padres. So many Dodgers fans make the 125-mile drive south that Petco Park is often called “Dodger Stadium South” when the two teams
2:46 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SALT LAKE CITY — Caleb Williams was feeling the salt on top of the wound. As the sophomore quarterback answered questions following No. 7 USC‘s first loss of the season — 43-42 to No. 20 Utah on Saturday night — he could hear the fans inside what had been a
1:29 AM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After DJ Uiagalelei scored four touchdowns in a 34-28 win over Florida State on Saturday night, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney took up for his quarterback once again, decrying the critics who predicted Uiagalelei would lose his starting job this season. After a disappointing 2021 season and a slow start
1:08 AM ET CLEVELAND — The New York Yankees did exactly what you think about when you think about the New York Yankees. They went deep, thrice, and they still lost because the blooping and looping attack of the Cleveland Guardians just won’t stop. The Yankees bashed three homers, including a 449-foot shot by slumping
5:36 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies had a weekend full of viral highlights as they advanced to the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2010 by beating the Atlanta Braves 8-3 in Game 4 of the NL Division Series on Saturday. The clinching victory included a three-run blast by center