7:27 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James said he and his teammates have to play better when asked about the scrutiny facing Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel. “I think criticism comes with the job, you know? Frank is a strong-minded guy. He has a great coaching staff. And we as his players
8:01 PM ET Oregon lost three commitments on Monday after it was announced Mario Cristobal was no longer the Ducks’ head coach. ESPN 300 offensive tackle Kelvin Banks, quarterback Tanner Bailey and linebacker T.J. Dudley all announced they were no longer committed to Oregon. Banks is the highest ranked of the three at No. 33
6:50 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk was suspended two games Monday for a knee-on-knee hit on Rasmus Sandin of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third period Sunday. After the hit on Sandin, Maple Leafs center Jason Spezza drove his left knee into the face of Pionk,
12:00 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Monday marks the one-year anniversary of Carson Wentz being benched in favor of Jalen Hurts. Calls for the Philadelphia Eagles to make a quarterback switch came weeks earlier than that, as Wentz struggled through the worst season of his career. Then-coach Doug Pederson resisted for a while, understanding
6:51 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Saying he was “ready for this challenge,” Marcus Freeman was formally introduced Monday afternoon as Notre Dame‘s 30th head football coach. “I’m ready to lead this program to the greatest heights,” said the 35-year-old Freeman, never a head coach but an assistant at five schools, including
6:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud were announced Monday as the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman will be presented Saturday in New York, returning to its usual routine and date after it was forced
5:20 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake will travel “in a few days” to Birmingham, Alabama, to undergo season-ending surgery on his broken right ankle, Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia said Monday in his weekly news conference. Drake, who was carted off the field after being tackled and twisted
4:54 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Jordan Love, who has been taking most of the midweek practice reps while Aaron Rodgers treats and rests his fractured pinkie toe, was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday. The team made the announcement on the day players returned to the facility
5:59 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The hits keep coming for one of the NFL’s most depleted rosters. New Orleans Saints receiver/kick returner Deonte Harris was officially suspended three games Monday for a summer DUI arrest after his appeal was unsuccessful. And defensive end Cameron Jordan was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list — putting one
5:50 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After further visits with team doctors and specialists to have his neck injury evaluated, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is unlikely to play Sunday vs. the Los Angeles Chargers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jones missed Sunday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins. He was injured the previous