11:22 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Ruffin McNeill is more than ready to step in as Oklahoma‘s interim defensive coordinator. Mike Stoops has been fired as defensive coordinator of the Oklahoma Sooners, the school announced Monday. He’s been down this road before. He took over as interim defensive coordinator at Texas Tech during
Month: October 2018
3:34 PM ET Pitt Panthers leading tackler Quintin Wirginis is out for the season after suffering a noncontact knee injury in practice, the school announced Wednesday. Wirginis, the starter at middle linebacker, was hurt on Tuesday and underwent surgery Wednesday. The senior leads the team in tackles (41), tackles for loss (7), sacks (3) and
3:25 PM ET There was no debating the artistry of a move made by Houston Rockets guard James Harden during a preseason game against the Shanghai Sharks on Tuesday night, but it did stir up some debate as to whether or not it was traveling. The NBA on Wednesday said no and that Harden’s move
4:59 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN All-Star Jimmy Butler made a dramatic return to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, boldly challenging teammates, coaches and front office executives in the session, league sources told ESPN. Butler was vociferous and intense throughout scrimmage sessions, targeting president of basketball operations and coach Tom Thibodeau, general manager Scott Layden and
3:13 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants will be getting back outside linebacker Olivier Vernon — perhaps their most indispensable defensive player — for Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Vernon is expected to make his season debut after missing the first five games of the season with a high
3:15 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing to play without one of their top pass rushers, linebacker Justin Houston, in Sunday night’s game against the New England Patriots. Houston, who left last week’s game against Jacksonville with a sore hamstring and did not return, was not scheduled to practice
Another exciting round of friendlies are about to kick-off for Mexico. With matches set against Costa Rica and Chile during the international break, several fringe and inexperienced options will now have a chance to make a name for themselves for Mexico. In a transitionary stage for the national team after the World Cup, El Tri
The guys react to Eden Hazard’s comments about playing for Real Madrid and wonder if Chelsea should begin to make preparations for his departure. Paul Mariner rates the sensibility of the latest transfer links, including potential comings and goings at Chelsea and Manchester United. Alvaro Morata has said Eden Hazard will not force an exit
3:00 PM ET Gordon Hayward says he is managing back soreness that was getting “progressively worse” as the Boston Celtics forward prepared for the regular-season opener next week. Hayward, who did not play in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Cleveland Cavaliers, told reporters Wednesday that his back has bothered him in the past but that
Michael Bradley comments on the United States’ past year since failing to qualify for the World Cup and how excited he is for what’s to come. A few veterans return to the USMNT fold, but it’s the young prospects we’ve seen in 2018 which hope to excite for years to come. USMNT’s Julian Green looks