6:22 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Alternately playful and, as he put it, “depressed and tired,” Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden doubled down on his third-quarter decision Sunday to do a play-action pass rather than hand off to Marshawn Lynch on first-and-goal from the 1-yard line at the Los Angeles Chargers. “It won’t be the
Month: October 2018
6:00 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The ownership group looking to bring an expansion NHL team to Seattle unveiled plans Monday for a $70 million training facility in the northern part of the city. NHL Seattle CEO Tod Lewieke announced the plans, which include three full-sized rinks and office space to serve as the
5:46 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees veteran starting pitcher CC Sabathia, who has flirted off and on this season with thoughts about potentially retiring this coming offseason, said conclusively Monday that he doesn’t want his career to end. “I definitely want to play next year,” Sabathia said. Doing so might mean donning a different
7:22 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — At the day-after analysis of the Dallas Cowboys‘ 19-16 overtime loss to the Houston Texans, coach Jason Garrett on Monday explained his decision to punt on the first possession of overtime to owner and general manager Jerry Jones. After the game, Jones was critical of the decision to punt
9:18 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles placed lead running back Jay Ajayi on injured reserve Monday, a major blow to an offense that has struggled to score points over the first five games of the season. Ajayi tore his ACL on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Eagles coach
4:56 PM ET ESPN staff Anna Karolina Schmiedlova won her opening round match in the Linz Open with a convincing 6-1, 6-2 win over tenth seed Natalia Vikhlyantseva. While 2015 Champion, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova made a winning start to her campaign with a hard fought 7-5, 7-5 victory over Viktoria Kuzmova. As the season winds down,
5:00 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Coach Kirby Smart says left guard Solomon Kindley avoided a serious knee injury and could play for No. 2 Georgia in this week’s game at No. 13 Louisiana State. Kindley was carted off the field in the first quarter of Georgia’s 41-13 win over Vanderbilt . Smart
10:17 PM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. It has been said that timing is everything in life; it
4:37 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Nevada State Athletic Commission will file formal complaints against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor for their postfight actions at UFC 229 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. NSAC chairman Anthony Marnell told ESPN on Monday the commission is conducting a full investigation into the melee that took place after
4:17 PM ET The New York Giants will release offensive tackle Ereck Flowers if he is not traded by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. A trade might be unlikely as any team acquiring Flowers would inherit his guaranteed $2.39 million base salary. Flowers started the first two games this season