5:32 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — It’s hard out there for a 7-footer. Just ask Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee. While he’s carved out a career in the NBA that’s lasted more than a decade, he claims the direction the league is heading is conspiring against him and his extremely tall brethren. “It’s
Month: October 2018
5:22 PM ET Jonathan Hudec Passing and offensive numbers are at an all-time high. Total NFL marks for completions (2,999), completion percentage (65.4), passing yards (32,215), passing touchdowns (228), points scored (3,030) and touchdowns (344) are the highest in NFL history through the first four games of a season. ESPN Chalk has you covered with
5:25 PM BST PRETORIA — It takes a lot to make the All Blacks look foolish and force them out of their comfort zone. It’s unusual to see the world champions drop the ball, take suicidal quick lineouts and not make that final, winning pass. But such was the brutality, accuracy and linespeed of the
5:01 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott went through a full practice on Wednesday after he took himself out for a few plays in last week’s win against the Detroit Lions because of knee and ankle soreness. “This is the best Wednesday practice I had. This is the freshest I
6:18 PM ET A Georgia Bulldogs baseball player who allegedly shouted racist remarks during Saturday’s Georgia football game has been dismissed from the team, the school announced Wednesday. Adam Sasser, who played first base and was one of the Bulldogs’ top hitters, was alleged to have shouted racist language at Georgia quarterback Justin Fields in
6:41 PM ET Alabama football coach Nick Saban topped USA Today’s annual coaching salary database again, with a total pay package of $8.3 million. The compensation was down from last year, when Saban topped the list at more than $11 million, including a $4 million bonus that Alabama called a “contract extension signing incentive.” Saban,
1:49 AM ET Much like scouting, player development is an inexact science. A player’s progression is something all his own. What makes that more challenging to grasp is the regularity with which younger players have earned roster spots on NHL teams. It breeds impatience for those who don’t follow suit and creates a little more
4:20 PM ET Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, amid domestic violence allegations, has been suspended 40 games by Major League Baseball, it was announced Wednesday. Russell has denied the allegations. He was placed on administrative leave Sept. 21, after his ex-wife, Melisa Reidy, reiterated claims of domestic abuse. Russell was not on the wild-card roster
5:00 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Kasey Kahne will not return to NASCAR Cup Series racing this week at Dover International Speedway, as he remains sidelined while continuing to work with doctors to address why he was suffering severe
4:00 AM ET Deep in the bowels of Soldier Field, dull gray bricks line the corridor. Drab gray concrete, cracked and stained, makes up the floor; fittingly, a dreary, gray Chicago sky peeks through the tunnel. It’s through this haze of gloom that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers flood into the concourse. Their game against the