11:18 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you want see Cam Newton‘s chest bow out, his smile grow to caricature size and his eyes light up like the love of his life just walked in the room, don’t ask about one of his patented runs or on-a-dime touchdown passes. Ask about his blocking. Nothing gets
Month: November 2018
11:03 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The city of Erie, Pennsylvania, has beaches, prime fishing, serious snowfall every winter and three NFL cities — Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Buffalo — within a two-hour drive. &• Packers’ struggle ‘feels different’ this time&• Darnold could benefit from role reversal&• Blocking out ‘negativity’ has helped Trubisky&• Cleveland helped Alex Mack
8:00 AM ET When the Pittsburgh Steelers score their first touchdown on Thursday against the Carolina Panthers, coach Mike Tomlin will raise a single finger and send Chris Boswell out for the extra point. He probably shouldn’t. Neither should Ron Rivera’s Panthers, who have the most devastating goal-line runner in the league, when they find
9:12 AM ET Success in daily fantasy comes down to your ability to find value, identify players in great matchups and maximize the relationships between the players in your roster (otherwise known as correlation). Get help with those tough fantasy lineup decisions by checking out Eric Karabell’s 100 best running backs, wideouts and tight ends
1:00 AM ET Following a critical road win over a hot Kentucky team, Georgia coach Kirby Smart was confronted with a question about the youth of his offensive line. There was a point in the Bulldogs’ win where the unit was comprised of three freshmen and two sophomores. “Do you have any nervousness about that?”
ESPN FC’s Brian McBride has no problem with England’s decision to add Wayne Rooney to the roster and feels the decision won’t hinder younger players. LONDON — England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed talks have been taking place with Wayne Rooney about a farewell game for more than a year and the DC United striker
As close as NC State was to upsetting Clemson the last few years, the opposite is unfolding today in Death Valley. Many wondered how strong the Wolfpack really were after starting 5-0 with no real wins of note. We have an idea now: the gap between the two division teams is still there, larger now,
10:40 AM ET Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book will not play in Saturday’s game against Florida State due to a rib injury, a source confirmed to ESPN. The source added that Book is expected to be available for the No. 3 Fighting Irish’s game against No. 13 Syracuse on Nov. 17. Book suffered the rib
Andre Gomes left Barcelona to join Everton on a season-long loan. Everton midfielder Andre Gomes has returned to the national team as one of five changes made to the squad by Portugal coach Fernando Santos for the UEFA Nations League games against Italy and Poland. Gomes has not featured for A Selecao since a World
8:27 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL entered this season confronting a unique challenge. An inexperienced group of officials — one that included four rookie referees — would navigate the most complex set of rule changes and