11:30 PM 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 Kansas City Chiefs have been one of the NFL’s best and most entertaining teams all season. But after an ill-timed loss Thursday night, they are now struggling to hold on to
Month: December 2018
9:56 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones tied an NFL record by recording a sack in his 10th consecutive game Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium. Jones brought down Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers in the second quarter to tie the mark, also held by Dallas‘ DeMarcus Ware in 2007-08
9:14 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Gus Malzahn is returning to his playcalling roots — and to Auburn for another season. The coach addressed talk about his job security Thursday after the team’s first bowl practice. He also expressed enthusiasm about reclaiming the role as offensive playcaller that propelled him to that position
9:02 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN Forward Jabari Parker will no longer be a part of the Chicago Bulls‘ regular rotation, league sources told ESPN. While he is expected to play in Thursday night’s game against the Orlando Magic in Mexico City in the absence of Chandler Hutchison, Parker will no longer see regular minutes, sources
10:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Wysh List publishes every Friday. The Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League announced that they’re allowing their players to select personal goal songs this season. It’s not a trailblazer of an idea — the Vancouver Canucks had done it for multiple seasons, for example — but the Checkers
9:01 PM GMT The incomparable reign of Steve Hansen as All Blacks coach will finish after next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. Hansen has announced next year will be his eighth and last in charge of the world champions, ending with what he hopes is the successful defence of the Webb Ellis Cup. The
7:21 PM ET UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton plans to travel to the Fiesta Bowl with his teammates, as he continues to make good progress from a devastating leg injury he suffered last month. His mother, Teresa, tweeted that McKenzie Milton underwent an ultrasound that was “music to our hearts” and had a fourth surgery Thursday.
7:07 PM ET North Dakota State defensive coordinator Matt Entz has been promoted to head coach, replacing Chris Klieman, the school announced Thursday. Entz is completing his fifth season as defensive coordinator for the Bison, who face South Dakota State on Friday in the FCS playoff semifinals. Klieman, who was hired as Kansas State coach
7:04 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Derek Newton said he was laid up in bed for nearly two months, then in a wheelchair for nearly three weeks, then on crutches after he tore both of his patellar tendons in a devastating 2016 injury with the Houston Texans. Two years later, he was back on the
6:50 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Three days after Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark declared that Richard Sherman and his era is over in Seattle, the San Francisco 49ers cornerback made it clear that he wasn’t bothered by Clark’s comments and actually went so far as to agree with the premise. Asked during