3:45 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 NFL plans to make material changes to its punt play, possibly as early as the 2019 season, league officials confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The exercise includes a twist: the NFL
Month: December 2018
6:41 AM ET Who is Bryce Harper? Well, he first appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he was 16, which created a circus of hype about his impending stardom. Because of that early attention, he’s one of the few baseball players with name cachet outside of the sport, which is one reason his
4:00 PM ET Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy reimbursed an Oklahoma City radio personality who bet $250 on the Cowboys to win more than eight games in Las Vegas before the season. Oklahoma State junior defensive end Jordan Brailford, a first team All-Big 12 selection this season, will forgo his senior season and enter the
Amid all the fuss about the River Plate-Boca Juniors game being transferred to Madrid, it is easy to forget that a continental final will take place on South American soil this week and next. The Copa Sudamericana, the Europa League equivalent, comes to a climax with a two-legged decider between Junior of Colombia and Atletico
Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri admitted it wasn’t easy for his players to bounce back in the Premier League so quickly following a defeat to Tottenham and a midweek victory in the Europa League. Chelsea didn’t have to do much to get past Fulham as they look to recover their form after last weekend’s loss to Tottenham.
2:51 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Chicago Bulls players have had 24 hours, one practice and a shootaround to digest the dismissal of Fred Hoiberg as head coach and Jim Boylen’s promotion from associate head coach. “It’s tough,” Zach LaVine said after shootaround on Tuesday morning. “I texted [Hoiberg] right afterwards and let him
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2:15 PM ET New USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury is the most important hire Clay Helton will ever make. That is not because of Kingsbury, specifically, but of what he will represent to Helton’s USC career: a possible savior. Helton got his mulligan. He won’t get another chance to retool his staff if the Trojans
3:30 PM ET Patrick Beverley was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing a ball at a fan on Sunday. The LA Clippers guard accused a Dallas Mavericks fan sitting courtside of cursing his mother, prompting him to throw a crisp bounce pass at the man during a break in play early in
2:03 PM ET Ole Miss wide receiver AJ Brown will forego his senior season and enter the 2019 NFL draft. The junior from Starkville, Mississippi, made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon via Twitter. Thank you Ole Miss❤️ pic.twitter.com/J5Cn077S75 — AJ Brown (@Brown1arthur) December 4, 2018 Brown, a physical receiver who checks in at 6-foot-1 and