7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It was minutes before the Dec. 1 deadline for William Nylander‘s eligibility to play this season. Toronto Maple Leafs fans were counting down to the deadline. Would the standout 22-year-old forward re-sign with the Leafs? Would he sit out for a season? Would this restricted-free-agent contract stalemate necessitate them trading
Month: December 2018
2:43 PM ET English cricket could be forgiven for feeling as if the Ghost of Christmas Past was visiting over the next few days. Events that the game may well have wanted to put behind it – notably, the late-night brawl involving Ben Stokes and Alex Hales in Bristol in September 2017 – will be
12:00 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dabo Swinney has a good memory for where Clemson resided in the college football hierarchy when he was named the Tigers’ full-time head coach in 2009. Perhaps that explains his rant, tirade or whatever you want to call it last week when responding to grumbling, real or perceived, over
2:23 PM ET Here is a summary of Fred Hoiberg’s tenure since the Bulls’ vaunted, exhaustive, worldwide search — a thing that never happened, and is now a punch line inside league circles — unearthed him as Tom Thibodeau’s replacement in the spring of 2015. • Year 1: Hoiberg inherits the remnants of Thibodeau’s defensive
2:30 PM ET The list of players skipping their college football bowl games to start preparing for the NFL draft is growing by the day. Here’s a look at who already have their sights set on the next level: Noah Fant, TE, Iowa Bowl game: Outback BowlNFL draft outlook: Mel Kiper’s No. 1 tight endFant
7:13 PM ET Seven NFL head-coaching jobs opened up last year, and the 2018 cycle started early, as the Browns dumped Hue Jackson after their Week 8 loss to the Steelers. NFL Nation rated the job security of every head coach, while our experts picked the hottest coaching candidates for this cycle. What’s next in
11:41 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — At 3-5, the Dallas Cowboys‘ season seemingly was over. The all-or-nothing trade for Amari Cooper and the change at offensive line coach did not favorably impact the Cowboys in their Nov. 5 loss to the Tennessee Titans. It all looked bleak, especially for Jason Garrett. Eight full seasons was
12:00 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tarik Cohen‘s value to the Chicago Bears increases with each week. On Sunday, Cohen became the first non-quarterback with a tying or go-ahead touchdown pass on the final play of regulation in the Super Bowl era, according to Elias research, when he found Anthony Miller for a 1-yard
1:20 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots defense is putting things together at just the right time. The unit’s performance in Sunday’s 24-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings — and how it limited NFL leading receiver Adam Thielen to five catches for 28 yards and one touchdown — has the players feeling
6:20 PM ET It’s not official yet, but the parameters of the Mariners-Phillies trade have been reported by various sources: The Mariners will send shortstop Jean Segura to the Phillies for first baseman Carlos Santana and shortstop J.P. Crawford, with other players involved. It appears pitcher Anthony Swarzak, now officially a member of the Mariners