4:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith, who was fired as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ defensive coordinator in 2018, says he won’t pursue any more coaching opportunities. Appearing Tuesday on “The Opening Drive” on SiriusXM, Smith expressed his desire to turn the page after 35 seasons of coaching, including
Month: January 2019
5:00 PM ET Light heavyweight world titlist Dmitry Bivol, the most coveted boxing broadcast free agent on the market other than Gennady Golovkin in the wake of HBO’s exit from the sport at the end of 2018, signed a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn on Tuesday. Bivol will appear exclusively on sports
4:41 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints are bringing back a familiar face to help fill their void at defensive tackle. They’re signing veteran Tyrunn Walker, a source confirmed, after starter Sheldon Rankins suffered a torn Achilles on Sunday. The NFL Network was first to report the news. An MRI confirmed a
3:43 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — One day before he will be medically re-evaluated, LeBron James did the most he’s done at a shootaround since injuring his groin by shooting and passing during half-court situations Tuesday morning. While James has yet to do any full-court basketball activities with the team, Los Angeles Lakers coach
3:46 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — One of two brothers charged in the Chicago fatal shooting of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade‘s cousin has pleaded guilty to murder. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Derren Sorrells entered the plea Tuesday to a first-degree murder charge in the 2016 shooting of 32-year-old Nykea Aldridge. Sorrells admitted
3:50 AM ET Remember all the fun we had debating Tua Tagovailoa or Kyler Murray for the Heisman in 2018? Well, get ready for the Tua-Trevor debate in 2019. But quarterback is hardly the only spot where there figures to be some fierce competition for positional supremacy next season, and because we have a lot
2:55 PM ET The New York Jets are finalizing a contract with former Cleveland Browns interim coach Gregg Williams to be their defensive coordinator, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Williams becomes the first big hire for new head coach Adam Gase, who was formally introduced on Monday. The Jets targeted Williams at
2:36 PM ET New York Giants rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta pleaded guilty Tuesday to a disorderly persons offense and two tickets for an improper turn and disregarding an officer’s instructions back in October, according to his lawyer Gerald Krovatin. The criminal charges of eluding police and the subsequent disorderly persons charges were dropped Tuesday in
2:08 PM ET Durham are poised to sign James Franklin, the former New Zealand allrounder, as the head coach of their Championship and List A teams. The club parted ways with Jon Lewis, their long-serving previous head coach, in December after a coaching restructure that he felt reduced his role. They have now identified Franklin,
1:55 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are sticking with Carson Wentz as their quarterback despite the late-season success of Nick Foles over the past two years. “Yes, Carson Wentz is the quarterback going forward,” coach Doug Pederson said at a joint news conference with executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman on Tuesday.