1:44 PM ET The Arizona Cardinals have named former Denver Broncos coach Vance Joseph as their defensive coordinator, the team announced Friday. Denver fired Joseph last month after a 6-10 season. He was 11-21 in two seasons with the Broncos. Before coaching the Broncos, Joseph spent 11 years coaching defensive backs with the 49ers, Texans
Month: January 2019
2:16 PM ET The opportunity for super middleweight contender Caleb Plant to fight for a world title has been a long time coming. Plant earned the mandatory title shot with a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Rogelio “Porky” Medina in their title elimination fight last February and he was supposed to challenge 168-pound titlist Jose
12:58 PM ET DJ LeMahieu has reached an agreement with the New York Yankees on a two-year, $24 million deal, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. LeMahieu will join the Yankees after seven impressive seasons with the Colorado Rockies that included two All-Star selections, three Gold Glove Awards and the 2016 National League batting title.
4:07 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — The Saints think there’s something special about the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in the postseason, and it’s hard to argue with the numbers. The Saints are 5-0 in postseason games in the Superdome in the coach Sean Payton era, compared to 1-5 on the road (not counting neutral site games), in
12:06 PM ET The Miami Hurricanes are hiring Alabama quarterbacks coach Dan Enos as its new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Enos spent the 2018 season on the Crimson Tide staff after three years as Arkansas‘ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The 50-year-old had been expected to take over as Alabama’s primary offensive coordinator after
11:28 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama‘s annual exodus of underclassmen to the NFL began again Friday when four players declared for the draft, including star defensive lineman and potential top-five pick Quinnen Williams. Offensive lineman Jonah Williams and running back Josh Jacobs also declared for the draft in a Friday news conference. Tight end
12:22 PM GMT Sam Underhill will miss England’s Six Nations campaign after undergoing ankle surgery, Bath Rugby have confirmed. The England flanker is expected to be out of action for around three months after suffering ankle ligament damage in Bath’s 23-16 Gallagher Premiership win over Leicester Tigers on Dec. 30. Underhill’s England and Bath teammates
11:16 AM ET Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman had arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Friday and is expected to be ready by Opening Day, the team said in a statement. General manager Jeff Luhnow said the procedure was to remove loose bodies in Bregman’s elbow. The All-Star Game MVP will be limited during
11:12 AM ET Truth be told, Justin Gaethje is pretty unhappy going into 2019. He feels like the system played him, and there’s nothing he can do about it now. Rewind five months, Gaethje was supposed to fight Al Iaquinta in a UFC Fight Night main event — but Iaquinta withdrew from the bout, because
10:59 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Rick Nash, a 34-year-old left winger and one of the most prolific scorers in recent NHL history, has retired due to concussion-related symptoms, his agent announced Friday. “Due to unresolved issues/symptoms from the concussion sustained last March, Rick Nash will be forced to retire from the game of hockey. Under