4:30 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former New York Jets coach Todd Bowles will be joining mentor Bruce Arians as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ defensive coordinator despite a strong push by the Chicago Bears, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Josina Anderson on Wednesday. When Arians’ hiring was announced by the Buccaneers on Tuesday, it
Month: January 2019
3:05 PM ET NFL Nation reporters assess the biggest injuries across the league for the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Read through all eight teams, or skip ahead to a particular matchup by clicking on the logos here: In a quarterback-driven league, it’s not a shock that the top seven QB situations belong to
3:33 PM ET UFC fighter Mackenzie Dern will not be moving up to flyweight after all, as the rising star has decided to remain at strawweight and is targeting a return in March, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Prior to her last fight in May, a win over Amanda Cooper, Dern missed weight by 7
4:41 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians avoided salary arbitration with new catcher Kevin Plawecki, who agreed to a one-year contract for $1,137,500 on Wednesday. Plawecki was acquired Sunday from the New York Mets. He made $557,471 last season, when he batted .201 with seven homers and a career-high 30 RBIs. Cleveland needed
3:32 PM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Wednesday that center Nerlens Noel sustained a concussion after an elbow to the head in Tuesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Noel was struck by Andrew Wiggins‘ elbow and the team said he lost consciousness while being knocked to the floor at the 5:16 mark of
3:53 PM ET An $11.5 million lawsuit against the NCAA, the University of Oregon and former Ducks football coach Willie Taggart was filed Wednesday on behalf of former Oregon offensive lineman Doug Brenner, seeking compensation for “serious, lifelong injuries sustained during a series of highly controversial workouts imposed on Duck players in January, 2017,” Brenner’s
5:02 PM ET The exodus of top Clemson Tigers underclassmen has begun, with first-round prospect Dexter Lawrence headlining a group of three players to declare for the NFL draft on Wednesday. Cornerback Trayvon Mullen and linebacker Tre Lamar join Lawrence in leaving school early. Forever a Clemson Tiger🐅! #AllIn #2xChamps #ClemsonFamily #Pterodactyl pic.twitter.com/Iz91sIR3mD — Dexter
3:12 PM ET The exodus of top Clemson underclassmen has begun, with cornerback Trayvon Mullen and linebacker Tre Lamar both declaring for the NFL draft on Wednesday. Thank You, Clemson Family 🐅 pic.twitter.com/ZdDXiRh9QF — Trayvon Mullen Jr (@MullenIsland1) January 9, 2019 Mullen, rated Mel Kiper’s No. 5 cornerback, started 14 games this season for the
1:21 PM ET Liam Brickhill Zubayr Hamza doesn’t want to get ahead of himself, but the possibility of making his debut in the current South Africa batting unit is “something you only dream of”. Hamza has been travelling as a reserve batsman in the Test squad, but Faf du Plessis’ suspension has opened up an
2:48 PM GMT Concussions remain the most prevalent injury in English rugby, making up almost 20 percent of all reported match injuries according to figures published by the Rugby Football Union. Although there was a small reduction in reported incidents during the 2017-18 season, it is the third year in a row that concussions have