2:30 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes said that he feels “disrespected” that the Bucs’ coaching staff asked him to shadow top wide receivers Antonio Brown and Julio Jones this year for what he believes was too low of a salary and that he almost didn’t play in the final
Month: January 2019
1:31 PM ET The Oklahoma Sooners are hiring Ohio State assistant Alex Grinch to be their defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. From 2015 to 2017, Grinch was the defensive coordinator at Washington State. He was a semifinalist for the 2017 Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach. The Athletic was
1:44 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CONCORD, N.C. — Chip Ganassi Racing will shut down its Xfinity Series team, which won six races with three different drivers in 2018, because of a lack of sponsorship. The team had announced
12:54 PM ET Ohio State offensive lineman Michael Jordan plans to enter the NFL draft this spring after three seasons of starting with the Buckeyes. Jordan moved from offensive guard to center at the start of the 2018 season. He is considered the No. 3 center prospect in this year’s draft class, according to ESPN’s
12:39 PM ET South Africa’s bowlers dominated headlines in 2018 and helped to make home a fortress, but on the second day at Newlands, the batsmen finally had their day in the sun. Aiden Markram kicked things off with a fluid 78 on Thursday, Temba Bavuma struck 75 to continue the good form he showed
12:32 PM ET The West Virginia Mountaineers have hired Troy‘s Neal Brown to a six-year deal to be their new football coach, sources told ESPN on Friday. The move comes only two days after former Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen was officially hired at Houston. Brown, 38, is one of only six FBS coaches with 10
12:27 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Changes on the Pittsburgh Steelers staff have begun. The team announced it’s moving on from outside linebackers coach Joey Porter, who held the role since 2014. “I have informed outside linebackers coach Joey Porter that we will not renew his contract,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “These are difficult decisions
3:06 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close SportsCenter anchor Behind The Bets podcast host LeBron James is the most valuable NBA player when it comes to the point spread, even as the superstar who turned 34 this week plays in his 16th season. He has earned this consensus distinction, in fact, despite often being undervalued in
1:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Patrick Mahomes and three other Kansas City Chiefs players made The Associated Press 2018 NFL All-Pro Team on Friday. They were joined by the first rookie teammates since 1965 — Indianapolis Colts left guard Quenton Nelson and linebacker Darius Leonard. Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald
8:43 PM ET Georgia quarterback Justin Fields will transfer to Ohio State, he announced Friday night in a statement posted on his Twitter account. “My time at the University of Georgia has given me the opportunity to refine my skills under great coaches and to play with incredibly talented teammates who’ve become like brothers to