4:25 PM ET Free-agent quarterback Brock Osweiler says he is retiring from the NFL. The former Denver Broncos, Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins quarterback told 9News in Denver in a telephone interview that he was “extremely grateful for the time I did receive playing in the National Football League.” “The experiences I did have, people
Month: October 2019
4:14 PM ET Phil Mickelson‘s remarkable streak of playing on 24 consecutive U.S. international teams is likely coming to an end — and the Hall of Famer is not lobbying for it to continue. Mickelson said Wednesday that he doesn’t expect an at-large pick from U.S. Presidents Cup team captain Tiger Woods and that he
7:00 PM ET Every year, NHL team marketing departments brainstorm new slogans and campaigns to get fans fired up for the upcoming season. Some of them are clever. Many of them aren’t. So we decided to help. After scanning the websites and social media feeds for all 31 teams, these are our best guesses at
4:35 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN If you look up “NFL referees” on social media, be prepared for some very unhappy messages directed at the guys in black-and-white stripes. Recently, there has been much focus on NFL referees after a handful of blown calls during the most recent Monday Night Football game, including two illegal use
3:17 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey reaffirmed his commitment Wednesday to both coach Freddie Kitchens and quarterback Baker Mayfield, despite the team’s disappointing 2-4 start heading into its bye week. Dorsey drafted Mayfield with the No. 1 overall pick last year, then this offseason promoted Kitchens from interim offensive
3:25 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has signed a multiyear deal to drive for JTG Daugherty Racing, essentially completing a swap of drivers with Roush Fenway Racing after that team announced Chris Buescher wouldn’t return next season. The 32-year-old Stenhouse was notified last month that he would be replaced by
3:03 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy is “cautiously optimistic” that quarterback Mitchell Trubisky will be medically cleared to return from a non-throwing shoulder injury and start on Sunday versus the New Orleans Saints. “I always say ‘cautiously optimistic’… I feel good about [where we are with Trubisky],” Nagy said
2:58 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The NFL is not putting the tanking problem into a think tank. Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is enjoying peak competitiveness, despite five teams winning one game or fewer through the first six weeks of the season. “I don’t think the league has ever been more competitive
2:33 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota was far from pleased when he was told that Ryan Tannehill would be the starting quarterback against the Chargers. He accepted responsibility for the result
2:30 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins will miss his second straight game on Thursday night against the Denver Broncos because of a sore hamstring. The Chiefs ruled Watkins out for the game on the week’s final injury report, along with four other regulars: cornerback Kendall Fuller (thumb),