10:05 PM ET There are four teams left in pursuit of the Lombardi Trophy — the 49ers, Packers, Chiefs and Titans — and three NFL games left in this season. The 2019 playoffs have answered quite a few questions so far: Can the Ravens keep it up in the postseason? (No.) Will the 49ers’ inexperience
Month: January 2020
9:57 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers didn’t downplay what the Green Bay Packers‘ regular-season game at the San Francisco 49ers might mean. “The way I look at it,” Rodgers said in the days leading up to the Week 12 meeting at Levi’s Stadium, “we’ve got to beat them once at their place
9:50 PM ET We’re down to four teams and three games to determine the Super Bowl champion for the 2019 NFL season. A wild divisional playoff weekend has placed the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium, where the Chiefs will host the Titans. The Titans pulled a huge upset of the Ravens on Saturday, while
9:45 PM ET The 2019 NFL playoffs are off and running, with the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs advancing to the conference championship games. In the wild-card round, the Houston Texans beat the Buffalo Bills in the first game, and the Titans upset the New England Patriots in
9:09 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Despite the Houston Texans losing a game in which they led 24-0 in the second quarter, quarterback Deshaun Watson stood by head coach Bill O’Brien. “There’s no doubt,” said Watson when asked if O’Brien was the right coach for the Texans. “I mean, you might have doubt, but
8:56 PM ET MALIBU, Calif. — The sign-stealing scandal that has engulfed Major League Baseball throughout the offseason centers mostly on two teams, the 2017 Houston Astros and the 2018 Boston Red Sox. An obvious link — the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers, coming off seven straight division titles but still in search of the
5:11 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is back for the Brooklyn Nets, and his impact was immediate. Irving had 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting to go with four rebounds and three assists, leading the Nets to a 108-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday at Barclays Center. Although he
7:00 AM ET The NHL has invited some of the top women’s hockey players to participate at All-Star Weekend for the third straight year. In a new wrinkle, the league created an event just for the women; the NHL is expected to announce that this year’s All-Star festivities Jan. 24-25 in St. Louis will include
8:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Jimmy Johnson, who coached the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl championships in the 1990s, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall announced his selection Sunday night as part of a centennial class that was chosen Wednesday by a special committee. Former Pittsburgh Steelers
8:15 PM ET Free-agent left-hander Alex Wood has agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported. “We back,” Wood tweeted after news of the deal broke, adding the hashtag “ComebackSZN.” We back @Dodgers #ComebackSZN — Alex Wood (@Awood45) January 13, 2020 Wood, who turned 29