7:34 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year on Saturday night, marking the first time a Jaguars player has won the award named after the late Hall of Fame running back. Campbell receives $250,000 for the charity of his choice. “Calais
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6:43 PM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL held its annual awards show Saturday in Miami, the site of Super Bowl LIV where the Kansas City Chiefs will face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET, Fox). Here’s a look at who took home the awards and why: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson won
6:39 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson went from being the last pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft to being recognized as the league’s top player 21 months later. Not bad for this season’s most surprising and thrilling playmaker. Jackson was unanimously named the NFL Most Valuable Player on Saturday
6:42 PM GMT Ireland handed Andy Farrell an unconvincing victory in his first game in charge on Saturday as they struggled to put another poor World Cup behind them with a 19-12 win over Scotland on their return to the home comforts of the Six Nations. Ireland, winners of three of the last six Six
5:38 PM GMT France winger Damian Penaud has been ruled out of Sunday’s Six Nations clash against England with a calf injury, France rugby have announced. Penaud picked up the injury during the captain’s run on Saturday and has been replaced in the starting XV by Vincent Rattez for the game at the Stade de
5:40 PM ET For the second time in less than a month, Top Rank will take over the promotion of a world title fight after the winner of a purse bid defaulted. Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing defaulted on his winning bid of $1.32 million to stage the fight between unified junior welterweight world
5:50 PM ET For the eighth consecutive year, a first-time-eligible player is among the newest enshrinees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This time, it’s former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, who was selected Saturday to be among the Hall’s Class of 2020. The other modern-era finalists who will be enshrined are: safety Steve
4:37 PM ET MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The NFL’s 100th season has a Hall of Fame class fit for the celebration. Two of the best safeties to play in the league, a record-setting wide receiver, a fiercely-competitive offensive lineman and a do-it-all running back were selected Saturday to be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall
8:00 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football teams are turning the page to the 2020 season. For several of the sport’s historic programs,
10:30 AM ET When the Houston Astros executed their trash-can-banging sign stealing, they may have done so assuming opponents cheated in the same manner. Just as consistently, just as brazenly. But based on the angry reaction of peers, it’s apparent that the Astros crossed a line. The backlash has been fueled by social media, something