12:57 PM ET HOUSTON — A day after the end of a tumultuous season, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson offered a blunt assessment of where the organization needs improvement. When asked what he is looking for in a new head coach, Watson said, “We just need a whole culture shift.” “We just need new energy.
Month: January 2021
1:08 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera has a short message for anyone upset that Philadelphia benched quarterback Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter of a close game: Tough. While some said the move helped Washington beat the Eagles, 20-14, to clinch the NFC East and prevent New York from
11:43 AM ET Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn has been fired after four seasons as head coach. Lynn signed a one-year extension in the offseason, but the Chargers went 7-9 this season, losing seven games by one score. He did make a valiant effort at the end of the season, as the Chargers won
11:59 AM ET The UFC is returning to network television. The UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar main card will air Jan. 16 on ABC, ESPN announced Monday. Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar will headline the event in a pivotal 145-pound contender clash from Abu Dhabi. The main card on ABC
12:00 PM ET With the Los Angeles Chargers deciding to part ways with head coach Anthony Lynn after four seasons, they need their next guy to get the most out of a roster long on talent but short on results. The Chargers are an attractive destination for any head coach, mainly because of quarterback Justin
11:25 AM ET Associated Press Phil Hughes has retired from baseball more than two years after throwing his last pitch. The 34-year-old right-hander said on Twitter on Sunday that he was announcing what’s been “fairly apparent … these last couple years.” “Through many ups and downs over 12 years, I look back and am incredibly
8:10 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Shad Khan has been a hands-off owner since he agreed to purchase the Jacksonville Jaguars from Wayne and Delores Weaver in November 2011. He had no experience in the NFL, nor as an owner of a professional sports team, and smartly decided to allow the experienced people he hired
10:00 AM ET To bounce back a player has to fall off. So any discussion around players that may or may not return to form in the 2020-21 (should we just call it 2021?) season has to begin with identifying who fell off in 2019-20. The new default scoring system for ESPN.com makes comparing statistics
10:23 AM ET Marshall coach Doc Holliday is out after 11 seasons at the school. Holliday tweeted Monday that university president Jerry Gilbert informed him that the school would not be extending his contract, which was set to expire at the end of June. He went 85-54 at Marshall (55-30 in league play) with a
9:23 AM ET The Cincinnati Bengals will bring back coach Zac Taylor for a third season. In a statement released on Monday morning, team president Mike Brown said the franchise remains optimistic about Taylor despite going 6-25-1 over the past two seasons. “We remain bullish on the foundation Zac is building, and we look forward