12:30 PM ET Longtime NFL official and executive Al Riveron is retiring, a league source said Thursday morning. Riveron had a turbulent tenure as the NFL’s officiating chief from 2017 to 2019. Most notably, he oversaw the league’s one-year experiment in reviewing pass interference penalties during the 2019. The league restructured the department in 2020,
Month: August 2021
12:04 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the conference through “at least” 2026, it was announced Thursday. The extension comes on the heels of Sankey overseeing the addition of Big 12 powers Oklahoma and Texas to the conference last week. The Sooners and Longhorns
11:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants safety Logan Ryan walked off the field Wednesday with wide receiver Darius Slayton flanked to his right. “Defense and offense. We’re friends now,” Ryan said with a smile, a day after he was in the middle of a teamwide offense vs. defense melee. It has
10:01 AM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham took to social media to express confusion over the NFLPA’s proposal to increase the frequency of COVID-19 testing for vaccinated players and staff. “Was basically forced into getting the vaccine. Now I’m just confused @NFLPA,” Graham tweeted Thursday morning. In a later
9:59 AM ET The NCAA is changing the way it handles major infractions cases being adjudicated by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) in an attempt to speed up what has been a protracted process so far. Launched in August 2019, the IARP has yet to fully adjudicate a school case. On Wednesday, the Division
7:29 AM ET PITTSBURGH — More than 6,600 days after Troy Polamalu hesitantly answered the call from a Pittsburgh area code to begin his NFL career, he and the coach who helped make the call will enter the next phase of their storied careers. Former Pittsburgh Steelers Polamalu and Bill Cowher will be inducted into
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff From navigating a tricky conference to a complete program overhaul, every new coach has challenges in college football. The hurdles new hires have to face in their maiden season can be seemingly endless in the ever-evolving sport but each job provides its own unique set of obstacles. Between the end
12:57 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Max Scherzer’s Los Angeles Dodgers debut included three strikeouts of Jose Altuve and ended with a curtain call. It was, in other words, as advertised. Scherzer pitched seven innings of two-run ball against the high-powered Houston Astros on Wednesday night, scattering five hits, issuing one walk and striking out
7:00 AM ET The standoff between the Buffalo Sabres and star center Jack Eichel has progressed past the point of usefulness for all involved. It’s degenerated into public discourse for a matter than should have remained internal; now we have a general manager bragging about leverage, and agents sending Notes app missives to local media
7:52 AM ET New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle has agreed to a four-year, $117 million contract extension — elevating his deal’s total value to five years and $140 million, his agents, Aaron Mintz and Steven Heumann of CAA Sports, told ESPN. The extension includes a player option on the final season in 2025-26.