12:44 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Add Whitney Mercilus to the growing list of players the top-seeded Green Bay Packers could get back for their playoff run. The veteran pass-rusher, who was thought to be lost for the season after he tore his left biceps on Nov. 14 against the Seattle Seahawks, was designated
Month: January 2022
1:23 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — With a number of general manager jobs open across the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys have made sure nobody will be able to lure away Will McClay, agreeing to a new contract with their vice president of player personnel, sources told ESPN on Thursday. While owner and general manager Jerry
1:08 PM ET PITTSBURGH — JuJu Smith-Schuster is back. Kind of. The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver returned to practice Thursday after the team designated the fifth-year receiver to return from injured reserve. The Steelers now have 21 days to activate him to the active roster. The team also activated wide receiver James Washington from the
12:14 PM ET The deal between the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons involving Bol Bol has been voided after Bol didn’t pass his physical with the Pistons. The deal had Detroit sending Rodney McGruder and a 2022 second-round pick via the Brooklyn Nets to Denver for Bol. Bol, 22, has shown flashes of promise with
11:40 AM ET The Atlanta Hawks are trading Cam Reddish to the New York Knicks for Kevin Knox in a swap of former first-round draft selections, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Atlanta also will receive a protected first-round draft pick via Charlotte, sources tell Wojnarowski, while the Knicks will acquire veteran forward Solomon Hill and
12:30 PM ET Novak Djokovic intends to pursue a 10th Australian Open title as the first tennis major of the year begins on Monday. But before the Serbian player can turn his attention to breaking a 20-Grand Slam singles titles tie with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the world’s top-ranked men’s player must first resolve
12:26 PM ET Virginia is set to hire Air Force defensive coordinator John Rudzinski for the same role, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Rudzinski, a former Air Force linebacker, has spent almost his entire career at his alma mater, including the past four seasons as defensive coordinator. He has been on Air Force’s staff
11:44 AM ET Former Louisiana running back and Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Montrell Johnson announced Thursday that he will transfer to Florida. The move reunites him with Billy Napier, who won a Sun Belt championship at Louisiana this season and was introduced as Florida’s next head coach on Dec. 5. Johnson ran for
11:57 AM ET Executive director Marcin Budkowski has left the Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team, where he effectively ran day-to-day operations, with immediate effect. Alpine said in a statement on Thursday that chief executive Laurent Rossi would temporarily step in to ensure preparations for next season continued smoothly. Budkowski has been linked with rivals Aston
11:44 AM ET Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will have to wait until March 18, two days before the start of the 2022 season, to discover the outcome of the FIA’s investigation into last year’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen beat Hamilton to the title in controversial circumstances on Dec. 12, with FIA race