7:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brian Griese spent his entire adult life either playing football or talking about it on television. Both jobs had been at the center of the Griese family business for the better part of 55 years, but in February, Griese suddenly found himself at a crossroads. His time in
Month: October 2022
1:24 PM ET Tennessee starting defensive back Warren Burrell had season-ending surgery to repair an upper-body injury, coach Josh Heupel said Monday. A 6-foot senior, Burrell had 41 tackles last season as he started every game. The Vols, who travel to LSU on Saturday, rank last in the SEC in passing yards per game allowed
1:06 PM ET No. 2 Georgia will be without star defensive tackle Jalen Carter for “a week or two” as he deals with a knee injury, coach Kirby Smart told reporters Monday. A 6-foot-3, 310-pound junior, Carter is projected to be a top pick in next year’s NFL draft. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. lists him
1:33 PM ET Alabama star quarterback Bryce Young is day-to-day as he recovers from a shoulder injury, coach Nick Saban said on Monday. Saban reiterated the injury — a sprained AC joint suffered during Saturday’s win over Arkansas — is not expected to have long-term ramifications. As far as when Young resumes throwing, Saban said,
12:23 PM BST Wales will host Rugby World Cup warm-up internationals against both England and South Africa in Cardiff next August, the three rugby unions announced simultaneously on Monday. England and Wales will meet in a double header, first at the Principality Stadium on Aug. 5 and then at Twickenham in London one week later.
11:01 AM ET After starter Tyler Van Dyke was benched in an ugly loss to Middle Tennessee two weeks ago, Miami head coach Mario Cristobal said Monday there is no quarterback controversy in Coral Gables. “We are honest about the fact that Tyler has played great football here for a long time and you don’t
11:47 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran linebacker Jamie Collins has proved that players can go home again. And again. And again. And again. Collins has agreed to a contract to return to the New England Patriots, his agent David Canter of GSE Worldwide Football confirmed Monday. It will be Collins’ fourth stint with the
11:06 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Nearly a decade after the biggest play of his career, cornerback Jimmy Smith will announce his retirement with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday. A news conference is scheduled for Monday afternoon. Smith, 34, spent 11 seasons in Baltimore and will forever be remembered for stopping Michael Crabtree from
10:30 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin sat behind the dais in the fluorescently lit room at Acrisure Stadium and spoke for three minutes. Of the 436 words the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said, few explained why he benched Mitch Trubisky for rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett at halftime of the Steelers’ 24-20 loss to the
11:29 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Chris Eubank was making his way to the ring for his first fight with Nigel Benn in 1990, when he was caught by a