7:17 PM ET GRAPEVINE, Texas — Undefeated Tennessee earned the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff’s initial Top 25 ranking on Tuesday, marking the first time in the program’s history it cracked the top four, followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Clemson. The 13-member committee ranked undefeated
Month: November 2022
6:33 PM ET ESPN News Services John McVay, the executive who helped launch the San Francisco 49ers‘ dynasty and grandfather of Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay, has died. He was 91. The 49ers announced Tuesday that McVay had died. They did not give a cause of death. McVay spent 22 seasons with the 49ers
6:18 PM ET Michigan State director of athletics Alan Haller and football coach Mel Tucker on Tuesday announced four new suspensions in the aftermath of the altercation that occurred in the tunnel of Michigan Stadium Saturday night. Defensive ends Jacoby Windmon and Brandon Wright and cornerbacks Justin White and Malcolm Jones are now suspended. Previously,
5:49 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are at the very least open to potentially reuniting with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Beckham popped into the Giants facility last month and met with some players (including close friends Sterling Shepard and Saquon Barkley) and staff who he knew from his previous
6:10 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison for driving drunk, speeding and hitting two parked cars last year, leaving a 5-year-old girl with a serious brain injury. Reid pleaded guilty in September to driving while
4:06 PM ET Alaina Getzenberg Stephen Holder BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills added the versatile running back the team has been searching for to add to their top-ranked offense by trading for Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines on Tuesday in exchange for running back Zack Moss and a conditional 2023 sixth-round pick that can
5:51 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur survived a real scare in Marseille before fighting back to win 2-1 at the Stade Velodrome on Tuesday and clinch a place in the Champions League last 16 as group winners at the French side’s expense. Spurs, with coach Antonio Conte banned from the touchline, were dominated in the first
4:36 PM ET The Miami Dolphins added a difference-maker in a monster trade ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, acquiring outside linebacker Bradley Chubb from the Denver Broncos in exchange for a 2023 first-round pick, running back Chase Edmonds and a 2024 fourth-round pick. It’s the latest in a series of splashy moves Miami has made over
5:43 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — All-Star point guard Darius Garland went through his first full-contact practice since suffering a serious left eye injury and could return Wednesday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics. Garland, 22, has been sidelined for five games since he was accidentally poked in the eye by
5:18 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association issued a statement Tuesday condemning antisemitism. “Anti-Semitism has no place in our society,” the players union said. “The NBPA is focused on creating an environment where everyone is accepted. We are committed to helping players fully understand that certain words can lead to hateful ideologies being spread.