3:32 PM ET Virginia football players with expiring eligibility will be granted an extra year by the NCAA in the wake of a shooting that killed Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry last month. Virginia confirmed to ESPN that it initiated and submitted the request to the NCAA. The decision affects only a
Month: December 2022
3:31 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor made the team’s running back hierarchy explicitly clear Wednesday. Even though Samaje Perine has done well the past few weeks, the starting spot still belongs to Joe Mixon. “Joe Mixon’s our starting running back,” Taylor said. “The last game he played, he had five touchdowns.
3:38 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since general manager Jon Robinson was fired and said it’s important for the organization to
6:52 AM ET Austin’s U.S. Grand Prix will be one of six Formula One races held under the sprint weekend format in 2023. Austin, Baku, Spa and Qatar will all host their first sprint in 2023, with Austria and Brazil retaining the format for another season. In 2021 and 2022 F1 had three events which
2:16 PM ET Formula E will race in Portland, Oregon in 2023 for the first time, the championship announced on Wednesday. The race, set for June 24, was approved at Wednesday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting. The all-electric racing series has raced in the United States since season one in 2015 with races in
10:42 AM ET Wednesday is the first rest day of the World Cup and with that, a good opportunity to reflect on the individual brilliance we’ve seen so far this winter in Qatar. The final eight teams are set to battle Friday and Saturday, but with the Round of 16 meaning we’re past the midway
1:48 PM ET Minnesota signed coach P.J. Fleck to a contract extension, the school announced Wednesday. Fleck’s seven-year extension will keep him in the Twin Cities through the 2029 season. Financial terms of the extension weren’t disclosed. “This is all about cultural sustainability,” Fleck said in a statement. “We have talked about that from day
2:00 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer told ESPN that he’s declaring for the NFL draft. Mayer is the top prospect at his position, No. 8 overall on Mel Kiper’s Big Board, and leaves Notre Dame as the most productive tight end in school history. Mayer, a true junior, told ESPN
12:13 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Speaking for the first time since the television broadcast captured an explicit sideline outburst, Pittsburgh Steelers receiver George Pickens downplayed the incident. Pickens was seen yelling, “Throw me the f—ing ball” after Diontae Johnson nearly fumbled in the fourth quarter Sunday in Atlanta. Instead, the pass was ruled incomplete, and
1:26 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ revolving door at offensive tackle continued Wednesday, as they placed rookie right tackle Max Mitchell on the non-football injury list. His season is over. Mitchell is one of six different players to start at left or right tackle for the Jets, who started losing