5:11 PM ET Editor’s note: This story originally ran on Jan. 18. On Tuesday, the Houston Texans agreed to terms to hire DeMeco Ryans as their next head coach. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It didn’t take long after the Texans used the No. 33 pick in the 2006 NFL draft on linebacker DeMeco Ryans for
Month: January 2023
6:14 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Todd Downing turned himself in Tuesday to the Williamson County Jail, a county official confirmed to ESPN, to begin serving his sentence stemming from
4:28 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — The Texans have hired San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as their new head coach, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is for six years, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ryans will be officially introduced as the franchise’s sixth full-time coach on Thursday. The Texans, meanwhile, become
4:20 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos agreed Tuesday to a trade with the New Orleans Saints to make Sean Payton the 19th head coach in franchise history, sources told ESPN. The Saints will receive the Broncos’ 2023 first-round pick (No. 29 overall) and 2024 second-round pick for Payton and the Saints’ 2024
5:09 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays infielder Yandy Díaz agreed to a $24 million, three-year contract on Tuesday that avoided a salary arbitration hearing. Díaz’s agreement could be worth $36 million over four seasons. The 31-year old will receive $6 million this season, $8 million in 2024 and $10
4:38 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR has essentially banned the “Hail Melon” video-game move driver Ross Chastain used at Martinsville Speedway to race his way into the championship finale. Chastain last year mashed the gas and deliberately smashed into the wall so that the energy would speed his car past his rivals. The move advanced
England will test the depth of their white-ball reserves as they prepare to announce a depleted squad for their of Bangladesh in March this week. A combination of scheduling conflicts, injuries and franchise commitments will likely see limited-overs coach Matthew Mott and captain Jos Buttler lead a mixed squad of established players, fringe talent and
4:56 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN MOBILE, Ala. — Former Tennessee star quarterback Hendon Hooker is on track to be healthy in time for his opening NFL training camp this summer, he told ESPN on Tuesday afternoon. At the Senior Bowl, Hooker flashed the familiar halogen grin that accompanied his rise to stardom at Tennessee the
3:03 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are tearing up the grass field at Nissan Stadium and replacing it with a synthetic surface before the 2023 season. The Titans announced the change Tuesday. The team, which already has started work, is making the change after reviewing injury rates and knowing how
3:51 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, despite hiring Frank Reich over Steve Wilks as the team’s sixth head coach, insisted on Tuesday he’s doing what he can to break up the “old boys’ network” in the NFL. The old boys’ network of mostly white owners has a history of not
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