Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A proposed rule change intended to discourage players from faking injuries that prompt unwarranted timeouts will be considered when the NCAA Football Rules Committee meets this month. Feigning injuries, sometimes at the coach’s instruction, has become a tactic defenses use to slow down tempo
Month: February 2025
Adam TeicherFeb 6, 2025, 12:49 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Travis Kelce said it wasn’t a difficult decision to continue to play for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025 and perhaps beyond. Any time he thought about retirement,
Rich CiminiFeb 6, 2025, 11:32 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York
Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 12:57 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Virginia Halas McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died. She was 102. McCaskey’s family announced through the team that she died Thursday. She had owned the Bears
Open Extended Reactions After calling plays for the nation’s top passing offense in 2024, Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon has agreed to a new multiyear contract to stay with the Orange, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The new deal includes a significant raise that puts him near the top of the ACC in coordinator salary,
Feb 6, 2025, 11:00 AM Open Extended Reactions Veteran forward Taulupe Faletau will play his first game for Wales since the 2023 Rugby World Cup after being named at No. 8 to face Italy in Rome on Saturday. In a boost for beleaguered Wales coach Warren Gatland, Faletau’s selection is one of two changes to
Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 11:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DOHA, Qatar — A 13-year-old golfer shot 3-over 75 in the first round of the Qatar Masters on Thursday to give himself a chance of making the weekend in just his second appearance in a European tour event. Daniil Sokolov, a Russian national who
Adam RittenbergFeb 6, 2025, 10:34 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Georgia Tech is set to hire Texas assistant Blake Gideon as its defensive coordinator, sources confirmed Thursday to ESPN. Gideon has coached safeties at Texas since 2021, helping his alma mater to a
Open Extended Reactions After leading Ohio State to the national title, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day has agreed to a new contract that is set to make him the country’s second-highest-paid head coach. Ohio State announced in a statement Thursday morning that Day and the school have agreed to a new seven-year deal. The school said
James Regan Feb 6, 2025, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Savannah Marshall was set to fight on March 7 in London. Charlotte Tattersall/Getty Images IBF super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall has said she felt “humiliated and confused” after being left off the Natasha Jonas – Lauren Price undercard, set for March 7 in London. In