4:34 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — A determination has not been made as to whether Tampa Bay Buccaneers star pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul will need neck surgery, but coach Bruce Arians says the best-case scenario would be that the defensive end is out five to six months. “I think [the evaluation] is still ongoing, and like
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4:59 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Addressing reports of internal discord, New York Jets coach Adam Gase didn’t deny he’s had disagreements with general manager Mike Maccagnan, but did say he’s upset by the perception their relationship is strained. “Unless I say it, it’s really irrelevant to me. I don’t know who decides to
4:29 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Not only is Anderson Silva apparently not nearing retirement, he is working on signing a contract extension. Silva’s manager, Jorge Guimaraes, told ESPN Brazil’s Igor Resende during an exclusive interview this week in Rio de Janeiro that Silva and the UFC are already discussing a contract renewal. Silva, the former
4:17 PM ET He had been so close, yet suddenly found himself so far. That was Roger Federer‘s quandary at the end of the second set of his quarterfinal match with Dominic Thiem on Friday at the Madrid Masters. So close to making a very Federer-esque statement in his closely watched return to the Euroclay
4:09 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers will interview former Memphis Grizzlies coach J.B. Bickerstaff for their head-coaching position Friday, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Lakers have been regrouping since Wednesday’s breakdown with head-coaching candidate Tyronn Lue. Bickerstaff will become the sixth candidate to interview for the Lakers’ vacancy created by Luke Walton’s departure
2:50 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs infielder Addison Russell attempted to walk back comments he made to the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday in which he seemed critical of fans who boo him. “Everyone is entitled to doing whatever they want to do, think whatever they want to think, say whatever they want to say,” Russell
2:45 PM ET Michael DiRocoo JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone still has not spoken with linebacker Telvin Smith, but he wants Smith to know that he and the rest of the organization are there to support him if he wants to reach out. That was his immediate reaction when Smith announced on
2:58 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN In moves that reshape the front office of one of the Western Conference’s perennial playoff franchises, the Utah Jazz have promoted general manager Dennis Lindsey to executive vice president of basketball operations and assistant GM Justin Zanik to GM, the team announced Friday. Lindsey, the Jazz’s general manager since 2012,
2:11 PM BST The 2021 Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup finals will be held at Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium from May 21 to 22, the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) said on Friday. Last year’s finals were held in Bilbao, home to La Liga club Athletic Bilbao, while this year’s finals will be
2:01 PM ET PITTSBURGH — New Steeler Justin Layne promised on draft night “we’re taking all the Browns stuff down” from his Cleveland home. Layne wasn’t lying, and his dad had his back. “Yes sir. Oh yeah, Browns everywhere, my dad took it all down and replaced it — literally everything, every flag I had,”