3:50 PM ET Pop superstars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will be the co-headliners of the Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, it was announced Thursday. Lopez and Shakira will be the first artists to perform during the NFL’s signature event since the league entered into a partnership with Roc Nation, the
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2:41 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Outside linebacker Bruce Irvin, signed as a free agent during the offseason to help the Carolina Panthers transition to a 3-4 front, will make his 2019 debut on Sunday at Houston after missing the first three games with a hamstring injury. He will join a unit that with eight
10:53 PM ET I get a lot of tweets. And they are almost always questions. Whom to start, whom to sit, why am I such an idiot? Though in fairness, the last one is usually just from Field. But this was different. It wasn’t a question. It was a statement. And a request. @jamespjennings wrote:
2:15 PM ET Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Joe Staley knows that starting a season with three straight wins assures the San Francisco 49ers of nothing. But for a franchise that has left followers looking ahead to next season, speculating about coaching changes and studying mock drafts in October the past four years, just
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has reached a historic level with mistake-free football. Just don’t ask anyone in the Ravens organization about it. Like not talking about a no-hitter during a no-hitter, they don’t want to invite bad luck. Jackson’s string of avoiding an interception in 221 straight
When I mention that the Patriots still have All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski, he makes a face. “I don’t think Gronk’s good.” Registering my involuntary blinking, he course-corrects. “Let me say — I don’t think Gronk is as great as people think he is.” Before the Patriots game, he explains, he had the Jaguars’ analytics
12:44 PM ET As talks continue for a new collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the players’ union, the most dramatic proposal on the table from owners is an expanded regular season to 17 games that could eliminate preseason games in their entirety, sources told ESPN. The NFL Players Association is not interested in
12:15 PM ET The NFL and NFL Referees Association are expected to finalize a new collective bargaining agreement this weekend, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday. The sides reached a tentative agreement last week. The league’s unionized officiating staff will travel Friday to Chicago to discuss and ultimately vote on the seven-year deal Saturday morning.
12:07 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon will be welcomed into the locker room with open arms, with most of his teammates continuing to support him during his two-month holdout, which ended Thursday. Austin Ekeler and Justin Jackson were productive players for the Chargers with Gordon unavailable. Through
12:02 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — On a dreary Thursday morning in Southern California, running back Melvin Gordon arrived at the Los Angeles Chargers‘ facility as expected, ending his 64-day holdout. Gordon will go through a physical conducted by the team. Chargers coach Anthony Lynn is scheduled to talk with reporters about Gordon’s return