NFL

3:33 PM ET Despite threats of a trade demand if he doesn’t get a new contract, running back Melvin Gordon on Saturday said he wants to remain with the Los Angeles Chargers. “I want to end up with the Chargers,” Gordon said Saturday at SportsCon in Dallas. “That’s my home. I’m not going to sit

11:12 AM ET MIAMI — Dolphins assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell is taking a leave of absence for the 2019 NFL season to address an undisclosed health issue, the team announced Saturday. Caldwell, 64, is expected to be away from the team to focus on his health throughout the season, but he will serve

11:22 AM ET MIAMI — Dolphins assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell is taking a leave of absence for the 2019 NFL season to address an undisclosed health issue, the team announced Saturday. Caldwell, 64, is expected to be away from the team to focus on his health throughout the season, but he will serve

1:20 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the run up to the 2019 NFL draft, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan spent an inordinate amount of time doing something they’d never done before. “Kyle and I studied punters more this year than I think we ever will,” Lynch said.

1:16 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — With his mom and sister standing next to him inside the Fredericksburg, Virginia, homeless shelter, Keyshawn Pendleton did what sixth-graders do: boast about his sports accomplishments. He bragged about his handles in basketball and the time he refused to be tackled during football practice. But there was another topic

12:27 AM ET Charges were filed Friday against a teenager in the shooting of New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine and the murder of his friend Dwane Simmons. Francisco Alejandro Mendez, 18, faces seven felony counts, including murder in the first degree. He was also charged with premeditation, attempted murder in the first degree and

9:39 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball A jury on Friday found Los Angeles Rams strength and conditioning coach Ted Rath not guilty on three counts of misdemeanor sexual battery, according to Ventura County

6:11 PM ET MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Don’t hold your breath waiting for an 18-game NFL regular season unless the players’ association has a major change of heart. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith spoke with ESPN on Friday at a union-led gathering of former players to discuss a variety of topics, including CBA negotiations, the

5:34 PM ET Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers reported a profit of just $724,000 in their latest fiscal year, which included their second straight season without a playoff appearance, a large contract extension for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and change in head coach from Mike McCarthy to Matt LaFleur. Green Bay’s

4:46 PM ET Former Seattle Seahawks draft pick Malik McDowell, who is looking to find a team with which to start his career, has been suspended for the first two weeks of the 2019 season, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. McDowell was chosen 35th overall by Seattle out of Michigan State in 2017, but