12:00 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Tom Flores laughed an uneasy laugh after he was named a first-time finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame a few weeks ago. Sure, he was ecstatic and honored to be so close to that elusive gold jacket and bronze bust reserved for the game’s immortals. But the
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1:07 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Not only did Sean Payton stand by his decision to go for a touchdown in the final two minutes of the New Orleans Saints‘ season-ending loss to the Los Angeles Rams instead of running down the clock and settling for a field goal, he said Wednesday that it was
1:37 AM ET Lindsey Thiry Close ESPN Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Shortly
12:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton never has hidden his passion for cigars. The Carolina Panthers quarterback has been pictured often on his social media puffing or holding a lit stogie. Cigars bring back his childhood memories of Michael Jordan celebrating an NBA title in the locker room with an expensive smoke. Newton
6:34 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Peterson isn’t going anywhere. Or so he says. After hitting his tee shot on the famed 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale during the Waste Management Phoenix Open pro-am on Wednesday, the Cardinals star cornerback took a microphone and told the crowd he’d be back next season — and
6:55 PM ET ATLANTA — Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials are confident the security plan in place for Atlanta’s Super Bowl LIII will not only keep the area safe from bomb threats and other acts of violence but will also prevent fans from being robbed or falling victim to counterfeit merchandise. More than
3:22 PM ET Baker Mayfield got his guy. Mayfield said on SiriusXM Radio on Wednesday that Freddie Kitchens was “my choice” to be the Cleveland Browns coach. “I believe in him,” Mayfield said on Sirius’ Mad Dog Sports Radio channel. “That’s not to say anything about anybody else, but you know what? We had something
4:14 PM ET ATLANTA — Continuing its mission to improve social justice and racial equality, the Players Coalition charitable foundation will present six grants totaling $2 million to nonprofit organizations on Wednesday. “The Players Coalition is proud to partner with our 2019 grantee organizations, working on a national scale but focused in communities impacted the
3:16 PM ET ATLANTA — In the wake of the officiating controversy at the end of the NFC Championship Game, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league would discuss changes that could help avoid such occurrences in the future. However, he cautioned that such changes might not be as dramatic as some people
3:10 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers disgruntled wide receiver DeSean Jackson revealed Wednesday that he would like to become a member of the Los Angeles Rams even though he’s under contract with the Bucs for another season. Appearing with former Philadelphia Eagles teammate Michael Vick on the Simms and Lefkoe Podcast on