10:02 AM ET A House Judiciary subcommittee will hold a hearing Thursday in Washington to examine whether federal sports betting guidelines are needed as more states elect to open legal sportsbooks. The hearing — titled “Post-PASPA: An Examination of Sports Betting in America” — is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET and will be livestreamed on
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10:14 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Chris Conte, who was subjected to a brutal stiff-arm by Steelers tight end Vance McDonald on Monday Night Football, played in the game with a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his knee, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Conte “gutted it out and honestly shouldn’t have
10:19 AM ET Former Pittsburgh Steelers star James Harrison offered some unusual advice to Le’Veon Bell regarding his ongoing contract dispute, saying the disgruntled running back should return to the team but fake an injury to avoid playing in games. Harrison, who endured a messy split with the Steelers last season, was asked about Bell’s
8:00 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Go ahead, call it a byproduct of Jon Gruden’s reimagined version of the West Coast offense. That part where Gruden senses a mismatch in the Oakland Raiders‘ passing game and a different pass-catcher goes off, every week. In the opener, it was Jared Cook who set a franchise-record for
8:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the New England Patriots acquired defensive tackle Danny Shelton in a trade with the Cleveland Browns this offseason, the hope was he would make them stronger at the line of scrimmage. His forte is playing the run. When the Patriots signed defensive tackle Lawrence Guy to a four-year
8:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The first reaction to a plan that’s not working is to burn the whole thing down. Fire everybody. Rip out that play from the playbook and put in a different one. That’s the emotion talking. Next comes the more rational approach. Analyze what worked well and what didn’t and
8:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers know Antonio Brown is due a signature go-off game soon enough, but his modest output Monday night in Tampa Bay signals growth for Pittsburgh’s offense. Brown got a modest nine targets, and his total of six catches for 50 yards and a score didn’t seem out of place.
10:02 PM ET In what could be perceived as criticism of the coaching staff, New York Jets safety Jamal Adams said Tuesday the defense wasn’t prepared for rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield, who came off the bench on Thursday to spark the Cleveland Browns to their first win in 20 games. With the struggling Patriots preparing
9:39 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The thought of Le’Veon Bell entering the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room at any time this season — or perhaps ever — is almost laughable right now. The report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Steelers are now listening to trade offers is the latest development in a story trending toward