3:01 PM ET Grand Valley State University has suspended offensive coordinator Morris Berger as the school investigates comments Berger made to a student newspaper regarding Adolf Hitler. Berger was interviewed in the Grand Valley Lanthorn paper and was asked which three historical figures Berger would have dinner with. Berger responded by saying one of his
2:51 PM ET LSU is hiring Youngstown State coach Bo Pelini as defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN. Pelini, who served as LSU’s defensive coordinator from 2005 to 2007 and helped the Tigers to a national championship in 2007, has coached Youngstown State for the past five seasons. An official announcement on Pelini’s hiring
3:30 PM ET The official Twitter accounts of nearly half the NFL’s teams were apparently hacked Sunday and Monday, as the world turns its attention to Super Bowl LIV in Miami. The league’s own Twitter account was apparently hacked as well. The Chicago Bears‘ Twitter account was the first to begin displaying messages Sunday from
3:08 PM ET Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt admitted he would fail a drug test for marijuana and that he had an open container of vodka in his vehicle, according to dashcam video of the traffic stop released by the Rocky River Police Department. Hunt was pulled over for speeding last Tuesday. During the
7:30 AM ET NHL Insiders The New York Rangers might not quite be in the Stanley Cup playoff picture, but they appear to have themselves a goalie controversy. Henrik Lundqvist‘s gradual decline combined with the emergence of young backup Alexandar Georgiev and the call-up of talented prospect Igor Shesterkin has left them with some decisions
2:12 PM GMT James Harrington Maverick: Noun. An unorthodox or independent-minded person. In Fantasy Rugby, such a quality is potential gold dust. It should not be confused — as it often is — with mercurial, an adjective to describe someone who is subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. And Freddie Michalak.
2:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Outfielder Starling Marte was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday for two prospects and $250,000 in international signing bonus pool money. Marte, 31, has spent his entire eight-year career with the Pirates. He has a career .287 batting average with 108 homers, 420 RBIs
4:50 PM ET It was the one trade everyone has predicted all offseason and it finally happened on Monday: The Pittsburgh Pirates traded outfielder Starling Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two prospects. The Diamondbacks needed an outfielder, and with the Pirates stuck in the mire of Nowhere Land it was for them to trade
2:24 PM GMT James Harrington As in most sports, risk-reward is a very real thing in rugby. Teddy Thomas, for example, was selected for France’s Six Nations squad for his abilities as a try-scorer. Whether he makes the matchday side will depend on whether Fabien Galthie believes that talent is enough to offset his sieve-like
6:34 PM GMT Joe Root believes England have found a template that can help them win the 2021-22 Ashes in Australia. While delighted by the 3-1 victory over South Africa, Root was also encouraged that his team had found a method that could serve them well in future challenges. In particular, England’s captain was thrilled