11:48 AM ET Dan Orlich, the last surviving player from the Curly Lambeau era and the oldest living Green Bay Packers player, died last week, the team announced. He was 94. Orlich played end for the Packers from 1949 to 1951 and played in 36 career NFL games. He played one season for Lambeau in
5:59 PM ET The Chicago Bears have added competition for embattled kicker Cody Parkey, signing Redford Jones on Friday, his agency confirmed. Jones, who kicked collegiately at Tulsa, has not previously been on an NFL roster. He now has a chance to compete for the starting job with Parkey, who missed a field goal at
11:21 AM ET Less than a month after Cody Parkey‘s blocked kick cost the Chicago Bears their season, the team is likely to work out six to seven kickers, including former New York Jets veteran Nick Folk, on Friday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Parkey missed a potential game winner in the NFC wild-card
10:39 AM ET With the NHL All-Star Game(s) on tap this weekend, we suggest some tweaks to the format to shake things up. Should the NHL change the format of the All-Star Game? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: The 3-on-3 tournament format for the NHL All-Star Game accomplishes three important things. First, it puts the
11:00 AM ET There were moments in recent seasons when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked about Yasiel Puig‘s daily approach to his work, about his consistency, and Roberts would pause and smile and look down, collecting and perhaps measuring his thoughts. Whatever he said after that really didn’t matter as much as that initial
Jan 24, 2019 It’s no secret the SEC is recruiting at a high level. The conference is once again leading the Power 5 in ESPN 300 commitments with 116. The next-closest conference is the Big Ten with 53 ESPN 300 commitments. A big part of the disparity is the fact that Alabama has an unbelievable
9:00 AM ET The second and final signing period for the 2019 recruiting class is coming up fast — Feb. 6, to be exact. There are only 41 ESPN 300 prospects still unsigned, and only 14 of those are uncommitted. That means it’s going to be a mad dash for the signature of those remaining
9:40 AM GMT SA Rugby and the country’s players’ association, MyPlayers, on Thursday held a workshop on the advancement of concussion protocols in the local game, with the aim of increasing concussion prevention and rehabilitation training. With the topic of player safety increasingly under scrutiny, and in the wake of Samoan rugby player Faiva Tagatauli’s
11:56 PM ET The five quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2018 draft — Josh Allen, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Lamar Jackson and Josh Rosen — now have one season under their belts. Here’s a closer look at what they accomplished this season, plus what they need to improve upon for next season:
5:38 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — With every loud squeak of his blue-hued shoes, Novak Djokovic put himself in perfect position to control a point — and step closer to a record seventh Australian Open championship. Djokovic was downright flawless right from the outset of his semifinal against an overmatched No. 28 Lucas