10:33 AM ET Texas quarterback Shane Buechele, who started 19 games for the Longhorns before losing the job to Sam Ehlinger this past season, has informed UT coaches that he wants to explore leaving for another school as a graduate transfer. Texas has confirmed Buechele is in the NCAA transfer portal. Buechele is scheduled to
11:01 AM ET With the Toronto Maple Leafs–Tampa Bay Lightning and Winnipeg Jets–Nashville Predators games streaming live on ESPN+ on Thursday night, we figured it was a good time to update our picks on who will be representing each conference in the Stanley Cup Final, given that these four clubs all have a strong Cup
1:00 AM ET Justin Herbert‘s surprising decision on Dec. 26 to spurn first-round projections and return to Oregon for his senior season was the first step toward what could be the Year of the Quarterback in 2019. A few weeks later, on the game’s biggest stage at the College Football Playoff National Championship in California,
9:30 AM GMT Dylan Hartley has been left out of England’s squad for their Six Nations opener against Ireland due to injury. Eddie Jones has named a 35-man group for their championship start with four uncapped players included. Forwards Jack Singleton and Ben Earl join winger Ollie Thorley and scrum-half Dan Robson in the squad
12:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — No need to tell Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II about the difficulties of finding transcendent talents. He has seen three absurdly good players — linebacker Ryan Shazier, wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell — lead his team to victories only to leave the lineup, potentially for
12:44 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson and his wife, Kirsten, are used to controlled chaos. If one were to encounter the Watsons and their five children at the airport, one would see a family that operates like a well-oiled machine. The Watsons have made five cross-country moves over
8:44 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN In a digital age, NHL teams were still relying on analog approaches to deliver stats and data to coaches during games. One team’s video coach would leave his room with 30 seconds left in a period, run out to print game summaries from NHL.com in order to ensure that his
9:30 AM ET Whenever negotiations for big-name free agents drag out, in the way it has for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, inevitably the Mystery Team is invoked. Maybe it’s based on speculation, as competing agents and club executives and reporters trade guesses about whether a team is quietly stalking to add a star. And
11:56 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Nickell Robey-Coleman’s personality is infectious. In the Los Angeles Rams‘ locker room, he’s among the most welcoming of faces. A stereo sits inside
Jan 16, 2019 The top 28 picks in the 2019 NFL draft are set, and offseason needs for every team are becoming clear. But it’s the teams picking in the top 10 that must hit on those needs fastest in order to get back on track. We asked NFL Nation reporters who cover teams picking