4:51 PM ET LeBron James will miss at least another week with a strained left groin, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday. James, who suffered the injury Christmas Day in the Lakers’ win over the Golden State Warriors, has been sidelined for two weeks so far, with the team going 3-5 in his absence. The
5:26 PM ET Adrien Broner has won world titles in four weight classes from junior lightweight to welterweight, but his three defeats, all by decision, each came when he stepped up to face the best opponents of his career: Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter and Marcos Maidana. But with an upset victory against legendary eight-division world
5:29 PM ET New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who spoke directly to multiple candidates during the team’s head-coaching search, is convinced the Jets hired the right man in Adam Gase. “It was a tough decision, but I think Gase and the things he’s able to do, the way he’s able to lead, I think
4:35 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown won’t be released but “all other options are on the table” regarding his future with the Pittsburgh Steelers, team president Art Rooney II told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Brown’s absence in Week 17 resulted in a benching for the season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, and during the week
4:16 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In his first official day on the job, newly minted Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio quickly and decisively put his stamp on his expectations with a phrase that just may have gotten him, at age 60, the first head coaching job of his career. When Broncos president of football
6:49 AM ET College football season is over, and the NFL already has trimmed its field of championship hopefuls from 32 to eight. The NBA has only 11 days left in its All-Star balloting process. On Sunday, will we be one month away from the initial spring training reporting date for pitchers and catchers. Yet
5:23 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars management, including executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin, met with running back Leonard Fournette on Wednesday, and the group discussed his disappointing season and plans for the future, a league source confirmed. The Jaguars have notified running back Leonard Fournette that his suspension late last month
4:22 PM ET Highly rated tight end Albert Okwuegbunam will return to Missouri for his junior season, he announced Thursday. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. last month ranked Okwuegbunam as the No. 6. draft-eligible tight end. But “Albert O,” as he’s commonly known, said in a statement on Twitter that he is not yet prepared to
5:24 PM ET Former Alabama co-offensive coordinator Josh Gattis is has left Tuscaloosa to become the offensive coordinator Michigan, the school announced Thursday. “The offense and passing games under Josh’s direction have achieved at a very high level throughout his coaching career,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh via statement. “Josh will provide leadership to our
4:10 PM ET Alabama co-offensive coordinator Josh Gattis is leaving Tuscaloosa to join the coaching staff at Michigan, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN Thursday afternoon. Gattis has specialized in coaching wide receivers during his first nine years of coaching at the college level. He will work as a co-offensive coordinator for the Wolverines, according to