9:43 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia safety J.R. Reed says he is returning for his senior season, giving the Bulldogs good news two days after the offense lost four juniors to the NFL draft. Reed announced on his Twitter account Sunday he made the decision after consulting with his family and Georgia
9:13 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said receiver Allen Hurns, “seems to be doing well, seems to be in good spirits,” after undergoing surgery on a dislocated left ankle suffered in the first quarter of Saturday’s wild-card win over the Seattle Seahawks. A source said Hurns suffered an “open dislocation,”
8:45 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired team president and head coach Tom Thibodeau, the team announced Sunday night. Assistant coach Ryan Saunders will take over as interim coach for the rest of the season, while Scott Layden will remain Minnesota’s general manager. The move comes just hours after the Wolves’ emphatic
9:01 PM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. — The ACC’s football conference championship game contract with the city of Charlotte, which runs through 2030, includes an out-clause that accounts for the possibility of a change to the postseason format should conference title games ever be eliminated, commissioner John Swofford told ESPN on Sunday. While none of
8:33 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Dwyane Wade made his 500th career 3-pointer in the third quarter to join Michael Jordan and LeBron James on an elite list. On a miserable shooting night for Miami — the Heat had missed 20 of their first 22 attempts beyond the arc — Wade joined Jordan and
7:56 PM ET The divisional round for the 2018 NFL playoffs is set, with the top-seeded Chiefs, Patriots, Saints and Rams hosting games next weekend. Which team is most likely to take home the Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LIII? Here are the early projections for all eight teams, according to ESPN’s Football Power
8:30 PM ET After the wild-card games, the playoff field is reduced to just eight teams. The Super Bowl stands just two wins away! Let’s reset the field, breaking down the divisional weekend games with early projections from ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). Jump to a matchup:IND-KC | LAC-NEPHI-NO | DAL-LAR AFC Saturday, Jan. 12
12:14 PM ET CHICAGO — Nick Foles did it again. This time it was against the most dominant defense in football, on the road, late in the game with his team’s back against the wall. He engineered a 12-play, 60-yard drive in the closing minutes and found trade-deadline acquisition Golden Tate for a 2-yard touchdown
7:26 PM ET BALTIMORE — Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Russell Okung had enough. For the second time in three games, Okung was called for questionable fouls late in the game on a running play that could have helped his team win, but instead put them behind the sticks. The Chargers started seven defensive backs
7:13 PM ET BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh considered making a quarterback change in Sunday’s AFC wild-card game, but he said he made the “right decision” to stick with Lamar Jackson over Joe Flacco. The Ravens and head coach John Harbaugh are continuing contract discussions, and all indications are that Baltimore wants him