6:12 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SOUTH BEND, IN – It wasn’t what Dallas Stars president Jim Lites said that irked NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, but how he said it. Last Friday, Lites lit into his two star players, forwards Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. He told The Athletic that Seguin and Benn have been “f—ing
6:01 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions announced they won’t renew the contract of offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter after the offense sputtered throughout head coach Matt Patricia’s first season with the franchise. Cooter, 34, had been the Lions’ offensive coordinator for three and a half seasons, surviving the team’s move from
5:34 PM ET Oklahoma junior offensive lineman Cody Ford announced Tuesday that he will be entering the NFL draft early. Ford was a first-team All-Big 12 selection for the Sooners, who won the Joe Moore Award for having the best offensive line in college football. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. ranks Ford as the No. 3
5:20 PM ET Putting NFL rumors to rest, Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley has agreed to a contract extension with the Sooners. A source told ESPN that Riley would be given a significant raise. Riley was the No. 16 highest paid coach in college football this year. Riley led Oklahoma to the College Football Playoff in
5:03 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — What a run it was. Even in defeat on Tuesday at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, UCF helped push for change in college football, standing toe to toe with LSU before falling 40-32 at State Farm Stadium. The loss snapped the Knights’ 25-game winning streak and denied the American Conference
5:15 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have placed strong safety Delano Hill on injured reserve because of a fracture in his hip. Coach Pete Carroll announced the move Tuesday and called it a non-displaced fracture that Hill suffered in Sunday’s game. Hill started the past two games while Tedric Thompson
6:06 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is feeling rested and fresh entering Saturday’s wild-card playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks after sitting out of the regular-season finale. “Normally after a real game I’m not feeling ready to play until about Friday, Saturday, but I’m ready to go right now,”
4:31 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SOUTH BEND, IND — The NHL knows where it’s taking its next three outdoor games. It just isn’t ready to reveal who’s playing in two of them yet. The NHL announced that the 2019 Heritage Classic, their outdoor game series in Canada, will feature the Calgary Flames and the Winnipeg
3:12 PM ET Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami linebacker Shaquille Quarterman has decided the NFL can wait. Quarterman announced Tuesday that he is returning to the Hurricanes for his final season of eligibility. His decision means all three Miami primary linebackers this season — Quarterman, Michael Pinckney and Zach McCloud — will be
2:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday afternoon that star guard Kyle Lowry underwent pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory injections in his back last week, and that he remains without a timetable for a return. Lowry, who had already been ruled out of Tuesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, received the