10:13 AM ET Auburn has been in discussion with Liberty coach Hugh Freeze for weeks about him becoming the school’s next coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Sources said the Tigers will not make a formal offer until after Saturday’s Iron Bowl game against Alabama, but the sides have informally discussed a contract for more
6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The look on the faces of quarterback Ryan Tannehill and other Tennessee Titans players said it all as they walked off the field after a crushing home loss to
7:52 AM ET Some might argue the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award should exclude quarterbacks since the top QB almost always is named MVP. The last quarterback to win NFL Offensive Player of the Year was the Kansas City Chiefs‘ Patrick Mahomes in 2018. He also won MVP that season. And the three
8:40 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Ohio State tailback Miyan Williams will return for the No. 2 Buckeyes on Saturday against No. 3 Michigan. Williams’ return provides an integral spark to the Ohio State run game, as he is the Buckeyes’ leading rusher (783 yards). His 6.7 yards per carry is best among the team’s tailbacks
8:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Michigan star tailback Blake Corum is expected to attempt to play against Ohio State on Saturday, sources told ESPN, as an air of ambiguity hangs over his potential effectiveness because of a knee injury. Corum, one of the leading candidates for the Heisman Trophy, injured his knee late in the
Big picture With 16 matches, New Zealand have played the second-fewest ODIs of any team in the ongoing World Cup Super League. But just one more win, and they can topple India from the top of the table. Given that they’ve won each of their last 13 ODIs at home, the odds would favour them
11:35 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward has been diagnosed with a fractured left shoulder and his timeline for a return will be on a week-to-week evaluation, his agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN on Friday night. Hayward missed eight consecutive games with what was believed to be a shoulder bruise earlier
1:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Kayla Harrison, the two-time defending PFL women’s lightweight champion and the promotion’s most dominant fighter, is undefeated no more. Larissa Pacheco, who twice before had faced Harrison and had lost both times, got a stunning victory in her third crack at Harrison on Friday night in New York. The fight
10:19 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans lost forward Brandon Ingram to a sprained left big toe in the second quarter of their 132-111 loss to the host Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. The Pelicans did not have any updates on Ingram’s injury after the game, but head coach Willie Green said Ingram
11:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers will continue to be without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George through at least Sunday. Clippers head coach Ty Lue said Leonard, George and Luke Kennard remain out for Sunday’s game against Indiana due to injuries. Lue, though, added that he doesn’t believe the Clippers will be