1:53 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians on Friday ruled out wide receiver Cyril Grayson and running back Ronald Jones for Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Arians also said there would be about four game-time decisions with key players. Grayson, who stepped in for Antonio Brown in
3:06 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders will play in Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite having had hand surgery less than three weeks ago. Sanders suffered a fracture in his right hand against the New York Giants on Dec. 26 and had surgery the next day.
2:09 PM ET HOUSTON — One day after firing coach David Culley following one season in Houston, Texans general manager Nick Caserio said he thinks the organization is in a better place than it was a year ago. “I would say when you rewind here and go back to a year ago … I’d say
1:29 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers are bringing back former guard José Calderón as a special adviser in their front office, the team announced Friday. Calderón played 14 seasons in the NBA, spending the 2017-18 campaign in Cleveland as the Cavs made their fourth straight trip to the Finals. The 40-year-old was
11:41 AM ET ESPN News Services Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and reserve forward Rudy Gay have cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon on Friday. The Jazz went 1-4 with a 120.8 defensive rating without their All-NBA big man, who tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed in protocols
10:26 AM ET After years of front-office and coaching disarray, Chicago Bulls president and chief operating officer Michael Reinsdorf hired Arturas Karnisovas in April 2020 to reshape his basketball operations and restore playoff contention. So far, the results are remarkable. Years of organizational missteps and mistrust faded fast, replaced with a fully functional first-place franchise.
2:43 PM ET After an absence of six weeks in the wake of right thumb surgery, Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo is targeting a return against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, sources told ESPN on Friday. Adebayo has been ramping up for a return in practice, and his return comes with the Heat surging
2:30 PM ET Alabama wide receivers Slade Bolden and John Metchie III will enter the NFL draft, while linebacker Henry To’o To’o, defensive lineman DJ Dale and safety Jordan Battle are returning to the team for their senior seasons. Bolden, To’o To’o and Dale announced their intentions on social media on Friday. Sources told ESPN’s
2:30 PM ET Alabama wide receiver Slade Bolden declared for the NFL draft on Friday, while the Crimson Tide’s leading tackler, linebacker Henry To’o To’o, announced he will return to the team for his senior season. To’o To’o transferred to Alabama from Tennessee before the 2021 season. He was the No. 47 recruit in the
2:00 PM ET Georgia will be without each of its leading rushers when it tries to defend its national championship in 2022. Junior Zamir White, the team’s leading this past season, announced on Friday that he’s entering the NFL draft. Senior James Cook announced earlier this week that he is also leaving with one season