7:31 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has re-hired former Longhorns quarterback Vince Young as a special assistant in the athletic department, bringing the College Football Hall of Famer back to the program after he was fired in 2019. He returns as the program is trying to build momentum behind new coach Steve
5:47 PM ET The New Jersey Devils have postponed their next three games this week as 10 players are currently on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol-related absences list. The Devils’ games on Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 at the Pittsburgh Penguins were postponed, as was their Feb. 6 game at home against the New York Rangers.
6:48 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians, who continues to receive praise for giving minority coaches opportunities, said Monday that it was his personal experience being overlooked that made him want to help others get recognized. Arians, 68, won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an assistant, but
6:28 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes was in the locker room and dealing with the abrupt ending of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ season after their 2018 AFC Championship Game overtime loss to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots when in walked a visitor. It was Brady, who before he left to
4:48 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Hall of Famer Chipper Jones is returning to the Atlanta Braves in a part-time capacity as a hitting consultant. Jones, 48, played his full 19-year career with the Braves. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2018, his first year of eligibility. The new role announced
4:47 PM ET ESPN News Services The Kansas City Chiefs have placed wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and backup center Daniel Kilgore on the reserve/COVID-19 list due to close contact. The roster moves mark the first coronavirus-related issues ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl. If they are officially designated only as close contacts, Robinson and Kilgore could
4:00 PM ET Any undersized kid who is too short to play basketball or not big enough or fast enough to play football should read the scouting reports on Dustin Pedroia when he was at Arizona State. One White Sox scout gave him present and future grades of 20 on his power, 30 on his
4:12 PM ET PointsBet, an online sportsbook that has a partnership with the PGA Tour, has offered refunds to all of those who did not bet on Patrick Reed at the Farmers Insurance Open. Reed, who won the tournament Sunday, had a high-profile rules issue that was deemed to be handled correctly by the PGA
2:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Michael Hill is taking over from Chris Young, who stayed just one season in the role of Joe Torre’s replacement as Major League Baseball’s disciplinarian. Hill was hired Monday by MLB as a senior vice president of on-field operations along with former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez. Hill
3:08 PM ET Just a little more than a week after his career-defining win over Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier has not yet decided on his next move. There is one thing that is paramount in his mind over all else, though: becoming the undisputed UFC lightweight champion. Poirier is a former interim UFC lightweight champion.