3:15 PM ET The SEC has released its opening week football schedule for Sept. 26, and the four first-year head coaches in the league all have daunting assignments. Mike Leach’s Mississippi State team goes on the road to face defending national champion LSU, which is ranked No. 5 in the Amway preseason coaches poll. The
12:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The fallout from the Cleveland Indians‘ team meeting that saw pitchers Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac sent home could have wide-ranging implications on both the Indians’ season as well as the financial
1:49 PM ET Two weeks into the Stanley Cup playoffs, the NHL is still finalizing plans that would allow family members to join players in the bubble for the conference finals. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said final plans are “still up in the air” but that the league and the NHL Players’ Association have worked
2:21 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Frank Gore acknowledged that teammate Le’Veon Bell is “the lead dog” in the New York Jets‘ backfield, but that doesn’t mean the age-defying Gore will be content in a token role. He’s coming off a season in which he felt he could’ve reached the 1,000-yard mark for the
2:55 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — There are already plenty of things on Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock‘s plate in his first full season as the team’s starter. That includes everything from learning a new playbook from first-year offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur to organizing offseason workouts in a time of COVID-19 to guiding one of
2:35 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens are expected to host former Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver Dez Bryant for a workout this week, according to multiple reports. The workout was first reported by NFL Network. Ravens coach John Harbaugh would not comment on the reports when addressing reporters Monday. Bryant, 31, hasn’t played in an
12:29 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes will be without forward Andrei Svechnikov for Monday’s Game 4 against the Boston Bruins, coach Rod Brind’Amour told reporters. The 20-year-old Russian standout was injured late in Saturday’s Game 3 loss when his right leg, near his ankle, buckled after getting tied up with Boston’s Zdeno Chara in front
12:36 PM ET A high-action main event capped off UFC 252 and Stipe Miocic heads back to Ohio with the UFC heavyweight title and intentions on healing up. Daniel Cormier put up quite a fight and had the champ rocked at a few moments, but the former two-division champion exited the Octagon with a loss
1:49 PM ET The SWAC became the first conference to announce plans for a spring football season on Monday. The plan is for each team to play six conference and one non-conference game beginning February 27. Every team will take off the week of March 13 so fans can attend the men’s and women’s basketball
1:31 PM ET LSU senior cornerback Kary Vincent Jr. announced on Monday that he is opting out of the college football season and will begin training for the NFL Combine. Vincent becomes the second player from the defending national champions to opt out. Neil Farrell Jr., a projected starter at defensive end, opted out last