Month: December 2021

10:08 AM ET Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke is being placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates on Friday. With Heinicke and top backup Kyle Allen on the COVID-19 list, Washington is signing quarterback Garrett Gilbert off the New England Patriots‘ practice squad, sources said. Gilbert could be called on
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10:43 AM ET Saturday’s showdown between UCLA and North Carolina in Las Vegas has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the Bruins’ men’s basketball program, it was announced Friday. With Ohio State dropping out of the CBS Sports Classic earlier this week and leaving Kentucky without an opponent, the Tar Heels and Wildcats will
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9:44 AM ET Former LSU starting quarterback Max Johnson announced on Friday that he plans to transfer to Texas A&M. Johnson’s younger brother, top tight-end prospect Jake Johnson in the 2022 class, signed with the Aggies earlier this week. The son of former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson, Max emerged as LSU’s starter as a freshman
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7:30 AM ET If you thought last spring’s transfer portal was overwhelming, just wait until the end of the 2021-22 college basketball season. The one-time transfer waiver remains in effect, and there are a number of additional factors that could lead to an even bigger number this spring than the 1,832 men’s basketball names in
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Dec 16, 2021 Thomas Tuchel has a list of targets to plug Chelsea’s leaky defence — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Anthony Martial’s agent comments did not have the desired effect, and the MLS hotshot on the radar of Premier League teams. Jump to: MLS star attracts Premier League interest | Martial exit
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3:38 AM ET Chargers coach Brandon Staley isn’t changing his ways: He says he will continue to go for it on fourth down, even after three out of Los Angeles’ five attempts Thursday night failed in a 34-28 overtime defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs. “I felt really comfortable with all those decisions,” Staley said
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2:40 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — As one of the elder statesmen of the Kansas City Chiefs, tight end Travis Kelce sometimes hears from coach Andy Reid and his teammates about his advanced age of 32. “Coach Reid always reminds me when I’m feeling a little sore,” Kelce said Thursday night at SoFi Stadium, where
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1:43 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Early Friday, Michael Jordan posterized yet again — in the perpetually world of sports cards and collectables. The highest-graded
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12:31 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — With his Philadelphia 76ers trailing by nine points to the Brooklyn Nets and three seconds left in the fourth quarter Thursday night at Barclays Center, coach Doc Rivers called timeout. His goal, however, wasn’t to try to draw up a play. Instead, it was to deliver a
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