Month: February 2022

2:30 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings and Ed Donatell are finalizing their deal Thursday to make him the team’s defensive coordinator, sources told Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler. The Vikings are expected to hire Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell as their new head coach after Super Bowl LVI, sources have told ESPN. With
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1:44 PM ET Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee After less than one month with Ole Miss football, Chris Kiffin is returning
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6:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — By the time Les Snead took over as general manager in 2012, the Rams had gone more than half a decade without a difference-making wide receiver. It didn’t get much better in Snead’s first five seasons on the job, either. Between 2007 and 2016, no Rams wideout even reached
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2:51 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to trade center/power forward Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for guard Spencer Dinwiddie and forward Davis Bertans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon on Thursday. The Wizards also are sending center Montrezl Harrell to the Charlotte Hornets for Vernon Carey
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2:23 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Amid an investigation into football coach Bryan Harsin, Auburn University has implemented a new policy stating that employees can be fired for not cooperating with an investigation or review. The new policy, which went into effect on Tuesday, states that violations “may result in disciplinary action up
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1:27 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The drama surrounding the Miami Dolphins organization didn’t deter Mike McDaniel. The team’s new head coach, speaking to the media about his dream job for the first time since he was hired Feb. 6, praised Dolphins owner Stephen Ross for his commitment to winning despite allegations from former
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12:54 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print ORLANDO, Fla. — Arizona Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick and Seattle Mariners chairman John Stanton have joined Major League Baseball’s eight-man executive council. They replaced Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and Milwaukee Brewers chairman Mark Attanasio, commissioner Rob Manfred said following
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1:06 PM GMT Wales captain Dan Biggar will make his 100th test appearance when they face Scotland in the Six Nations clash at Cardiff on Saturday, while centre Jonathan Davies is also in line to get his 100th cap from the bench. Coach Wayne Pivac named his team to take on Scotland on Thursday, which
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1:03 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ORLANDO, Fla. — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred called the possibility of missing regular-season games amid the league’s lockout of players “a disastrous outcome” but called himself an “optimist” and said,
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1:20 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball officials “have a sense of urgency” to find a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays after scrapping a plan to split seasons between Florida and Montreal when the team’s lease at Tropicana Field expires following the 2027 season. Major League Baseball gave the Rays the
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1:23 PM ET The Nets have traded James Harden to the 76ers in a blockbuster deal that ends the former MVP’s short-lived Big Three stint in Brooklyn and also signals a fresh start for Ben Simmons, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden is on the move via trade for the second time in just over
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12:01 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired Serge Ibaka from the LA Clippers as part of a four-team trade that also sends former No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley from the Sacramento Kings to the Detroit Pistons, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. As part of the deal, Donte DiVincenzo will
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News Powerful Singapore-born hitter has enjoyed rapid rise over last 12 months Lancashire have signed Tim David as one of their overseas players for the Vitality T20 Blast. David, who has played T20Is for Singapore but is also eligible to represent Australia, has enjoyed a remarkable rise over the last year. A powerful hitter, he
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11:34 AM GMT Ireland will be without captain Johnny Sexton when they face France in Paris on Saturday after the fly-half sustained an hamstring strain in training on Wednesday. Coach Andy Farrell named his team to take on France on Thursday after his side’s opening win against Wales. Joey Carbery will start at fly-half and
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10:39 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The Indian Open was canceled and the China Open was postponed as restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic continued to cause problems on golf’s European Tour. The Indian Open had been postponed from its original scheduled date of Feb. 17-20 but now will not take place
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