Month: November 2022

6:16 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Speaking to local media Monday, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he is confident tackle Terron Armstead will play again this season after he sustained a pectoral injury during the Sunday game against the Houston Texans. Armstead left the game shortly before halftime and did not return. McDaniel said
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6:31 PM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, one of 38 defendants being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), filed a motion through his lawyers Monday in Mississippi judicial court to dismiss the complaint against himself and Favre Enterprises. “It is apparent that MDHS has sued Favre, a Mississippi
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7:12 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Immediately after Sunday’s win against the New Orleans Saints, the San Francisco 49ers were disappointed that running back Elijah Mitchell sprained his left knee but optimistic it wouldn’t be serious enough to keep him out for long. That optimism vanished Monday when further testing on Mitchell’s knee revealed
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5:37 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Mike White delivered one of the best passing days in New York Jets history on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to alter the team’s plan at quarterback. Coach Robert Saleh reiterated Monday that he still hopes to play demoted starter Zach Wilson, setting the stage for a weekly
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6:46 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has an ankle sprain, coach Sean McVay said Monday. McVay said he isn’t sure of the severity of the injury, saying Donald was still meeting with doctors and undergoing testing. However, McVay said the medical staff believes it is a high ankle sprain. “Obviously
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1:21 PM ET Rory McIlroy had a season to remember, but there’s at least one thing he regrets. “I’m like, ‘F—ing hell, I’ve just given Tiger COVID!'” In an interview with the Sunday Independent, McIlroy recounted the circumstances that he says led to him and Tiger Woods both getting COVID-19 ahead of The Open. McIlroy
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3:18 PM ET The Big Ten conference released a statement Monday outlining disciplinary measures for both Michigan and Michigan State stemming from the attack in the Michigan Stadium tunnel after the two teams played Oct. 29. After the game, Michigan defensive backs Gemon Green and Ja’Den McBurrows were assaulted in the tunnel leading up to
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5:20 PM ET Associated Press Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell returned home with his family following last weekend’s victory at Indiana. He still hasn’t returned to campus. As the Boilermakers began preparing for their first Big Ten championship game, their starting quarterback and uncontested leader remained in Illinois with his family as they mourned the recent
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3:48 PM ET Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders said Monday that a report stating Colorado has offered him its head-coaching job is true and that he also has received interest from other schools. The Jackson State football coach didn’t say whether he’s considering any of the opportunities, including trying to turn around the
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5:46 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Matt Rhule said he had plenty of options after he got fired by the Carolina Panthers. He could have taken a year off from football or worked in television. Or he could jump back into college coaching. A number of schools reached out to him, he said,
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5:33 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are not Jordan Love‘s team quite yet. A day after Love’s productive performance in Sunday’s 40-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Packers coach Matt LaFleur made it clear that Aaron Rodgers will start on Sunday against the Chicago Bears if his rib injury allows
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5:00 PM ET Eric MoodyESPN Close Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN. Create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league today and draft your league any time before the first game tips off every
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4:10 PM ET Hugh Freeze has agreed to a deal to become Auburn’s next head football coach, sources told ESPN. An official announcement is expected later Monday. Freeze has spent the past four seasons at Liberty, where he took the Flames to unprecedented heights. He’s widely regarded as one of the top offensive minds in
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3:54 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday that Lamar Jackson‘s vulgar response to a critic on social media was “out of character” for the Pro Bowl quarterback, suggesting Jackson got “trapped” by someone baiting him. Harbaugh said he spoke to Jackson on Monday morning about the social media
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3:17 PM ET Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot, he announced on Twitter on Monday. The tournament, which benefits the Woods’ charity, TGR Foundation, was supposed to be his first start since he missed the cut in the 150th Open
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2:42 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” First baseman Jose Abreu and the Houston Astros are in agreement on a three-year contract, a source told ESPN, adding another run-producing bat to the World Series champions’ lineup that’s already filled
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1:43 PM ET New Mexico State is asking the NCAA’s football oversight committee for a waiver that would allow its team to play in a bowl if it finishes with a 5-6 record. Athletic director Mario Moccia told ESPN that the school submitted its appeal Monday. The football oversight committee is expected to discuss the
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