Month: January 2023

7:08 AM ET The Cleveland Browns fired defensive coordinator Joe Woods on Monday morning following consecutive losing seasons, a league source told ESPN. The Browns finished with a 7-10 record, capped by Sunday’s 28-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Woods had been Cleveland’s defensive coordinator under head coach Kevin Stefanski since 2020. In Woods’ first
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12:18 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Belgium’s David Goffin has ousted fifth-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the ASB Tennis Classic in a match which produced an engrossing clash of styles. Goffin, a baseliner who won his seventh ATP singles title last year on clay in
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11:18 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball DENVER — Chargers coach Brandon Staley offered no apology Sunday after playing starters throughout most of a 31-28 loss to the Denver Broncos in the regular-season finale,
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3:14 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN GREEN BAY, Wis. — As happy as Dan Campbell was to lead the Detroit Lions to their first winning season since 2017, the second-year head coach was even happier to put the “Same Old Lions” narrative to rest. At Lambeau Field, on the prime-time stage, the underdog Lions ended the
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12:34 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Petra Kvitova issued a reminder of her ability ahead of the Australian Open when she beat Elena Rybakina on Monday in a clash of Wimbledon champions at the Adelaide International. The 32-year-old Kvitova who won at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 relied on a powerful serve to
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11:04 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — With calls urging the hierarchy of the Australian Open to change the timing of the event to allow players a longer offseason gaining momentum, tournament director Craig Tiley described the claims as “ridiculous” and “bizarre.” Tiley was responding to an Australian media report which suggested the first
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11:33 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Geno Smith, Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks are headed back to the playoffs. An outcome that few thought was possible after the Russell Wilson trade became a reality Sunday night when the Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers, 20-16, at Lambeau Field. The Seahawks kept their
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11:16 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN Lovie Smith is out as the Houston Texans‘ coach, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, hours after the team finished 3-13-1 in Smith’s first season. The Texans have now fired back-to-back coaches, one year after ousting David Culley last January. Smith was the defensive coordinator and associate head coach on
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