1:23 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has cleared the concussion protocol, a source told ESPN, more than one month after entering it. NFL Network was the first to report the news. Tagovailoa was diagnosed with his second concussion of the season after hitting his head during the Dolphins’ loss to
Month: February 2023
11:36 AM ET With many of the PGA Tour’s biggest stars taking the week off before teeing it up in Phoenix during Super Bowl week, the golf world’s attention shifts back to the Middle East, where hopefully someone is shaking that palm tree to find Patrick Reed’s ball. A handful of PGA Tour members and
12:44 PM ET Stranded in an ice storm in Dallas, the Detroit Pistons have been unable to fly home to host a Wednesday night game against the Washington Wizards — which has led to its postponement. Thousands of flights have been grounded in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and there’s a possibility that the Pistons, who
11:07 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley said Novak Djokovic played at the Grand Slam event with a muscle tear of 3 centimeters — a little more than an inch — in his left hamstring along the way to winning the championship. “He gets a bad rap, but
Former Australia batter Mike Hussey has been confirmed as new head coach of Welsh Fire men in the Hundred. It was confirmed in December that Gary Kirsten would not be returning to lead the side for a third year after two dire campaigns. They finished seventh out of eight in 2021, the Hundred’s inaugural season,
11:10 AM ET Pete Thamel Matt Miller MOBILE, Ala. — Former Texas tailback Roschon Johnson will not participate in the rest of Senior Bowl practices or play in the game on Saturday, Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy told ESPN. Johnson injured his hand during a practice drill yesterday and played through the injury. But
10:34 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule has filed an arbitration suit against the team seeking about $5 million in offset severance compensation, according to a source with knowledge of the suit. Rhule, now the head coach at Nebraska, is seeking money he believes the Panthers still owe him after
11:16 AM ET Kenny Dillingham got his first big commitment as Arizona State head coach on Wednesday, when ESPN 300 quarterback Jaden Rashada committed to the Sun Devils. Rashada is the No. 31 prospect out of Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, California. He had signed with Florida in the early signing period with the help
11:32 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills was indicted by a Guernsey County Common Pleas Court grand jury on one count of rape and one count of kidnapping, both first-degree felonies, according to a release posted on the Ohio Attorney General’s website. Per the release, Sills engaged in sexual activity that was
8:30 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Mixed martial arts is not what it used to be. In its early days, the sport was widely dismissed as a cringey toughman sideshow and relegated to the outcast fringe. For years, MMA was sustained by an obsessive and faithful fan base that mined fight clips from dingy corners of
7:00 AM ET The 65th edition of the Caribbean Series — starting Thursday in Caracas, Venezuela — will feature eight teams for the first time in history. Venezuela is hosting the tournament for the 15th time, having won two of its seven titles on home soil. The Dominican Republic’s representative, Tigres de Licey, will appear
8:41 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When Emanuel Navarrete meets Liam Wilson on Friday in Glendale, Arizona, for the WBO’s vacant 130-pound championship (10 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+), he’ll have the opportunity to join the storied lineage of Mexican boxers with titles in three divisions. Navarrete (36-1, 30 KOs) captured a title at 122 pounds when
8:21 AM ET ESPN News Services Tom Brady says he is retiring “for good” from football, ending a storied 23-year NFL career during which the star quarterback won seven Super Bowls and set numerous records. Brady announced his decision Wednesday on social media, saying he “wouldn’t change a thing” about his career. Brady, 45, also
8:15 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com WHERE IS LEBRON JAMES? It’s Game 4 of the 2011 NBA Finals, and the Miami Heat are down three to the Dallas Mavericks with 6.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter. James, in his quest for his first NBA championship, has scored only 8 points, looking lost on the floor
8:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal Ask Jamie Dixon about the idea of a 24-second shot clock in men’s Division I basketball, and he doesn’t mince words. “I think it’s coming,” the
Feb 1, 2023 ASHBURN, Va. — The pats on the back, photo requests and adulation haven’t stopped 35 years later. When people meet Doug Williams, they know who they’re meeting: Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl. On Jan. 31, 1988, he changed a narrative that Black quarterbacks couldn’t lead a
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Gary Bettman took office as the NHL’s first-ever commissioner on Feb. 1, 1993. It’s been an eventful three decades since. League owners tapped Bettman — a New York-born, Ivy League-educated lawyer who previously served as the NBA’s general counsel and senior vice president — to succeed outgoing president Gil Stein
6:30 AM ET ESPN staff College football‘s 2023 recruiting cycle is nearing its end with national signing day. Wednesday is the final day that high school recruits are able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the schools they choose. The early signing period in December brought plenty of chaos. Three