10:32 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 INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Inside a celebratory Los Angeles Chargers postgame locker room, music blared, the energy was palpable and wide receiver Mike Williams offered a fitting description
2:02 AM ET John Keim Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Redskins for the Washington Examiner and other media outlets since 1994 Authored or co-authored three books on the Redskins and one on the Cleveland Browns Jordan Raanan LANDOVER, Md. — A game with major playoff implications ended in controversy as the Washington Commanders disputed
8:10 PM ET NFL NationESPN Welcome to Week 15 of the 2022 NFL season, where the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. On Thursday, rookie quarterback Brock Purdy helped the San Francisco 49ers clinch the NFC West by beating the division-rival Seattle Seahawks. Saturday’s three-game slate started with the Minnesota Vikings hosting the Indianapolis
12:02 AM ET Jackson State freshman cornerback Travis Hunter entered the transfer portal on Sunday night, a source told ESPN. Hunter shocked the football world when he decommitted from Florida State and signed with Jackson State as the No. 2 prospect overall in the 2022 class. He was the first five-star recruit to sign with
9:37 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Cincinnati Bengals answered any questions about their toughness with a historic comeback against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The Bengals won 34-23 in a game that featured a first for one of the game’s greatest quarterbacks — it was the first time in 90
11:42 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 40 points and a career-high 27 rebounds in yet another triple-double to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 119-115 on Sunday night. Jokic also had 10 assists for his fifth triple-double of the season and 81st overall. He is the third player
Dec 17, 2022 Jason Fitz The World Cup! Bowl season! The NBA! NFL action on Saturday! What could possibly go wrong for bettors everywhere? Glad you asked. Buckets of tears are back and ready to be filled. Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings The Vikings came into the game with a chance to clinch their division
10:41 PM ET DETROIT — Kevin Durant got so hot in the third quarter of Sunday night’s 124-121 win over the Detroit Pistons that even one of the NBA’s all-time great offensive players lost track of how well he was shooting the ball. Durant scored 26 points in the third, a career high for most
10:23 PM ET LAS VEGAS — New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers stood in a stunned locker room following the team’s 30-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium, making no excuses for his role in the shocking play that ended the game with no time left. Meyers’ careless lateral was caught
9:29 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Connor Joe from Colorado on Sunday in exchange for pitching prospect Nick Garcia. The 30-year-old Joe hit .238 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs in 111 games with the Rockies. Joe split time between left field, right field, first base and designated
9:01 PM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — Venus Williams has been awarded a wild-card entry to play at the Australian Open next month, 25 years after she played the Grand Slam tournament for the first time. The 42-year-old Williams has reached the final twice in Australia, including a loss to her younger sister,
Australia and South Africa players will all wear floppy hats during the national anthems at the Boxing Day Test in tribute to cricket icon Shane Warne. The first MCG Test since Warne’s tragic death in March, aged 52, was always going to be an emotional affair and Cricket Australia have revealed the tributes that will be
9:22 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — The New York Giants got offense from their defense when rookie defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux scored off a sack early in the second quarter against the Washington Commanders on Sunday night at FedEx Field. It was the Giants’ first non-offensive score of the season and gave them a 7-3
9:00 PM ET Former Texas A&M starting quarterback Haynes King is set to transfer to Georgia Tech, a source confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. King, who began the past two seasons as Texas A&M’s starter, entered the transfer portal on Dec. 2 as a graduate transfer. He had 1,220 passing yards with seven touchdowns and
6:51 PM ET JACKSONVILLE — The Dallas Cowboys‘ season did not end with Sunday’s 40-34 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but it did take a turn they could not afford heading into the Christmas Eve showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles. “Talk about short memory,” Cowboys All-Pro right guard Zack Martin said. “You got to
8:04 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Right-hander Trevor May and the Oakland Athletics have finalized a $7 million, one-year contract. May gets a $1 million signing bonus, payable next November, and a $6 million salary next season. He can earn $500,000 in performance bonuses as part of the agreement announced Friday: $125,000 each
8:00 PM ET ESPN News Services LAS VEGAS — Defensive end Chandler Jones grabbed a bizarre, unnecessary lateral by New England’s Jakobi Meyers out of the air on the final play and returned it 48 yards for a touchdown, giving the Las Vegas Raiders a 30-24 victory over the Patriots on Sunday. With the game
3:41 PM ET Lionel Messi has said he will not retire from international football after scoring twice as Argentina lifted the 2022 World Cup in a thrilling penalty shootout victory over France on Sunday. Messi scored the opener from the penalty spot at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar, before striking again in extra time