Football
Vincent wants Rooney Rule to be unnecessary
NFL executive Troy Vincent hopes hiring minority candidates becomes so common that the Rooney Rule is unnecessary.
Year: 2021
Football
How the NFL regular season will end: Projecting scores for the final 32 games, who makes the playoffs
We used ESPN’s Football Power Index’s most likely simulation to project Weeks 17 and 18 — complete with game scores — to predict how the NFL playoff field will stack up.
Football
Raiders win and they’re in? That might be the craziest concept of chaotic Las Vegas season
In a season where their coach resigned and two first-round draft picks were cut, the Raiders are remarkably still alive and in control of their fate.
Football
DeMarcus Lawrence not taking Cowboys’ playoff run for granted
While Lawrence has been to the playoffs three times, he’s viewing this chance with a greater sense of urgency.
Football
Quarantines, spacing and Zoom: How NFL teams are trying to protect QBs from COVID-19
As the season winds down and playoff implications ramp up, some teams are taking extra steps to help their quarterbacks avoid contracting the virus.
Football
Trevor Lawrence has emerged out of Urban Meyer’s shadow as the face of the Jacksonville Jaguars
Despite a bumpy rookie season on the field, the Jaguars are now, without a doubt, Lawrence’s team.
Baseball
Basketball
NBA roundtable: The very best moments of 2021 — and what to expect in 2022
With two days remaining in 2021, our NBA insiders reflect on the best moments of the year and look ahead to 2022.
Basketball
Morant fuels Grizzlies rally, buries Lakers with 41
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant helped erase a 13-point deficit late in the third quarter and finished with 41 points to lead his team past the Lakers 104-99.
Football
Bucky Brooks’ five most important players in the final two weeks of the NFL season
Bucky Brooks reveals his most important players in the final two weeks of the NFL season. Hear why Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa, Arizona Cardinals’ Kyler Murray, and San Francisco 49ers’ Trey Lance are all on […]