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The Atlanta Falcons have fired coach Arthur Smith after three seasons without a playoff appearance or a winning record. Smith met with Falcons owner Arthur Blank and CEO Rich McKay on Sunday night, hours after a 48-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints sealed a 7-10 season. The Falcons had an outside chance to win the NFC South with […]
The Carolina Panthers begin the offseason looking for a general manager in addition to a head coach. General manager Scott Fitterer was fired Monday. The move leaves assistant general manager Dan Morgan in charge of the day-to-day operations for the time being, a source close to the situation told ESPN. “As we move forward with the new […]
In a sweeping overhaul of the franchise’s football leadership that started with the dismissal of coach Ron Rivera on Monday morning, Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris has hired two prominent executives — former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers and former Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman — to assist his ownership group with searches for a new head of football […]
Bob Knight, whose Hall of Fame career was highlighted by three national titles at Indiana — one capping an undefeated season not since matched — and countless on-court outbursts, has died. He was 83. Knight’s family made the announcement Wednesday night. He was hospitalized with an illness in April and had been in poor health for several […]
The LA Clippers acquired 10-time All-Star guard James Harden in a blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, sources told ESPN. The 76ers sent Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrusev to the Clippers for Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nic Batum, KJ Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks, a 2029 pick swap and an additional first-round pick that’ll be routed from a third team, sources […]
The WNBA on Thursday fined the New York Liberty $25,000 after some of their players declined media interviews following the team’s loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the clinching game of the WNBA Finals. Liberty players Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Betnijah Laney also were fined $2,000 each by the league for turning down media requests for interviews. According to WNBA rules, each […]
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh denied any knowledge or involvement in plotting to steal opponents’ play-calling signals by sending representatives to their games and said he would fully cooperate with an NCAA investigation into the allegations against his program. “I do not have any knowledge or information regarding the University of Michigan football program illegally stealing […]
The Miami Dolphins are trading for Chicago Bears wide receiver Chase Claypool, the teams announced Friday. The Dolphins and Bears will also swap 2025 draft picks in the trade, which is pending a physical, with Miami giving Chicago a sixth-round pick in exchange for a seventh-rounder. The trade comes after Claypool was a healthy scratch for the second time in […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Damian Lillard to play to alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team deal that also includes the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Portland will receive Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, Milwaukee’s 2029 unprotected first-round draft pick, and unprotected Milwaukee swap rights in 2028 and 2030, sources told Wojnarowski. The Suns […]
Michigan State University has fired football coach Mel Tucker for cause Wednesday, formally completing a process that was initiated last week. Tucker is under university investigation for a sexual misconduct complaint brought by Brenda Tracy, a sexual assault awareness speaker. In a statement, the university said it had terminated Tucker’s contract “for his admitted and undisputed […]
