Storm delays flight, keeps Jags on tarmac in Indy

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2025, 12:25 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow […]

Pistons' Ivey undergoes surgery for broken fibula

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 2, 2025, 11:18 AM ET Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey underwent surgery for a broken fibula in his left leg, the team announced Thursday. Ivey, 22, will miss at least most of the remainder of the season, sources told ESPN. The Pistons and Ivey are currently not ruling out a […]

Milroe, Campbell leave Bama, declare for draft

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and linebacker Jihaad Campbell each declared for the NFL draft Thursday. Milroe, a redshirt junior and Alabama’s starter the past two years, announced the news via an […]

Barrett: Comeback with Bucs isn't one and done

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterJan 2, 2025, 06:21 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaq Barrett told reporters Thursday […]

NBA suspends Rockets' Thompson, Heat's Rozier

Dec 31, 2024, 03:42 PM ET MIAMI — The NBA has suspended Houston’s Amen Thompson for two games and Miami’s Terry Rozier for one game over their roles in a skirmish in the final moments of the Rockets-Heat game Sunday night. The league also handed out $145,000 in fines Tuesday from that contest. Houston coach […]

Fins prep as if Huntley to start must-win finale

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 1, 2025, 03:46 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award […]

Packers CB Alexander undergoes knee surgery

Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterJan 1, 2025, 03:07 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him […]

NBA Power Rankings: Celtics and Clippers riding high into the new year

Some teams across the NBA are looking to ring in the new year with continued success, while others are hoping to re-up resolutions for 2025. After slow starts, the Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets are looking to leave 2024 behind and hop into a second-half surge to contend for the playoff picture. Other […]

NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus the biggest offseason contract situation to watch

NFL Nation, ESPNDec 31, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Welcome to Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season. We have made it to the final Power Rankings poll of the year. The Minnesota Vikings outlasted the Green Bay Packers, the Baltimore Ravens blew out the Houston Texans on Christmas, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Denver […]