Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach and recent Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter announced his retirement. “After 39 seasons of coaching football, it’s time to move on to the next phase of life,” Koetter posted on social media, via his son Derek. “From 1982 at Highland High through the 2020 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, it’s been nothing but […]

The concept of momentum in sports is nebulous. It is often more fanciful than tangible, and it is often fleeting. That has never been more true than in the current men’s college basketball season, in which a winning streak can be derailed by a couple of positive COVID-19 tests just as easily as by a poor offensive display. So with […]

Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate HOUSTON — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson on Monday asked fans who planned a protest on his behalf to cancel the event “for the sake of public safety.” “Although I am humbled I ask that whoever is organizing the march cancel for the sake of public safety,” Watson said in a […]

Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings will soon begin searching for their sixth offensive coordinator since 2014. Gary Kubiak, who has been with the franchise since 2019 and spent last season as the Vikings’ offensive coordinator, announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday […]

The L.A. Chargers are hiring Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley as their new head coach, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Sunday night. The Chargers quietly scheduled a second interview with Staley for after his playoff games, Rapoport added. He had other interviews scheduled, but the club had no intention of letting him leave. Around […]

Cleveland and playoff heartbreak often go hand-in-hand, and the Browns’ latest postseason loss was no exception.   It’s easy to harp on Rashard Higgins’ fumble out of the end zone in the first half after a controversial hit by Chiefs safety Daniel Sorensen and label it “The Touchback.” It’s easy to wonder how the defense allowed backup quarterback Chad Henne’s third-down scramble […]

The knee injury Cooper Kupp suffered on Super Wild Card Weekend is still hampering him heading into the Divisional Round. The Rams wide receiver is a game-time decision to play Saturday versus the Packers, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported. Kupp is officially listed as questionable. After Kupp went down late in L.A.’s win over the Seahawks, coach Sean McVay said […]

Aaron Rodgers didn’t give the Packers a discount-double check when he re-upped in Green Bay. Make no mistake, not only is Rodgers a baaaaad maaaaaaan, in the words of Stephen A. Smith, he’s also a paid man: Rodgers signed a four-year extension with the Packers in August 2018, keeping him in a Green Bay uniform through the (seeming) end of his career. […]

The Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs is my favorite weekend in sports. And while Saturday was a little lighter on watchability this time around, Sunday certainly delivered the goods. What did we learn from this two-day football feast? Who won the weekend? Which narratives blew up? Where do we go from here? Let’s break it all down with a […]

Tennessee is hiring Central Florida’s Danny White as its athletics director, a person with knowledge of the move told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the school had not yet announced the hire. It is expected to become official Thursday afternoon. The deal with White, long been considered one of the top young administrators in […]