INDIANAPOLIS – By definition, the NFL draft is inherently a young man’s game. But while there are no literal graybeards among this year’s class of prospects, a number of players are set to become rookies despite resembling veterans in age. And they’re doing so at a moment when personnel decision-makers have reconsidered a longstanding aversion to older prospects. ‘If it’s ...
USA TODAY Sports has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine from Indianapolis. Follow along here for updates. Hundreds of college football standouts are in Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. The week of action began on Tuesday with coach and general manager media availability. Thursday brought the main reason for fans to tune in: on-field drills and ...
Deion Sanders questioned the timing of a racial slur yelled at the BAFTA Film Awards. Sanders suggested the slur must be ‘already in you’ to be part of an involuntary outburst. The man who yelled the slur, John Davidson, said he felt shame and that it was one of several tics he had that night. Colorado football coach Deion Sanders ...
Forward Taj Gibson, 40, has agreed to a deal to join the Memphis Grizzlies, his agent told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Feb. 26. It will be the 17th season for the USC product. He’s played with seven different NBA teams during his professional career, including last season with the Charlotte Hornets. He started 11 of the 37 games he played ...
The NFL scouting combine has a way of changing things. What it alters, however, might be perception more so than actual draft boards. The annual summit in Indianapolis holds a special place on the league’s offseason calendar, marking a two-month march to the start of the 2026 NFL draft itself. For front offices, a bulk of the evaluation work has ...
Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for throwing the game ball ‘with force’ into the stands during halftime of Minnesota’s 124-121 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the end of the second quarter, when Edwards snagged a rebound off a Portland miss, then faked a heave to ...
Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for throwing the game ball ‘with force’ into the stands during halftime of Minnesota’s 124-121 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the end of the second quarter, when Edwards snagged a rebound off a Portland miss, then faked a heave to ...
USA TODAY Sports has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine from Indianapolis. Follow along here for updates. Hundreds of college football standouts are in Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. The week of action began on Tuesday with coach and general manager media availability. Thursday brought the main reason for fans to tune in: on-field drills and ...
Forward Taj Gibson, 40, has agreed to a deal to join the Memphis Grizzlies, his agent told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Feb. 26. It will be the 17th season for the USC product. He’s played with seven different NBA teams during his professional career, including last season with the Charlotte Hornets. He started 11 of the 37 games he played ...
The NFL scouting combine has a way of changing things. What it alters, however, might be perception more so than actual draft boards. The annual summit in Indianapolis holds a special place on the league’s offseason calendar, marking a two-month march to the start of the 2026 NFL draft itself. For front offices, a bulk of the evaluation work has ...