Interviews by The Boston Globe of former Patriots teammates of Aaron Hernandez illustrate an erratic and troubling player in his last season with the team.

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England earned its most impressive win of the Gareth Southgate era.

Running back Le'Veon Bell is not expected to report to the Steelers this week, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter, though Bell previously said he'd make his return.

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers, has died at the age of 65.

The Knicks decided against signing Kristaps Porzingis to a rookie extension prior to Monday's deadline -- a move that will give New York an extra $10 million in cap space next summer and will make Porzingis a restricted free agent in the offseason.

Center Myles Turner has agreed to a four-year, $72 million extension with the Pacers that could be worth as much as $80 million with incentive clauses, league sources told ESPN.

England earned its most impressive win of the Gareth Southgate era.

Antonio Brown's teammates have rallied behind the Steeler after he took a hit from Vontaze Burfict, calling for the Bengals linebacker's suspension and decrying the play as "pathetic."

Text messages presented by defense attorneys on Monday indicated the Kansas coaches were at least aware of former Adidas consultant T.J. Gassnola's involvement in the Jayhawks' recruitment of current player Silvio De Sousa, a native of Angola.

The Patriots have identified the fan who threw beer on Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill and have banned him from the stadium.

Moments after Terence Crawford finished off Jose Benavidez Jr. on Saturday night, talk turned to making Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr. -- but it's unlikely that fight will be next.

Three-time Sixth Man Award winner Jamal Crawford has reached a one-year agreement with the Phoenix Suns, he told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired defensive coordinator Mike Smith on Monday, one day after giving up 34 points to the Falcons in their third consecutive loss.

Need an impact player whom others might be overlooking? Here are the top options available on waiver wires in most ESPN fantasy leagues.

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, after easily handling Conor McGregor at UFC 229, has set his sights on another big name in combat sports: Floyd Mayweather.

The new Novak Djokovic is a lot like the old Novak Djokovic: in a class all by himself as he showed us again, this time at the Shanghai Masters.

From the expected (Bama's dominance) to the unexpected (Texas' resurgence) and everything in between, here's what happened as we hit the season's midpoint.

Andrija Novakovich grew up in a soccer-mad family and that foundation, coupled with his drive to improve, should see him play for the U.S. vs. Peru.

Publically, many experts are complementary of Usain Bolt's efforts. Privately, they doubt that a football contract will ever materialise.