Don’t expect The Great One to be working from the broadcast booth much in the future. Wayne Gretzky loves his day job — as an analyst on the “NHL On TNT” studio show alongside Rick Tocchet, Anson Carter, Paul Bissonnette and host Liam McHugh — that much.  “We have a lot of fun on the panel,” Gretzky said on a conference call …

Expectations weren’t too high when cornerback Rasul Douglas joined the Packers last season, but he wound up being a very welcome addition to the defense. Douglas was signed off the Cardinals practice squad with the Packers thin at corner with Jaire Alexander out and he intercepted five passes in 12 games after joining the team. He returned two of those …

Alabama coach Nick Saban may be on the wrong side of 70, but he can backpedal like an All-Pro defensive back. In a session with reporters on Tuesday, Saban was asked about the recent brouhaha between him and Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher regarding the name, image, and likeness dynamic. It started fewer than two weeks ago, when Saban said …

A lot of people decided Coco Gauff was going to be special when she beat Venus Williams at Wimbledon as a 15-year old, and it wasn’t necessarily the wrong impulse. For better or worse, tennis loves its prodigies, and here were two of them — one at the beginning of the journey, the other at the end — providing a …

Running back Darrel Williams is headed to Arizona. The Cardinals announced Williams’ signing on Tuesday. He visited the team in April and there was word last week that a deal was in the works. Williams spent the last four seasons with the Chiefs after going undrafted out of LSU in 2018. He is coming off his biggest workload as he …

The SEC had their annual meeting today in Destin, FL with all 14 coaches taking part. It was to no surprise that Alabama head coach Nick Saban was bombarded with questions regarding his recent comments on Texas A&M and their use of NIL. Saban was asked what evidence he had that A&M was “buying their class.” Saban kept his response …

DENVER — There’s another marquee matchup brewing in the NHL’s Western Conference final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche, and this one has nothing to do with Nathan MacKinnon or Connor McDavid. For 2-year-old Gemma Grace Manson, the main event will be her dad — Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson — trying to get past former NHL player turned …

Another woman has filed a lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, becoming the 23rd civil case to accuse him of sexual misconduct during massage sessions in 2020. It is the first lawsuit filed against him since the 22 others were filed in March and April of 2021 and potentially could complicate any plan for the NFL to resolve questions …

The Detroit Lions’ kicking competition is down to two. The Lions cut veteran kicker Aldrick Rosas on Tuesday and were awarded defensive John Cominsky off waivers from the Atlanta Falcons. A MAN CAN WISH: Lions special teams coordinator loves Jameson Williams, doesn’t expect to have him Rosas, a Pro Bowler with the New York Giants in 2018, spent part of last …

James Franklin has always done a great job of recruiting from his local pipeline states but Virginia seems to be a hotbed. This year especially with so many players coming from the state just south of Pennsylvania. The latest to commit though? Offensive lineman Anthony Donkoh. He is an absolute mountain of a young man. Coming out of Virginia, expectations …

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Commanders have been exploring building a new stadium, and have started to narrow in on where its new home will be and what it will look like. The franchise recently acquired an option to purchase 200 acres of land in Prince William County, Virginia, and conducted an economic impact analysis on what a new …

Tuesday marked the start of the 100-day countdown to the 2022 NFL season opener between the defending Super Bowl-champion Rams and Bills, one of this year’s AFC favorites. At this point of the NFL calendar, teams are early on in the process of dusting off the rust of the offseason, acclimating rookies and free-agent additions to their new coaches and …

As we continue our way profiling the 2023 Penn State football recruiting class, next up is cornerback Lamont Payne. On the defensive side of the ball, The cornerback room might be one of if not the most intriguing positions for the future of the Nittany Lions. Payne comes in with already plenty of young talent in that cornerback room. Preseason …

5:20 PM ET ESPN staff We’ve reached the conference finals of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, with no shortage of star power in either series. The Eastern Conference finals begin Wednesday, and feature Hart Trophy candidate Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers against the two-time defending Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. In the Western Conference finals starting Tuesday, Nathan …

The 49ers won’t rely on cornerback Jason Verrett in 2022 as they did in 2021. He began last year as a starter, but a torn ACL in Week 1 took him out for the rest of the year. San Francisco re-signed him this offseason and while their CB depth has improved and Verrett’s role has diminished, the veteran corner is …