8:01 AM ET Elizabeth Merrill Close Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Senior Writer Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. David Purdum Close David Purdum ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 HE PICKED

Feb 17, 2023 DJ Bien-AimeESPN This weekend kicks off the newly reimagined XFL under a new ownership group, headed up by Dany Garcia, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and RedBird Capital Partners. The league will feature eight teams split into two divisions, North and South, and some familiar faces, some of whom saw significant NFL action.

Feb 16, 2023 Here’s a snapshot of the United States in 2023. The NFL completed its season Sunday with a Super Bowl that was viewed by 113 million people, making it the third-most-watched television show of all time. On Saturday, the XFL will return to the field to kick off its 10-week regular-season schedule. On

9:08 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print After briefly returning in 2020, then shuttering because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the XFL is set to return to action this weekend. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Under a new ownership group, headed up by Dany Garcia, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and RedBird Capital Partners,

Feb 16, 2023 Here’s a snapshot of the United States in 2023. The NFL completed its season Sunday with a Super Bowl that was viewed by 113 million people, making it the third-most-watched television show of all time. On Saturday, the XFL will return to the field to kick off its 10-week regular-season schedule. On

6:30 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — In one of the Houston Roughnecks’ first team meetings in January following the revived XFL’s launch, a new, yet familiar, face addressed his players. Wade Phillips, who despite being 75 is still proudly known as the Son of Bum, a nod to his Stetson-sporting father, a Texas icon who

7:13 AM ET Running back Aaron Jones will be staying with the Green Bay Packers after reaching an agreement Friday on an $11 million salary for the 2023 season that includes an $8.52 million signing bonus, his agents, Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Including the upcoming season, Jones will have made

5:18 PM ET New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons and two other men have been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly assaulting a man at a Las Vegas nightclub in February 2022. All four men were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit battery and battery resulting in

10:34 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Winning a second Super Bowl in four seasons has its privileges for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. One is that he will be guest hosting NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on March 4. Kelce announced the news as a guest on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.”

4:14 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Part of why Jonathan Gannon was hired as the Arizona Cardinals‘ new coach was because of his opinion of Kyler Murray. During Gannon’s introductory news conference on Thursday, he said one of his first moves will be to start looking at offensive coaches who he feels are the right