9:00 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN NEARLY FIVE YEARS ago, Donald De La Haye tried to blend into unfamiliar wallpaper as he shuffled quietly through a party at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. He looked to his right and saw former NBA star Paul Pierce and NBA coach Ty Lue. He glanced to his

Sep 6, 2022 Associated Press Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season, passing Ohio State, after the defending national champion dominated its opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank released Tuesday, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes

Sep 6, 2022 Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman has been cleared to return to action, the school announced Tuesday. Hartman, a three-year starter, was sidelined last month with what the school termed a “non-football injury.” Tuesday, Wake Forest acknowledged Hartman was diagnosed with Paget-Schroetter syndrome — also known as effort thrombosis — a blood clot

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff After a wild Week 1 that featured five consecutive days of games, ranging from Appalachian State scoring 40 points in the fourth quarter alone and still losing to North Carolina to Iowa scoring seven points (on two safeties and a field goal) in four quarters and winning, what does the

7:15 PM ET Alabama tight end and preseason All-SEC pick Cameron Latu will play on Saturday at Texas. Coach Nick Saban told reporters on Wednesday that Latu, who missed all of preseason camp and the season opener against Utah State with an undisclosed illness, is doing well and “100%” healthy. “This will be his first

Sep 6, 2022 Former Kentucky and Baylor football coach Guy Morriss died Monday night at age 71. Morriss coached Kentucky in 2001 and 2002 and then spent the next five seasons leading Baylor, going 27-54 with the two universities. He later coached Division II Texas A&M-Commerce for four years. In 2016, Morriss was diagnosed with

7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: And you try you try so hardBut I swear it on your heartAnd you play you play the gameBut you pay you pay for itYou can’t win no, you can’t win no –“You Can’t Win,” Kelly Clarkson Here at Bottom 10 Headquarters, located behind the moonshine still

Sep 5, 2022 Star LSU defensive tackle Maason Smith will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during the team’s season-opening loss to Florida State on Sunday, coach Brian Kelly confirmed Tuesday. Smith underwent additional testing Monday on his knee, which he injured in the opening quarter while

Sep 5, 2022 No. 8 Michigan’s starting quarterback has not been finalized yet, as Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy continue to battle for the job, but coach Jim Harbaugh says he has explained the situation and will continue with his strategy. “We’ve plowed this ground about as thoroughly as it can possibly be plowed,” Harbaugh

2:16 PM ET Texas Tech starting quarterback Tyler Shough will miss at least the next two games and likely longer because of a left shoulder injury suffered in Saturday’s season opener against Murray State. Shough, who missed the final nine games of 2021 with a broken collarbone, will sit out this week against Houston and