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Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent back surgery with noted specialist Robert Watkins in California on Tuesday, and ESPN's NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports that the procedure is believed to have gone "well." The exact recovery time for Gr...

Adam RubinDominic Smith ATLANTA -- First-round pick Dominic Smith could officially be on board with the Mets by the end of the day, multiple sources told ESPNNewYork.com. "It's in the process of being finalized --hopefully today," one insider s...

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent back surgery with noted specialist Robert Watkins in California on Tuesday.

Dave Telep's Starting 5: Scholarship offers are a two-way street, USA Basketball U16's conquest, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow play with the big boys, and the top risers from NBPA Top 100 camp

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

Teams that like to delay promoting top prospects until the point in the year when it's late enough to avoid giving the player a shot at Super 2 status in arbitration can breathe easily now, as we're well past that date, as shown by recent and imminen...

Blog | June 18, 2013

Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz fell to the 13th round, on average, in ESPN live drafts prior to this season, which seemed a bit strange, but it made him a nice bargain. Sure, there's outfield depth this season and Cruz has had trouble staying o...

Blog | June 18, 2013

Fran Fraschilla discusses some of the challenges facing the U.S. U-19 team with its coach, Florida's Billy Donovan. He also provides several notes on the team's players, from Marcus Smart to top 2014 recruit Jahlil Okafor.

Blog | Conversation | June 18, 2013

Todd Zola looks at players who have performed above expectations this season and should continue to, such as Carlos Gomez, Hunter Pence and Jeff Samardzija.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

RecruitingNation's Dave Telep looks at how each basketball team in the Big 12 is shaping up for 2014 recruiting, including who they have, who they want, storyline to watch, bold prediction and overall recruiting trend.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

Tuesday, Ryen Russillo and Danny Kanell host from the Bristol, CT studios. They'll welcome U.S. Open champion Justin Rose (1:15 p.m. ET), North Carolina coach Larry Fedora (2:15), ESPN MLB Insider Tim Kurkjian (2:30), ESPN.com Heat writer Brian Windh...

Following a clinical defensive display by the Boston Bruins in Game 3, is it possible that their blue line could be even better next season and beyond? Craig Custance writes that Dougie Hamilton gives the Bruins plenty of promising options moving forward.

Blog | Conversation | June 18, 2013

• ESPN MLB Insider Jayson Stark tells Greeny and Golic about whether the Tigers are the most interesting team in baseball, Max Scherzer's 10-0 start and more. Plus, Stark attempts to stump the guys with his weekly trivia question. Stark -Base...

Kansas is losing a lot from last season's team, but John Gasaway explains why he thinks the Jayhawks will have enough to win their 10th consecutive Big 12 title.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

• ESPN.com NBA Insider Marc Stein discusses the trade rumors between the Clippers and the Celtics, the futures of Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, Spurs-Heat and more. Stein • SI's Chris Mannix shares his thoughts on the chang...

Breaking down the categories and weighting for Insider's College Football Power Rankings.