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Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes touches on perseverance in speech to Texas Tech graduates Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes advised graduating Texas Tech students to "go out and win your Super Bowl'' at the university's virtual commencement ceremony Saturday. "I know this isn't the graduation ceremony that you and your families had ...
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Ex-49er Frank Gore says he never pondered retiring before joining Jets Frank Gore had a full career in a decade with the 49ers, and he arguably has had one in the five seasons since. Gore's 11,073 rushing yards with San Francisco are nearly 4,000 clear of the next closest running back (Joe Perry) in franchise history. Add that ...
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NBA Expansion 101: How adding new teams could help solve league's current financial crisis due to coronavirus The NBA is a 30-team league. It has been a 30-team league for almost two decades, and if Adam Silver is to be believed, it planned to remain a 30-team league for the foreseeable future. Note the past tense of the word "planned," there, because nothing ...
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Former QB Ryan Leaf arrested on domestic battery charge Former quarterback and current ESPN college football analyst Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday on a charge of misdemeanor domestic battery. Leaf was arrested around 2 p.m. in Palm Desert, California, and booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility ...
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Ole Miss picks up Mississippi State transfer Jarrian Jones Mississippi State defensive back Jarrian Jones confirmed to ESPN he is transferring to Ole Miss. Jones entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, and is now adding a little fuel to the in-state rivalry and future Egg Bowls with his decision to pick the Rebels.
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Inside AFC South: Best Offseason Moves Whoever deduced that the only constant in life is change summed up every NFL offseason. AFC South Division teams tried to move forward with a series of moves to shore up rosters. Which one was the biggest for each team? Inside AFC South's beat writers ...
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Packers' run defense eager for redemption after playoff loss Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine believes his team's run defense is much better than its last showing. And he expects the team to prove that this fall. "When things are right, when things are clicking for us and guys have a good understanding of what ...
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NBA Rumors: Latest Buzz on Bradley Beal Trade, Warriors' Draft Plans and More Though the timeline remains unclear, the 2020 NBA offseason is in the not-too-distant horizon. The draft buzz has already been building, and now, the trade buzz is beginning in earnest. What is perhaps the first concrete trade rumor of the coming offseason ...
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NBA Draft 2020: Complete 1st-Round Mock Draft and Sleepers to Watch One of the most valuable parts of the predraft process is the in-person and up-close scouting opportunities for all 30 NBA teams. Every year, scouts and executives end up focused on a certain player because of these workouts. For example, Utah Jazz general ...
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Potential Rule Change on Onside Kicks Would Require Fourth-and-15 Menu of Plays GREEN BAY, Wis. – With the NFL's player-safety rules having the unintended consequence of ruining the onside kick, the league is considering a radical move: a fourth-and-15 from the 25-yard line. Until rules changes implemented in 2018, kicking-team ...
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Sean Payton Trash Talking Tom Brady With 6 Super Bowl rings, it's hard to be now an underdog and the New Kid on the Block in your division. But, Saints HC Sean Payton sent a friendly reminder to Brady how the Saints are Kings of the NFC South and should be ready to "quiet the cannons" on ...
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'Hometown Discount'? Would A Jamal Adams Cowboys Trade Erase 'Highest-Paid' Goal? FRISCO - "Hometown discounts'' are discussed infinitely more than they are accepted. A player the caliber of Jamal Adams, the disgruntled New York Jets safety, has every right to pursue a desire to be "the highest-paid player at his position.'' But what if that's ...
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LeBron James narrates inspiring Nike film: 'We are never too far down to come back' Trailing 28-3. A 3-1 series deficit. Grand Slam victories and Masters jackets rendering age but a number. "We came back when we should have been long forgotten," LeBron James voice narrates atop some of the greatest recent comebacks in sports. "And we ...
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Lance Armstrong documentary: The characters you'll want to know ESPN's 30 for 30 "LANCE," directed by Marina Zenovich Part 1: 9 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN Part 2: 9 p.m. ET May 31 on ESPN Live streaming: ESPN App, ESPN+. For perhaps the first time, Lance Armstrong, his family and his former teammates talk candidly ...
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Athletes send their best wishes to Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing after COVID-19 diagnosis Georgetown head coach and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing shared with the public on Friday evening that he had tested positive for the novel COVID-19 virus. Ewing has been isolated in a local hospital. No one else in the Georgetown program has ...
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Adrian Peterson has his sights on passing Barry Sanders for 4th in all-time rushing Adrian Peterson could go down as one of the NFL's all-time greats without ever having to play another snap in the NFL. But as the running back gears up for his 14th NFL season and his third with the Redskins, he has one specific goal in mind. "Passing Barry ...
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Danny Vitale Preaches Versatility, Saying He Models Game After 49ers' Kyle Juszczyk With James Develin announcing his retirement this offseason, it was unclear how exactly the New England Patriots would fill the big void left by the former Pro Bowl fullback. New England utilizes their fullback more than many teams in the league do, ...
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What are the Detroit Lions' Strengths? When starting to examine what is the potential the Lions have of drastically turning around their fortunes this upcoming season, several question marks remain. Among them, what are the actual strengths of this team? Many are hoping the pass rush has ...
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Mets' Noah Syndergaard sued by landlord for not paying rent on New York penthouse Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard has been sued by his New York landlord for not paying rent on the lower Manhattan penthouse he was planning to live in during the 2020 season, according to a federal lawsuit obtained by USA TODAY Sports. The complaint ...
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Borussia Monchengladbach 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen: In-demand Havertz sends Bosz's men third Kai Havertz grabbed another double as Bayer Leverkusen leapfrogged Borussia Monchengladbach to go third in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at Borussia-Park. Havertz enhanced his reputation further amid talk over a big-money move to the Premier League ...
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No fans, but Dortmund keeps Bundesliga title challenge alive BERLIN (AP) -- Borussia Dortmund is keeping its Bundesliga title challenge alive despite playing with no spectators and amid strict hygiene measures against the coronavirus. Dortmund quietly labored at Wolfsburg to a 2-0 win on Saturday, closing the gap on ...
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Dortmund beat Wolfsburg to close in on Bayern ahead of title showdown Berlin (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund warmed up for their looming top-of-the-table clash against Bayern Munich with a 2-0 win at Wolfsburg on Saturday in the second weekend of the Bundesliga's restart from the coronavirus-enforced suspension. Goals by ...
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NFC East Morning Run | May 23, 2020 Former NBA coach Phil Jackson, who won 11 championships as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, met with Eagles players over Microsoft Teams on Thursday as a guest speaker invited by head coach Doug Pederson. Jackon was a ...
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League-by-league guide to the return of football around Europe Paris (AFP) - With the German Bundesliga on its second weekend back following the two-month coronavirus shutdown and La Liga given the green light by the Spanish government to return next month, AFP Sport casts a glance at the situation for football ...
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Tom Brady is getting 'The Last Dance' treatment, but is there as big of an audience for that? Just one question, though: Is a deep dive into Tom Brady's career really going to inspire anywhere near the same excitement as Michael Jordan's recent star turn? Apparently, the network that brought us the 10-part "Last Dance" to so much acclaim – and boffo ...
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Knicks Rumors: LaMelo Ball 'Unequivocally' Top-Rated PG on NY's NBA Draft Board If the New York Knicks target a point guard in the 2020 NBA Draft, LaMelo Ball will reportedly be their preferred choice. Per Marc Berman of the New York Post, Ball is "unequivocally" the top-ranked point guard on the Knicks' draft board. SNY's Ian Begley ...
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Messi's back: Spanish soccer league set to resume in June BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Lionel Messi's Barcelona and the rest of the Spanish league can resume play in June after three months of waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to subside. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Saturday that the ...
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World Cup winner Goetze to part ways with Dortmund Berlin (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund sports director Michael Zorc confirmed Saturday that Mario Goetze, who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final, will leave at the end of the season. "We will stop working together with Mario Goetze in the summer ...
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Saints officially agree to terms with LB Anthony Chickillo The New Orleans Saints have officially agreed to terms with linebacker Anthony Chickillo, the team announced on Saturday morning. Chickillo's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told reporters on Thursday that the Saints had agreed to a 1-year deal with Chickillo.
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Weekend Hot Clicks: NHL Is One Step Closer to a Playoff Plan Former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan died on Friday due to complications from Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. Writer Jack McCallum remembers the Hall of Fame coach he covered for decades.
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NFL analyst: Tua Tagovailoa's intangibles key to Miami success Since Dan Marino retired in 2000, the Miami Dolphins have not been able to find a franchise quarterback. They've spent first- and second-round draft picks on players like Ryan Tannehill and Chad Henne, but Tannehill didn't blossom until he got to the ...
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Can 76ers Survive the NBA Postseason Without Fans? Heading into the 2019-2020 NBA season, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown believed his team would be gunning for the Eastern Conference's number one seed. When playing at home this year, the Sixers possess the NBA's best record of 29 wins ...
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Mexico cancels soccer season because of coronavirus pandemic Mexico's Liga MX canceled the remainder of its spring season without crowning a champion for the first time, a decision caused by the new coronavirus pandemic. Teams had played 10 of the Clausura's 17 dates before suspending play March 15. The league ...
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Boston Celtics: Why Rajon Rondo will always hate Ray Allen Rajon Rondo has disliked Ray Allen for a while and now it seems that Boston Celtics fans finally know why. Another day and another great story from Kendrick Perkins. Perk has done a great job of giving Boston Celtics fans a peek behind the curtain.
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Mets star Mike Piazza's 10 best moments over his Hall of Fame career From the moment he was drafted by the Dodgers in the 62nd round all the way to Cooperstown and beyond, Mike Piazza solidified his status as one of the greatest Mets in franchise history. Since it's Piazza trade week, we're reliving the Hall of Famer's top 10 ...
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Report: NBA sent survey to GMs about various return-to-play formats A survey reportedly sent to the NBA's 30 general managers by the league appears to grant some insight into the return-to-play formats currently being considered. According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, the NBA sent the survey to its GMs on Friday night, ...
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ICC: Bowlers require minimum two months' preparation to play tests Cricket, like other global sports, has been suspended since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic but some countries are plotting guidelines for the return of the game as governments start easing lockdown restrictions. Bowlers looking at resuming test cricket ...
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Premier League XIs: Their country's first FA Cup champions Last season Riyad Mahrez became the first Algerian to win the FA Cup. This weekend could've potentially seen Leicester City's Caglar Soyuncu become the first Turkish player to do so. Here's an XI made up from those who were the first of their countrymen to ...
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OHSAA director: No strict deadline for decisions on fall sports COLUMBUS — Ohio High School Athletic Association executive director Jerry Snodgrass on Friday morning said decisions for fall sports are fluid situations. Snodgrass was interviewed on The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima on 92.3 FM in Cleveland.
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Shardul becomes first India cricketer to resume outdoor training Thakur, who has featured in one Test, 11 ODIs and 15 T20s, hit a local ground at Boisar in Maharashtra's Palghar district along with some domestic players. PTI. Palghar (Maharashtra) 23 May, 2020 20:38 IST. Shardul Thakur during an ODI against England in ...
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This CeeDee Lamb Quote Should Get Cowboys Fans Hyped About His Rookie Season Most projections had him going in the top half of Round 1, and some even considered ...
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RUMOR: Cardinals interested in signing Everson Griffen Everson Griffen remains in free agency and he appears to be drumming up some interest from multiple teams. According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the Arizona Cardinals are interested in signing Griffen this offseason. How Antoine Walker Blew '08,000,000 ...
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