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Week 1 NFL quarterback awards: Picking the best and worst from Sunday, from Brady and Brees to Burrow and Wentz The first Sunday of the NFL season was wild. The NFC's worst team from 2019 won, while the defending NFC champs lost. The team everyone insisted was tanking for top 2021 quarterback Trevor Lawrence won, in part because Philip Rivers threw an ...
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Judging Week 1 NFL overreactions: Cam Newton is back, the Eagles are doomed and more It's probably taking things too far to say that the Patriots have managed to revamp their entire offense around Cam Newton in two months. It's probably way too soon to say that Newton looks just like his old MVP self and that the rest of the league made a ...
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Lonzo Ball, looking to 'lead my career,' signs with Klutch Sports Three years into his NBA career, New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball views this as a pivotal offseason, which began with an important business decision: Ball has signed with agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, the 22-year-old told ESPN. "I wanted to lead ...
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What to watch for in Monday night's Week 1 games Continuing a Week 1 tradition, the NFL offers a Monday Night Football doubleheader to start the 2020 season. Kicking off the night from MetLife Stadium, the New York Giants host the Pittsburgh Steelers at 7:10 p.m. ET and, from Empower Field at Mile High, ...
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Ohio State CB Shaun Wade, potential top-10 pick in 2021, opts out of senior season Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade announced Monday that he is opting out of his senior season to prepare for the NFL draft. With the uncertainty of when a Big Ten season will be played, Wade has decided to forgo his remaining year of eligibility and move ...
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Three Reasons to Not Panic About The Vikings After Week 1 It's both natural and understandable to overreact to the first game of any NFL season. After months upon months of speculating about what a team is going to look like, that first sample of real action arrives and briefly confirms all of the offseason's hopes or ...
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Grading The Notre Dame Offense vs. Duke Notre Dame kicked off the 2020 season with a 27-13 victory over Duke. There's been plenty of post-game analysis of the victory, and now it's time to hand out the grades. We'll kick things off by breaking down the Irish offense. COACHING — B-. Notre Dame ...
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Gardner Minshew after win over Colts: Young Jaguars 'got that swag about them' The tank talk when it came to the 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars never passed a critical-thinking test. Instead of letting the nonsense linger, Gardner Minshew and his young teammates shut it up quickly. The youthful upstarts parried every attack, outlasting the ...
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Tom Brady explains what he did wrong and what he must improve after losing Buccaneers debut All the hype surrounding Tom Brady's highly anticipated Tampa Bay Buccaneers debut fizzled in Sunday's loss to the New Orleans Saints. Brady looked and played the part of a 43-ear-old quarterback, finishing 23 of 36 for 239 yards with two touchdowns and ...
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Clippers 'still in the driver seat' entering Game 7 vs. Nuggets, Paul George says The reeling LA Clippers have blown two big leads in a row and have stunningly squandered their 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series to the Denver Nuggets. But Paul George says it is the Clippers who are "still in the driver ...
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Comparing Broncos' Roster to Last Year's Hints at an Advantage Over Titans The season is upon us as the Denver Broncos get ready to take on the Tennessee Titans in what is sure to be a physical game on Monday Night Football. While the Broncos beat the Titans in 2019 (shutting them out 16-0), there have been some big changes ...
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Ravens report card following 38-6 victory over Browns Quarterback. Lamar Jackson, the reigning NFL MVP, completed 20 of 25 pass attempts for 274 yards with three touchdowns (152.1 rating). He also ran for 45 yards on seven carries. Jackson's 99-yard scoring drive was the longest in Ravens' history at home.
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Who was to blame for Mugello's Safety Car pile-up? It was the moment that defined the Tuscan Grand Prix. Four cars were taken out on the spot, the race was suspended for over 20 minutes as a result of it and when it restarted, Lewis Hamilton took the lead back from Valtteri Bottas, which he held until the ...
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MLB Hoosiers (Sept. 13): Jonathan Stiever Dominates After Shaky Start in MLB Debut It's always been Jonathan Stiever's dream to pitch in the major leagues. That dream came true on Sunday afternoon, a year or so ahead of schedule, when he took the mound for the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. The dream, however, almost ...
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50 Parting Thoughts from the 2020 US Open Naomi Osaka didn't just win the 2020 women's title; she emerged as the new authority figure in women's tennis. This was her third major singles title; she turns 23 next month. You know those Snapchat Flashbacks?
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Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums Jason Myers kicked off to start the Seahawks' season-opener against the Falcons, and the ball sailed through the end zone for a touchback. No one moved a step. Instead, the players all dropped to one knee. Support our journalism. Subscribe today.
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Michigan high school football: Mick McCabe's top 25 teams for 2020 Here are the Free Press' preseason Top 25 Michigan high school football teams. (2019 records in parenthesis; all players are seniors unless noted.): 1. Belleville (12-1). Top players: OT/DT Damon Payne (Alabama); QB Christian Dhue-Reid; LB/OT/TE Jamari ...
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Djokovic learned 'big lesson' from US Open default Novak Djokovic has said he learned "a big lesson" after being disqualified from the US Open for unintentionally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball. The incident eight days ago marked an end to Djokovic's 29-match winning streak and his bid for an ...
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Mike D'Antoni Officially Announces Departure From Houston Rockets Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni announced on Sunday he's going to hit the open market this offseason after the Rockets were defeated in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. "It's with tremendous ...
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From Willian to Allan – 5 players who shone as the Premier League returned The start of the new Premier League season was marked by a number of impressive individual performances. Here the PA news agency looks at some of those stand-out displays. Gabriel (Arsenal). A debut to be proud of. ❤️ @biel_m04 #FULARS ...
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Chelsea: Lampard reacts to Klopp's "oligarchs" transfer criticism Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says he found it "slightly amusing" when he heard Jurgen Klopp complain that Liverpool can't spend like Chelsea and Man City (Watch live at 3:15 pm ET, online via Peacock). Klopp was talking about Liverpool's lack of summer ...
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Frank Lampard sends message to Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and rest of Chelsea squad ahead of new season Frank Lampard has told his Chelsea squad that now is the time to put their place in the history of the club ahead of their league opener against Brighton. Chelsea face the Seagulls on Monday on the south coast and it will see new signings Timo Werner and ...
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Big Ten Considers Resuming Fall Football The Big Ten's Council of Presidents and Chancellors met remotely on Sunday to revisit the conference's decision to postpone college football and other fall sports seasons until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, raising the possibility of a dramatic ...
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Oregon's 2020 Football Season Just Doesn't Seem Real It's my birthday today. And while I am not a big birthday person (after 21, do any of them really matter?), it would have been a nice gift for our Ducks to be 2-0. This, of course, would have meant a gigantic victory over Ohio State, which would have gifted me the ...
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Lee wins ANA Inspiration in playoff; Cink tops Safeway at 47 RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Mirim Lee chipped in three times Sunday, the last one for eagle on the final hole that got her into a three-way playoff at the ANA Inspiration that she won on the first extra hole with a birdie. It was another wild finish in the LPGA ...
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Rams' Malcolm Brown: Shines as starter Brown rushed 18 times for 79 yards and two touchdowns while adding three receptions (four targets) for 31 yards in Sunday's 20-17 win over Dallas. Brown was named the starter to begin the year following Todd Gurley's departure this past offseason.
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Yanks beat O's 3-1, open 5 1/2-game lead for playoff berth NEW YORK (AP) -- Gleyber Torres had a tiebreaking, two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning for his first career pinch hit, lifting the Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday for a four-game sweep that consolidated New York's playoff position.
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Scheffler out of US Open with a positive coronavirus test Scottie Scheffler became the second player forced to withdraw from a major championship because of the coronavirus with a positive test result that knocks him out of the U.S. Open this week at Winged Foot. The USGA said Scheffler, the leading candidate as ...
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Mid-Pacific's Isiah Kiner-Falefa remains one of few bright spots for struggling Texas Rangers Mid Pacific's Isiah Kiner-Falefa has continued to be one of the lone bright spots in what has been a disappointing year for the Texas Rangers in 2020. At 17-30, the Rangers are only ahead of the Boston Red Sox (17-31) in the American League standings.
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Roglic in prime position but Pogacar ready to go for the throat GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) - The Tour de France is Primoz Roglic and his Jumbo-Visma team's to lose after defending champion Egan Bernal imploded in spectacular fashion on Sunday, but his fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar lies in wait ahead of the ...
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Candace Owens tells LeBron James: 'If you're suffering through racism, please give me some of that' Conservative author and activist Candace Owens took LeBron James to task on Sunday over his recent comments on race relations in the United States. In a ...
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CRAWFORD | Like old times (kind of), Louisville has AP ranking, GameDay back in town LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – It won't be like old times, but it'll be more like old times than anything lately for the Louisville football program. ESPN's College GameDay will visit campus for the third time in four years when the Cardinals carry their new No.
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Eagles' Jalen Reagor: Hauls in first NFL catch in debut Reagor caught one of his four targets for 55 yards in Sunday's 27-17 loss to Washington. Reagor pulled off an almost-miraculous recovery from a shoulder injury that was supposed to keep him out at least a couple of weeks into the regular season and was ...
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Los Angeles Dodgers to visit the San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers (33-14, first in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (31-17, second in the NL West). San Diego; Monday, 9:10 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: San Diego and Los Angeles will play on Monday.
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Mourinho woe, Ancelotti joy: Everton opens with win at Spurs Twenty years into his managerial career, Jose Mourinho recorded an unwelcome first on Sunday: Making a losing start to a league season. "I didn't like my team," the Tottenham manager said after Dominic Calvert-Lewin's second-half header gave Everton a ...
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Neymar accuses Marseille defender of using racist remarks after PSG loss Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has made some serious accusations against an Olympique Marseille defender after his club's 1-0 defeat in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Neymar was among five players to be sent off during the match at Parc des Princes after a ...
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Australia can 'learn a lot' from England after second ODI collapse, says Adam Zampa Adam Zampa says Australia can learn from "adaptable" England after collapsing to defeat in the second ODI in Manchester. The tourists were seemingly coasting to a series win having progressed to 144-2 chasing 232, only to fold to 207 all out as England ...
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Japan celebrates Osaka; Sponsors cautious about activism TOKYO (AP) — Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka's victory at the U.S. Open, especially her array of corporate sponsors. But like much of Japan, they are more muted in backing — or understanding — her campaign against racial injustice in the United States.
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FSU football: 3 players that shined against Georgia Tech FSU football didn't play collectively on offense or defense against Georgia Tech, but there were three players who shined Saturday. What a way to begin the college football season, huh? FSU football hosted Georgia Tech as double-digit betting favorites and ...
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Matt Patricia's tone-deaf response to Lions' 4th quarter woes is embarrassing Then the same problem that has plagued this team since head coach Matt Patricia took the job in 2018 reared its ugly head: blowing fourth quarter leads and losing games. It happened to this team seven times in 2019 and on Sunday, it happened again.
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What's next for the Milwaukee Bucks? For the second consecutive season, the Milwaukee Bucks entered the playoffs with the NBA's best record only to once again fall short of their first Finals appearance since 1974. The Bucks were brushed aside by the Miami Heat in five games, bringing a ...
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Pirates' Mitch Keller: Rejoining rotation Monday The Pirates will activate Keller (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Monday to start one game of the team's doubleheader with the Reds, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports. Keller reported no pain in his strained left oblique coming out of a three-inning live ...
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