3:23 PM ET As soon as U.S. cyclist Neilson Powless heard the words “You’re going to race in the Tour de France — you’re in” from his team manager, Charly Wegelius, he removed the phone from his ear and looked at it for a solid two minutes, opening and closing his mouth, tears pricking the
Month: September 2020
2:14 PM ET Canadian Lance Stroll deserves his place alongside Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin next season irrespective of his father Lawrence owning the Formula One team, principal Otmar Szafnauer said on Friday. Racing Point, who become Aston Martin F1 next year, announced on Thursday that four times world champion Vettel will join from Ferrari
2:06 PM ET Racing Point’s Sergio Perez will have a one-place grid drop for Sunday’s Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello as a result of a collision with Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen in Friday practice. The Mexican sent Raikkonen into the gravel after the contact in the day’s second session, bringing out red flags due to
12:25 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos linebacker Von Miller had surgery on his injured ankle Friday at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in suburban Denver. Dr. Joshua Metzl performed the surgery. Miller made the decision to have the surgery after consulting with the Broncos’ medical staff in recent days — Metzl is one of the
12:27 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson is recovering from ankle surgery he had in August, according to league sources, another twist in a saga-filled couple of months for Philadelphia’s offensive line. The surgery was described as a “clean up” by a source. Johnson, one of the best right tackles in the
1:44 PM ET BEREA, Ohio – Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced Friday that he’ll be calling the team’s offensive plays this season. Stefanski decided to go with himself over offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt. “I think with any discussion, we spend a lot of time thinking about what’s best for the team,” Stefanski
1:37 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers center Mike Pouncey is not expected to play in Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals because of a hip injury, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Pouncey has not practiced this week because of the injury. A four-time Pro Bowler, Pouncey is a stabilizing force on a Chargers offensive line
2:07 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — John Harbaugh noticed someone had placed a face shield in his office this week, and the Baltimore Ravens coach thought about using it for Sunday’s season opener because his glasses fog up in the humid weather. “I dismissed that after last night,” Harbaugh said with a smile after
Sep 10, 2020 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Former undisputed world middleweight champion Alan Minter has died aged 69. Minter, from Sussex in England, won the WBC-WBA world middleweight titles with a
Sep 10, 2020 Steve KimESPN The proposed bout between WBO junior lightweight world titleholder Jamel Herring and former two-division world champion Carl Frampton will now take place in January. “The timeline apparently now is that they’re looking at January,” Herring told ESPN on Thursday afternoon. “I actually wanted to come back in December.” The originally