Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 06:03 PM ET LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport occurred after the craft’s engine apparently lost power, a federal investigator said Tuesday. Francis, 70, and Richard McSpadden, 63, had just taken off
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DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comOct 3, 2023, 06:18 PM ET The Mississippi Department of Human Services has filed notice of its intent to depose former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as part of its civil lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare funds. In a court filing Monday, the agency’s notice said its lawyers were
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 04:49 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 03:29 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 02:53 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett has a bone bruise in his left knee and will practice in some capacity Wednesday, coach Mike Tomlin said. Tomlin said
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 12:28 PM ET DE PERE, Wis. — John Gordon, an artist who as a young art student helped design the Green Bay Packers‘ distinctive “G” team logo, has died at age 83. Gordon died Saturday, said Matt Cotter, the owner of Cotter Funeral & Cremation Care in De Pere, Wisconsin.
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 11:36 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants not only were unsuccessful with the “tush push” but also lost two players
Oct 3, 2023, 11:41 AM ET Jerry Jones sees this Sunday’s showdown against the San Francisco 49ers as a measuring stick of where the Dallas Cowboys stack up against what he considers the team “most likely” right now to win the Super Bowl. “They are, right now, probably the most likely team to go win
NFL Nation, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Welcome to Week 5 of the 2023 season. After four weeks, we have more of an idea how teams stack up against each other. The San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles are the only undefeated teams left, and the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers remain winless. The