12:45 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — With rumors again swirling daily about Derek Carr‘s future with the Las Vegas Raiders, general manager Mike Mayock gave the quarterback a vote of confidence Tuesday. Sort of. “The guy completed 70% of his passes,” Mayock said Tuesday at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. “He had almost a 3:1
11:11 AM ET The second F1 preseason test starts on Wednesday (Feb.26) at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. The next three days of track time will give a better sense of what the pecking order looks like ahead of the Australian Grand Prix on March 15. 1 Related What is relevant this week? We will see
4:32 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England’s World Cup celebrations have continued with Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler collecting honours at Buckingham Palace. The pair were named alongside their World Cup-winning captain, Eoin Morgan, coach, Trevor Bayliss, and Joe Root on the New Year’s Honours list and received their awards from the Duke of Cambridge, Prince
11:45 AM ET Emergency backup goaltender David Ayres — a Canadian citizen who is an employee of the Toronto Maple Leafs — was named an honorary North Carolinian on Tuesday by North Carolina governor Roy Cooper. Cooper submitted a proclamation honoring Ayres, noting that the 42-year-old Zamboni driver and kidney transplant survivor embodied the state’s
11:14 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Tua Tagovailoa expects to receive full medical clearance on March 9, a date he has been counting down to for a long time. The former Alabama quarterback won’t throw or participate in on-field drills at the NFL combine, but he will hold his own pro day on April 9, when
11:17 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Burrow stifled any speculation about avoiding the potential next stop in his career. The former LSU quarterback said he will play for the Cincinnati Bengals if the franchise takes him with the top overall pick in April’s NFL draft. “I’m not going to not play,” Burrow told a throng
10:25 AM ET The Open Championship will return to Royal Troon for its 152nd edition in 2023, organisers announced on Monday. The tournament was last held at the links course in South Ayrshire, Scotland in 2016, when Henrik Stenson lifted the Claret Jug prize. It will be the 10th time Royal Troon has hosted the
10:59 AM ET With the PGA Tour now in Florida, Tiger Woods said Tuesday that “it feels like the Masters is right around the corner.” It is just six weeks away, and Woods said he’s been thinking about his pursuit of a sixth green jacket since returning from the Presidents Cup in Australia. But the
Why it matters: For wide receivers and running backs, breakaway speed can be the difference between a modest gain and a game-changing play. A measurable combination that NFL evaluators pay close attention to for cornerbacks is length (height and arms) and 40 speed. Safety is another position to keep an eye on, particularly for players
10:11 AM ET LSU is promoting Kevin Faulk to running backs coach, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. Faulk, an All-America running back for LSU who played 13 seasons for the New England Patriots, has been serving as the team’s director of player development since 2018. He replaces Tommie Robinson, who is leaving for the