6:23 AM ET Katherine Terrell Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and The Athletic Bengals beat writer for ESPN from 2016-19 Josh Weinfuss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America METAIRIE, La.
6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The punter arrived late to Washington’s 1969 training camp, but with a good reason: He had spent the previous 4-5 months at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for infantry training. From Fort Polk, Vietnam was the next stop for many. While there, Mike Bragg lived in the fields with his unit
2:40 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. HOUSTON — The Astros quickly ran out of superlatives in describing Justin Verlander‘s performance in their 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night. Echoes of “first-ballot Hall
11:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Donovan Mitchell was everything the Cleveland Cavaliers could have hoped he’d be in Wednesday night’s season opener here against the Toronto Raptors. Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, however, little else went their way. Mitchell’s beyond dandy regular-season debut, which saw him finish with 31 points and nine assists in
9:17 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland suffered a left eye laceration in the second quarter and did not return to Wednesday night’s season-opening 108-105 loss to the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. “He’s got a laceration on the inside of his eyelid,” Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff said after
12:19 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN DETROIT — Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero collected 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists in his NBA debut on Wednesday night, a 113-109 loss to the Detroit Pistons, making him the first rookie with 25-5-5 in his debut since LeBron James in 2003. “It means a lot, I guess,”
12:59 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW YORK — Despite praise from his teammates and coach, Zion Williamson called his regular-season return to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night just a “decent starter performance.” “It’s a lot of room for improvement,” he said. “I’m still learning my teammates. Now we get real in-game reps. I’m
3:19 AM ET PHOENIX — The first half of Wednesday night’s season opener conjured up the still-fresh painful feelings from last spring’s embarrassing playoff exit for the Phoenix Suns. Once again, the Suns were being dominated by Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks at home. That made the rally from a 22-point deficit for a
Jofra Archer will join England Lions’ training camp in the UAE next month as he continues his rehabilitation from a back stress fracture which ruled him out of the 2022 English summer. Archer has not played for England since March 2021 and has not played any competitive cricket since July 2021. He spent last year
12:47 AM ET Associated Press United States men’s national team forward Ricardo Pepi got his fifth goal in six games for FC Groningen, scoring in the 90th minute of a 3-0 win at FC Dordrecht on Wednesday night in the first round of the Dutch Cup. Pepi tapped the ball past goalkeeper Trevor Doornbusch from