4:35 PM ET ESPN staff While there has been no shortage of talk during 2021 NFL training camp season about whether veteran Andy Dalton or rookie Justin Fields should start for the Chicago Bears in Week 1 (click “More” below to see what Dalton had to say about that today), both quarterbacks felt a big
6:25 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver James Washington didn’t deny making a trade request when he spoke with the media Wednesday, his first public comments since he reportedly asked the organization for a trade. “That’s a private conversation,” he said. “As far as me being happy in Pittsburgh, I love it here.
4:49 PM ET New York Jets rookie Zach Wilson, who grew up idolizing Aaron Rodgers, was admittedly starstruck upon meeting the Green Bay Packers‘ quarterback for the first time at a joint practice Wednesday in Green Bay. So, too, was Jets second-year quarterback James Morgan, who played high-school ball in Green Bay. “James is a
4:25 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers and the “beautiful mystery” tour will continue this season, whether or not it’s his last with the Packers. After an offseason in which he stayed away while he tried to get the Packers to acquiesce to how he believes he should be involved — resulting in
9:30 AM ET Bruce Schoenfeld There can be only one table. Just one, in the shape of a square, and it must be big enough to accommodate all 24 players who have made the trip. Please put six chairs on each side, so everyone can see everyone else, and no place is better than another.
3:37 PM ET Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. underwent successful surgery on his right knee on Tuesday in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and he’s scheduled to return to the ring in December, his team told ESPN Knockout. Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs), 31, was hoping to face Charles Martin in October, but he finally made the
10:20 AM ET Count Steve Cohen among the New York Mets faithful who are discouraged by the team’s current free fall. Cohen, the Mets’ first-year owner, called out the team’s “unproductive” offense in a tweet Wednesday morning, hours after New York fell further from postseason contention with a fifth consecutive loss. The Mets (59-60) have
11:45 AM ET Oakland Athletics ace Chris Bassitt suffered a right cheek fracture that will require surgery when he was struck in the head by a line drive during Tuesday’s game, the team said in a release Wednesday. Along with a displaced tripod fracture in his right cheek, Bassitt received stitches for two facial lacerations.
3:11 PM ET Detroit Tigers television analyst Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely by Bally Sports Detroit after he used an accent in describing what the Tigers should do when pitching to the Los Angeles Angels‘ Shohei Ohtani. Bally Sports Detroit said in a statement that it was “extremely disappointed” with Morris’ remarks and that
1:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two-time champion Venus Williams will be back at the US Open after being given a wild card on Wednesday into the Grand Slam tournament. Williams, 41, has won seven major titles, including victories at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001. But with her current WTA ranking of