11:43 AM ET Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate any prize money she wins from this week’s Western & Southern Open tennis tournament to relief efforts in Haiti. Haiti was rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake Saturday morning that has left more than 700 dead. Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is a native of Haiti. Really
7:22 PM ET Naomi Osaka briefly stepped away from a pre-tournament video news conference Monday ahead of the Western & Southern Open, her first media session since representing Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. A reporter asked how Osaka’s training for the upcoming hard-court season was progressing and for her thoughts on the events in
7:24 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Charles Conwell, who represented USA Boxing at the 2016 Olympics, told ESPN he faked a hand injury on the advice of his manager, David McWater, in order to withdraw from an April 8 fight that was slated to headline an NBCSN show. The junior middleweight contender was set to fight
6:00 PM ET ESPN staff As NFL teams prep for more 2021 preseason games, quarterbacks again took the spotlight at training camp practices — on and off the field — on Monday. The Eagles’ Jalen Hurts put on an impressive performance against Cam Newton and the Patriots, the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is readying for more
News He will stay with the team for the T20 matches against India which follow the tournament Shane Bond will be part of New Zealand’s coaching set-up for the T20 World Cup and T20 matches in India which follow the tournament. Bond, a former bowling coach with the national side, will be in the UAE
4:16 PM ET ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, whose business empire recently expanded to minority ownership of sports teams and partnership in fast-food franchises, will soon be in the footwear business. Mahomes tweeted today about the imminent release of his first signature shoe, the Mahomes 1 Impact FLX, through Adidas.
4:49 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons are fully vaccinated, the team told ESPN on Monday, and are believed to be the first NFL team to reach this milestone. Atlanta has been proactive with vaccinations in the community as well, offering vaccines at its preseason game last Friday and the team’s practice inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium earlier
2:50 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton said Monday that head coach Bill Belichick hasn’t told him he’ll start the regular-season opener Sept. 12 against the Miami Dolphins, answering with one of Belichick’s familiar phrases. “No. You know he hasn’t said that. So for you to just ask that question, you
4:31 PM ET HOUSTON — After returning to the field for a week, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson did not practice on Monday afternoon. Watson, who reported to camp on July 25 after requesting a trade in January, practiced for the first five days of training camp, was not on the field for the next
4:46 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Juuse Saros to a four-year, $20 million contract. General manager David Poile announced the deal Monday. “Juuse has proven himself as one of the best young goaltenders in the NHL, and we are very pleased to have him remain our No.