6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts/notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Mac’s QB mind: Sometimes a first impression of a Patriots player at practice is so obvious, you can’t miss it. A few that come to mind over the years are Deion Branch’s smoothness in and out of his breaks,
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are about to hit the century mark on the trade front. Will they usher in triple digits with a bang? Since Howie Roseman became general manager in 2010, Philadelphia has executed 98 trades, second only to the New England Patriots (111) over that time, according to ESPN Stats
Report Young seamer registers career-best performance for the second day running Worcestershire 421 (Haynes 97, Barnard 90, D’Oliveira 71) beat Derbyshire 270 (Critchley 81*, Madsen 51, Pennington 4-44) and 128 (Pennington 5-32) by an innings and 23 runs Worcestershire were celebrating their first victory of the season in the LV= Insurance County Championship after overpowering
7:43 AM ET Two more second-round series get underway in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs on Sunday — including that epic Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights tilt — while the remaining divisional first-round series was extended to seven games by the pesky Montreal Canadiens (and the collapsing Toronto Maple Leafs). Check out the ESPN
7:35 AM ET ESPN News Services Naomi Osaka overcame a slew of mistakes to win in her return to the French Open and then did something no one knew whether she would: She spoke briefly to the crowd. The No. 2-ranked Osaka has said she won’t participate in news conferences at Roland Garros — and
6:12 AM ET Kevin De Bruyne is in danger of missing the start of Belgium‘s Euro 2020 campaign after sustaining a fracture to his nose and left orbital during Manchester City‘s Champions League final defeat against Chelsea on Saturday. The 29-year-old midfielder was forced out of the game in Porto on 60 minutes following a
7:34 AM ET Manchester City‘s Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker were racially abused on Instagram after the team’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea in Saturday’s Champions League final, and the social media firm has removed the accounts of those guilty. Sky Sports reported that the pair were sent monkey emojis on their Instagram pages after the
4:00 AM ET Arsenal have identified Sevilla’s Jules Kounde as the man to fix their defensive woes. Mateo Villalba/Quality Sport Images With the major European club seasons now complete, the rumour mill has been sent into overdrive as clubs ponder their moves ahead of what will be a busy transfer window. Check out the latest gossip
2:07 AM ET Nonito Donaire stopped Nordine Oubaali in Round 4 Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, and at 38 years and 204 days old, he became the oldest boxer to win a major bantamweight world title. Donaire is also the 11th boxer to hold a major world title in three
1:05 AM ET All it takes is one punch to spoil a good night. Devin Haney’s Saturday night was going perfectly until Jorge Linares caught him with a big right hand in the 10th round. The moment that punch landed, the biggest test of Haney’s career became significantly tougher. He did just enough to pass,