9:32 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Chicago Bears had approximately 70 players attend Day 1 of Phase 2 of the club’s voluntary offseason program on Monday — and enjoyed near perfect attendance on offense, sources told ESPN. A layer of uncertainty surrounding the level of player participation in the second phase of the
9:28 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer is set to re-sign with the New England Patriots, a league source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. He joins a crowded position headlined by Cam Newton, 2021 first-round draft choice Mac Jones and third-year veteran Jarrett Stidham. Hoyer, who had taken a free-agent visit with
6:37 PM ET Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Firefighters in Florida were called to rescue a cat — not out of a tree, but from the undercarriage of a car owned by New York Giants cornerback Isaac Yiadom, officials said. Rescue workers responded to Yiadom’s home Sunday morning, according to a Facebook post by
7:45 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN If bringing a Super Bowl to Detroit required losing an arm than new Lions head coach Dan Campbell says he would be armless. Although Campbell has yet to coach an actual game in Motown, the first-year sideline leader is already making an early case as one of the most entertaining
4:47 PM ET Associated Press Bob Baffert was suspended Monday from entering horses at New York racetracks, pending an investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s failed postrace drug test. Baffert will temporarily not be allowed to stable any horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course or run any of his horses
4:59 PM ET Tom Brady and Tiger Woods attended a Winnipeg Jets practice recently. Full disclosure: Neither GOAT was actually in attendance. But two actual goats named in the sports legends’ honor by their owner, Jets star Mark Scheifele, made their presence known. “They were buzzing around on the ice, so that was pretty cool.
3:00 PM ET The Stanley Cup has a ubiquitous place in pop culture. BIA saw it as a proxy for bling in a hip-hop lyric. “Wrist Stanley Cup/I can show you how to skate,” is how it’s name-dropped in “Skate,” a track that dropped in late 2020. “When I went to the studio and heard
10:15 AM ET The Miami Marlins will use their “City Connect” uniforms to honor the Havana Sugar Kings, a fleeting yet monumental former minor league organization with a special connection to the Cuban American populace of South Florida. The new uniforms were unveiled by the team Monday morning and will be worn by Marlins players
4:18 PM ET The New York Mets have placed right fielder Michael Conforto and second baseman Jeff McNeil on the 10-day injured list Monday with hamstring injuries, further depleting their starting lineup. Both players suffered their injuries in Sunday’s 7-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, who swept a weekend series against the Mets. The
4:50 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves right-hander Huascar Ynoa was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a fractured right hand suffered when he punched the dugout bench in Milwaukee on Sunday. Manager Brian Snitker told reporters on Monday that Ynoa will be sidelined “a couple months” with the injury. “That’s a