7:34 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A year ago this week, Minshew Mania took flight. Rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 20-7 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football. He did a postgame interview on the NFL Network and joined Scott
1:51 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Rafael Nadal will begin his bid for a record-extending 13th French Open title against Egor Gerasimov in the first round, while Serena Williams starts her attempt for a record-equaling 24th major against Kristie Ahn in all-American matchup. Nadal, 34, who is seeded second and has never faced the
1:40 PM BST Gallagher Premiership owners have said clubs could go bust and the professional game may cease to exist if the U.K. government does not provide financial aid after its U-turn on allowing fans at stadiums amid the coronavirus pandemic. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament that, as part of new restrictions to
6:12 PM GMT Eddie Byrom hailed “the most important innings” of his life after his century helped Somerset into a strong position in the Bob Willis Trophy final at Lord’s. Byrom, who had never previously made more than 56 in a first-class game against a county side, made a fluent 117 to lead Somerset to
11:04 AM ET World champion Chloe Dygert has crashed out of the UCI road world championships during the individual time trial on Friday, while Dutchwoman Anna van der Breggen won the race and will collect the rainbow jersey. Dygert, 23, from the U.S., took a sweeping corner wide and unstable on her bike, crashed into
1:30 PM ET Colorado athletics has been forced to halt practices for at least two weeks after the County of Boulder issued a prohibition on gatherings among university students between 18 and 22 years old. The development comes on the same day the Pac-12’s CEO group, the governing body made up of chancellors and presidents,
12:51 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee, wanting to solidify its commitment to coach Jeremy Pruitt and the direction he is taking the program, has added two years to his contract and rewarded him with a $400,000 annual raise, sources told ESPN. Discussions about sweetening Pruitt’s deal started in January but were put on hold
12:36 PM ET Atlanta Falcons special-teams coach Ben Kotwica took blame for the failed onside kick recovery that proved costly in last Sunday’s 40-39 loss to the Dallas Cowboys but said he reminded his special-teams players during a timeout to aggressively go after the ball. Kicker Greg Zuerlein and the Cowboys perfectly executed the onside
1:03 PM ET Representatives from the NFL, NFLPA, MetLife Stadium, the Giants and Jets, Field Turf and the independent field inspector conducted an additional review of the field surface at MetLife Stadium on Wednesday, a league source tells ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. It was again verified that the field meets all applicable standards and protocols for
1:17 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Wide receiver Jamison Crowder is expected to miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury, the latest setback for the injury-riddled New York Jets. The reeling Jets (0-2) will be without their top three wide receivers and top running back when they face the Indianapolis Colts (1-1)