11/4/01: Week 8 vs. Chiefs After being drafted with the first pick in Round 2, Brees, 22, plays in just one game as a rookie with the Chargers. He comes off the bench to replace an injured Doug Flutie. The first time he drops back to pass, he fumbles (and recovers). But he rallies and
Month: October 2018
7:22 AM ET Drew Brees is an institution. He’s in the middle of his 13th season as the starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints after spending the first five years of his career with the San Diego Chargers. He is quite literally without peers in that there is nobody else in the league left
6:47 AM ET The National League Division Series pits the Milwaukee Brewers against the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers versus the Atlanta Braves. Here is Tim Kurkjian’s pick for each series, with three reasons why that team will win — and one reason why they might not. Three reasons the Brewers will beat
Oct 3, 2018 Considering Thursday marks the opening of the National League Division Series, it sure seems like we’ve seen a lot of these teams playing high-stakes games already. What has the super-talented rookie given the Braves? Energy, excitement, confidence and an early start to becoming the NL’s next powerhouse. From the wild-card round through
8:23 AM ET Kimi Raikkonen has always been a man of few words and now those words have been given the haiku treatment ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Raikkonen’s laconic answers to the media have become part of the Finn’s famous persona, as have his vast array of blunt or perplexed radio messages
8:00 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. When rookie outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. made his big league debut on April 25, big things were expected from the 20-year-old. He had been ranked the No. 1 prospect on the planet by ESPN’s Keith Law and other analysts,
7:00 AM ET Freddie Freeman was behind the curve in his personal Ronald Acuna Jr. scouting report, if only because it took so long for the two of them to play in the same sandbox. When Acuna showed up at the Atlanta Braves‘ spring training camp in 2017, Freeman was aware of the kid’s rave
7:49 AM ET A spectator who was blinded in one eye when she was hit by Brooks Koepka’s wayward tee shot at the Ryder Cup says she could have died had she been hit on the side of the head. Corrine Remande, 49, was treated on the scene at the side of the par-4 sixth
8:27 AM ET New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is expected to be active Thursday night against the Colts despite an ankle injury that limited his practice time this week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gronkowski has been listed as questionable for the game after leaving Sunday’s game early. He was knocked out
8:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff On day one of the Rajkot Test against West Indies, Prithvi Shaw became the youngest Indian to score a century on Test debut. Here are his thoughts on the innings, shared during an interview with Star Sports at the end of the day’s play. A hundred on debut, tell us