Jan 10, 2019 Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has worked his butt off to be the best hockey player in the world. He has consulted with a skills coach since age 11. Coaches gush over his effectiveness with crossovers; he pivots and cuts as well as anyone. A six-second clip of his edge work posted
Month: January 2019
4:40 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Don Yee, the agent for Tom Brady and other NFL stars, and three-time Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey will head Pacific Pro Football, a league that will provide an alternative path to the NFL that has never existed. Pacific Pro Football announced Monday that it is scheduled
10:21 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR Cup series driver Daniel Suarez isn’t sure about his feelings over his release from Joe Gibbs Racing. He wants to say he no longer has hard feelings. But he
4:01 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints will begin their playoff run Sunday by facing a monster they helped to create. From the wild-card round through Super Bowl LIII, ESPN.com has you covered.&• Full schedule, news, notes »More NFL coverage » The sixth-seeded Philadelphia Eagles have turned their season around in a
4:22 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Shortly after flipping off his former coach, Sean Payton, for running up the score, Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins got dressed and exited the visitors’ locker room at the Superdome without saying a word. Considering Jenkins usually stands at his locker until every last question has been exhausted, that was
2:31 PM ET Washington Huskies cornerback Byron Murphy will enter the NFL draft, he announced Monday. Murphy thanked his coaches, teammates, family and Washington fans in a Twitter post announcing his decision. Thank you Husky Nation! Excited for this next chapter! pic.twitter.com/c9v27BOXsl — Byron Murphy JR (@byronmurphy) January 7, 2019 A potential first-round pick, Murphy
4:49 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady watched the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday afternoon, and then didn’t waste any time getting to work preparing for a divisional-round game against L.A. “After that game ended, I was up watching film all night,” Brady said in his
2:06 PM ET There are a few precious facets of baseball that seem to be disappearing before our eyes, lost in a billowing cloud of strikeouts, walks, hit batters and long fly balls. For the most part, the bemoaning of these things is a little exaggerated. Singles, triples, batting average, double plays, assists and intentional
2:11 PM ET If superstar free agent Manny Machado does end up putting on pinstripes before spring training, another recently added New York Yankees shortstop expects to be among the first to welcome him to the team and embrace the chance to play with him. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Friday that the recently
2:09 PM ET Associated Press HAMMOND, La. — Former Arkansas quarterback Cole Kelley is transferring to Southeastern Louisiana. Because Southeastern Louisiana is an FCS program, he will be eligible immediately. The school is in Hammond, Louisiana, about 100 miles from his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana. Kelley said on social media he is excited to be