6:17 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Cameron Jordan made his first NFL-USO Tour in 2017 to visit troops in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. The experience was so powerful that Jordan was back doing it again in South Korea earlier this month. “I don’t know how many they’re gonna allow me to go on.
Month: April 2019
7:45 PM ET ESPN News Services NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Former NHL star Ray Bourque has apologized for crossing a picket line to shop at a Massachusetts supermarket where workers are on strike. Bourque, who played for the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche, was caught on video exiting a North Andover Stop & Shop on
7:23 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — In anticipation of the NFL’s release of the regular season schedule on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Chargers announced the switch to the team’s iconic powder-blue jerseys as the team’s primary home uniform for the upcoming season. Variations of the powder-blue uniforms date back to the team’s inaugural 1960
6:39 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — The player who takes the fewest strokes might not win the Tour Championship because of the previously announced radical scoring change for the FedEx Cup in which the top seed will start at 10-under par with a two-shot advantage. The PGA Tour will continue to keep a
6:20 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor says she has formed a task force to investigate 23 horse deaths at Santa Anita Park between December and March. District Attorney Jackie Lacey said Tuesday the task force of prosecutors and peace officers will “determine whether unlawful conduct or conditions affected
5:50 PM ET College football programs are known to inflate the attendance figures for their spring games to make them more impressive for recruits. But it seems Florida Gators coach Dan Mullen might have taken the practice to an entirely new level. Mullen told reporters in Gainesville, Florida, last week that he likes to use
5:41 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky guard Tyler Herro says he plans to remain in the NBA draft after initially leaving open the possibility of returning to school. The 6-foot-5 freshman announced his decision in a news release Tuesday. Last week, he said he would enter the draft and hire an NCAA-certified
5:37 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight contender Leslie Smith has signed an exclusive deal to compete in Bellator MMA. Smith, 36, confirmed the signing to ESPN on Tuesday, following an initial report by Yahoo! Sports. She does not have a date for her next fight but said she intends to compete in the 145-pound featherweight
5:41 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Everson Griffen offered an introspective look at his life over the last few months and discussed the difficulties that came with returning to the field while dealing with personal issues related to his mental health. At the start of offseason workouts, the Minnesota Vikings defensive end said he’s in
5:20 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings have hired Todd McLellan to a multiyear contract to be the team’s new coach, it was announced Tuesday. He replaces Willie Desjardins, who served as the interim coach last season and was not retained. McLellan was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers in November. He had been