1:30 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Coach Bill Belichick turns 67 on Tuesday, which also happens to be the 20th anniversary of when the New England Patriots selected quarterback Tom Brady with the 199th pick of the 2000 draft. That puts April 16 in contention for the greatest day in franchise history. And specific to
Month: April 2019
10:41 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — An impromptu celebration broke out Sunday afternoon on the Augusta National putting green, with Tiger Woods taking a Masters victory lap after being presented the green jacket by 2018 champion Patrick Reed. As the masses cheered on Woods, then migrated with him as he left the green, Reed found
8:21 AM ET The No. 7 seeds in each conference enter Tuesday’s Game 2s having stolen home-court advantage — for now. Here are the key adjustments and matchups to watch in Raptors-Magic and Nuggets-Spurs. Raptors-Magic Traditions must be honored. And so it is that sphincters will be a-tightening for Game 2 of a first-round series
8:50 AM ET Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano said he thinks that he can overcome his age, his reputation, and a long major league absence to make it back to the big leagues. ”Why not?” Zambrano said Monday from Marlins Park where the Cubs are playing this week. ”Bartolo [Colon] pitched until he was
8:40 AM ET ESPN News Services Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts was his own harshest critic Monday, taking his share of the blame for Boston’s 6-11 start after last year’s World Series championship. “Basically, what I’m doing is unacceptable,” Betts told reporters after Boston’s 8-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. “I have to figure out
11:25 AM ET Nick Friedell Close ESPN Staff Writer Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. Baxter Holmes Close ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a
7:00 PM ET World number one Novak Djokovic took out his frustration on the racket in a scrappy performance but did enough to overcome German Philipp Kohlschreiber in a 6-3 4-6 6-4 win in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The Serb, who received a first round bye, clinched the first
8:20 AM ET ESPN staff Mercedes made it three wins from three in China. Meanwhile, Ferrari endured another disappointing Sunday which saw it fall short of expectations and trip over on team orders and race strategy. For the third race in a row, Ferrari used team orders at the Chinese Grand Prix — but of
12:08 PM ET ESPN News Services After being designated for assignment, Cleveland Indians utility man Brad Miller took a shot at the team. “They acknowledge that it wasn’t fair,” he said. “But I’m just a player. I go out there and play my hardest and play for the guys next to me. Obviously, they don’t
ESPN FC’s Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson square off in predicting who will advance to the Champions League semifinals. Following Mohamed Salah’s goal-of-the-season contender, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why the Liverpool forward cannot be underestimated. James Milner says Liverpool must win something before they can live up to Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao’s assertion