1:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — After working the halls of a national coaches convention, Mike Tomlin grabbed a chair. Legendary coach Bobby Bowden was speaking, and Tomlin, then a young position coach in the college ranks, sought wisdom to take back to his meeting rooms. Tomlin’s older brother was alongside him as Bowden delivered the
Month: July 2019
12:50 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers running back Elijah Holyfield was 14 when he stepped into the boxing ring against a highly ranked 16-year-old. It was a chance to make a name for himself in a world where his father achieved greatness, maybe even carve a path to his own career in the
9:38 AM BST James O’Connor pushed for unprecedented behavioural clauses to be inserted in his Rugby Australia (RA) and Queensland Reds contract to prove he’s put his bad boy days behind him. Sacked from the Wallabies in 2013 after a series of off-field incidents and arrest in Paris in 2017 for possession of cocaine, O’Connor
10:34 AM ET Steve KimESPN LAS VEGAS — Still just 21, Teofimo “The TakeOver” Lopez has a three-fight plan to end his run at 135 pounds as the undisputed champion of the world. First, Lopez (13-0, 11 KOs) will face Masayoshi Nakatani (18-0, 12 KOs) in an IBF lightweight title eliminator bout Friday (ESPN+, 10
9:01 AM ET PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Twenty years after playing Royal Portrush for the first time as a 10th birthday present from his father, Rory McIlroy is trying to fully grasp the reality of a tiny country hosting a major championship so near his boyhood home, while also figuring out how to win it.
8:39 AM ET LONDON — Welcome to the secret season, the post-Wimbledon return to the clay courts — a segment embraced some years ago by both tours partly to protect the health of the players. The prospect of moving from cushiony grass to punishing hard courts immediately after Wimbledon and staying on them through the
8:00 AM ET Bill ConnellyESPN You have to give the ACC Coastal this: It’s not boring. It hasn’t been all that good either, mind you — its champion hasn’t won the conference title game since 2010. In eight years, more Coastal champs have finished 50th or worse in S&P+ (three) than have finished in the
9:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Roy is set to make his Test debut against Ireland at Lord’s next week, mere days after playing his part in England’s World Cup final victory over New Zealand. However, Jofra Archer‘s hotly anticipated Test debut will be deferred at least until the Ashes next month, after he was
11:01 AM ET PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers defended the sizable gap between purses for The Open Championship and the Women’s British Open, even as reporters peppered him with questions about the disparity during a news conference on Wednesday. The purse for the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club
Herculez Gomez explains why the new Leagues Cup is a first step toward more direct competition between MLS and Liga MX. MEXICO CITY — Club America coach Miguel Herrera believes the only Mexican player with more talent than his new forward Giovani dos Santos is LAFC’s Carlos Vela. The former national team manager was asked