12:53 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Daniel Jones‘ second preseason game had its ups and downs. It began with two fumbles in the first three possessions before finishing with a touchdown pass. By the time Jones’ evening ended in the New York Giants‘ 32-13 preseason victory over the Chicago Bears, he had gone 11-of-14
Month: August 2019
12:39 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid on Friday blasted rapper Jay-Z for suggesting “we’ve moved past kneeling” during the national anthem as a protest against social injustice. Reid also suggested Jay-Z’s new partnership with the NFL to help with entertainment and social justice was a “money move” that undercuts former
1:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Just when you think it can’t get worse. It does. That’s how the Chicago Cubs must be feeling after back-to-back walk-off losses. The latest came on Friday night against the Pirates, when manager Joe Maddon called upon righty Brandon Kintzler to close out a 2-1 game. The only problem? Kintzler
11:31 PM ET Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A racehorse expert who helped train Triple Crown winner Secretariat and had ties to Saudi royals is accused of abusing a teenager while producing child pornography. Daniel Mullan, 80, entered federal court in Central Islip in a wheelchair Friday and pleaded not guilty to charges including
9:54 PM ET Newly released evidence in the federal government’s criminal case against attorney Michael Avenatti suggested that employees at Nike were paying high-profile college basketball prospects’ handlers and families tens of thousands of dollars in under-the-table payments. In a July 30, 2016, email from Carlton DeBose, the director of Nike’s EYBL grassroots basketball division,
10:12 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tyler Reddick drove from last to first and won the Xfinity Series race Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway after leader Justin Allgaier hit the wall late. Reddick, the Xfinity Series points leader and defending series champion, had to start last in the field because his car
9:18 PM ET Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco faced live hitters on Friday for the first time since his leukemia diagnosis. Carrasco, who has been out since June 5, threw pitches to hitters from the Indians’ Class A affiliate. “It’s a huge boost to him,” manager Terry Francona told reporters on Friday. “Even if this
8:40 PM ET Cain Velasquez‘s young pro-wrestling career will continue on. Following his critically acclaimed debut match earlier this month, the former UFC heavyweight champion has signed on to wrestle on Lucha Libre AAA’s two cards coming up this fall in the United States, sources told ESPN on Friday. The first is Sept. 15 at
8:41 PM ET Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — Teenager Cohen Trolio advanced to the U.S. Amateur semifinals by beating Austin Squires 3 and 1 on Friday. The 17-year-old rising high school junior from West Point, Mississippi, won the final three holes of the match — Nos. 15-17 at Pinehurst No. 2 — to end Squires’
7:55 PM ET MEDINAH, Ill — For a majority of the field at the BMW Championship, only 36 holes remain in their 2018-19 season. This is the second of three FedEx Cup Playoff events, with only 30 players advancing to next week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta. Here are a few of the storylines this weekend