6:00 AM ET HOUSTON — In a vacuum, adding a player like wide receiver Brandin Cooks to the Houston Texans‘ offense gives quarterback Deshaun Watson a welcome threat on the outside in Houston’s passing game. Of course, it is important to take into account that last month the Texans traded perennial All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins
Month: April 2020
7:00 AM ET The New York Jets didn’t plan to make NFL draft history in 2000. Ironically, it started with a hostile divorce. And then another. After three seasons of relative prosperity under Bill Parcells, who had stepped down as coach after the 1999 season, the Jets reverted to their past reputation with the shocking
7:32 AM ET Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said he will be “one of the best trainers in the world” and follow in the footsteps of his late uncle. Roger Mayweather, who trained Floyd Jr. for much of his career, had been ill for some time before he died in March following complications relating to his
7:41 AM ET You love baseball. Tim Kurkjian loves baseball. So while we await its return, every day we’ll provide you with a story or two tied to this date in baseball history. ON THIS DATE IN 1913, they became the Damn Yankees. They were the New York Highlanders until 1913 when, on April 10,
8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Competitive baseball is back. Even if it’s virtual in nature. In a joint effort with the MLB Players Association and Sony Interactive Entertainment, Major League Baseball is launching the first competitive MLB The Show league featuring players from all 30 teams competing in a 29-game regular season, the league
7:00 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan As Chase Young prepares for the NFL draft, there’s one thing opposing Big Ten players and coaches can
6:58 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live On one Sunday in April 1993, Ayrton Senna passed four cars on the first lap — in the rain — and took
5:03 AM ET The all-electric Formula E series has postponed for a year the introduction of its new Gen2 Evo car as part of cost-saving measures agreed unanimously by teams, manufacturers and the governing body. The series said in a statement on Thursday it had acted to promote the long-term financial stability of the championship
3:37 AM ET Former World No. 1 Andy Murray and three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber will compete in a virtual Madrid Open, the WTA and ATP announced on Thursday. The Madrid Open was due to be played on May 1-10 but was cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 1 Related Announced alongside Murray
4:46 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Australia were “out of control” well before the ball-tampering scandal two years ago according to former international umpire Ian Gould who has recalled his role in the infamous Newlands Test. Gould, who retired from the international game after last year’s World Cup, was the TV official during the Cape Town