3:35 PM ET Once upon a time, I made the mistake of asking Don Shula if the 1998 New York Yankees qualified as a perfect team. Those Yankees won 114 games in the regular season and swept San Diego in the World Series to finish 125-50 overall. Since it was clearly impossible for a baseball
Month: May 2020
4:29 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers declined the fifth-year option on defensive lineman Solomon Thomas‘ contract, according to multiple reports. Monday was the deadline to decide on the options for the 2017 NFL draft class. That means that, barring the sides striking a contract extension at a lesser rate, Thomas
4:20 PM ET Associated Press Women’s flag football will become a varsity sport for NAIA schools by next year, the organization announced Monday. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has secured a two-year partnership with the NFL and its NFL FLAG arm, and Reigning Champs Experiences (RCX). The NAIA will develop league infrastructure and operations
3:42 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons declined the $10.051 million, fifth-year option for defensive end Charles Harris, whom they acquired Friday in a trade with the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2021 seventh-round draft pick, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The news was first reported by NFL Network. The move was anticipated.
3:48 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are not picking up the fifth-year option of safety Malik Hooker, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Hooker, the No. 15 pick in 2017, was the last player who had yet to hear whether the option year of his contract would be picked up from that draft class.
3:00 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz said he is not concerned by the team’s decision to draft Jalen Hurts in the second round, and is OK sharing snaps with him if it’s in the best interest of the team. “I came to Philly ever since being drafted and all I’ve wanted to
8:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Shortly after being drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the No. 14 overall pick in 2016, Denzel Valentine‘s father thought he was delivering a dose of reality to his son. “I’m like, ‘S—, they ain’t gone let you wear 45, bro,'” Carlton Valentine said, referring to his son’s jersey number
2:24 PM ET Formula One can be expected to “hit a glitch” as the sport tries to complete a 2020 season stalled by the coronavirus pandemic, McLaren boss Zak Brown said on Monday. The American said that up to 15 races could be achieved at 10 circuits. Organisers have said they are aiming for 15-18
2:41 PM ET Lando Norris says the events of this past weekend’s IndyCar esports event, when reigning Indy 500 champion Simon Pagenaud conspired to knock him out of the race, were unacceptable given how much online racing has grown in stature this year. Lando Norris joins the podcast to talk his recent run-in with Indy
7:30 AM ET By most accounts, the NFC East fared rather well in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. Holders of the No. 2 and No. 4 overall picks, respectively, the Washington Redskins and New York Giants were expected to nail their selections. Washington added the best pass-rusher, Chase Young, to a talented