8:27 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host As he enters a season full of unknowns, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is still considered a constant by oddsmakers. Caesars Sportsbook has posted Belichick as a 7-1 favorite to win the Coach of the
Month: May 2020
6:11 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have declined the fifth-year option on running back Leonard Fournette for the 2021 season. It’s an unsurprising and expected move considering the team was attempting to trade the former fourth overall pick for a month before and during the recent draft. Fournette will make $4.168 million
7:05 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he no longer plans to retire after two more fights and instead hopes to keep boxing until age 40. “I’m going to fight on till I’m 40 years old,” he told ESPN on Thursday. “I’ve been thinking about it, and there isn’t much else
8:47 PM ET The next few UFC cards have fallen into place. A schedule and some sense of normalcy has been restored. The big questions now revolve around who can gain a foothold in his or her respective division. The UFC’s main event on May 13 pits top light heavyweights Anthony Smith against Glover Teixeira.
6:15 PM ET The Boston Bruins have signed goalie Jaroslav Halak to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. The deal is worth $2.25 million, per the Bruins. He was set to become a free agent in the offseason. The 34-year-old Halak is in his second season with Boston. Before play was suspended due
7:27 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Motor Speedway could be the first major sporting venue to have fans back in the stands this summer. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced a five-stage plan Friday to reopen the state with the final phase tentatively scheduled to include a return to sporting venues on July 4
May 1, 2020 Jeff Wagenheim FALL RIVER, Mass. — The heavy bag was taking a beating. Thump. Thump. The assault of low kicks from the tree-trunk legs of Yorgan De Castro was unrelenting, as ominous as an approaching thunderstorm. Thump. Thump. He looked like he could continue like this for days. But seconds later De
5:19 PM ET Universal Tennis Rating has created two new events to help kickstart live tennis during the coronavirus shutdown, both of them four-player round-robin exhibitions that will be played on a private court West Palm Beach, Fla.,with a skeleton staff and enhanced safety precautions — but no spectators. The UTR Pro Match Series exhibition
5:05 PM ET UFC president Dana White announced on Friday the official lineups for UFC Fight Night events on May 13 and May 16 in Jacksonville, Florida. The two cards are part of the UFC’s effort to resume normal operations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic shutting down much of the sports world. The
5:33 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have informed left tackle Garett Bolles, the team’s first-round pick in 2017, they will not exercise the fifth-year option in his contract for 2021. It means Bolles, who has started every game of the past three seasons, will be an unrestricted free agent at the end