11:05 AM ET The New York Jets will cap their virtual offseason with in-person workouts this weekend in the Miami, Florida area, where quarterback Sam Darnold will gather with about two dozen teammates for an informal, three-day passing camp. Almost every key offensive skill player is expected to attend, including running backs Le’Veon Bell and
Month: June 2020
11:38 AM ET The UFC’s Fight Island is real, and it’s located in the Middle East. UFC president Dana White revealed to ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday his mysterious Fight Island is located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The island will help the company promote some of its international athletes who
11:38 AM ET Valtteri Bottas completed the first laps of a Formula One car since preseason testing in a Mercedes test at Silverstone on Tuesday. In the first of two days allocated to the reigning world champions, Bottas took the team’s 2018 title-winning car (decked out in the 2020 livery) around the circuit set to
10:31 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The tennis rankings that come out after the 2021 French Open will be used to determine who qualifies for the postponed Tokyo Olympics. The International Tennis Federation said Tuesday that its eligibility rules will be the same as originally set up for Tokyo, with requirements related to minimum
9:57 AM ET Denard Span didn’t play last season and he says he is now retired over principles about what he believes he’s worth. The veteran outfielder was a free agent before last season after the Seattle Mariners declined his $12 million option for the 2019 season. He told MLBTradeRumors.com that he received only minimum
8:22 PM IST Lauren Winfield and Amy Jones will resume training along with the rest of the England squad on June 22 after returning to the UK from Australia. Both players were stranded overseas and unable to fly back because of restrictions on international travel imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the cancellation of
9:29 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Virginia on Wednesday for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. Editor Scott Symmes correctly picked Kevin Harvick to win last Sunday’s race at 5-1 odds. Harvick took the checkered flag in a dominant performance in Atlanta for his 51st career Cup victory. Who
9:15 AM ET Bubba Wallace wore a shirt that read “I Can’t Breathe Black Lives Matter” before Sunday’s NASCAR race in Atlanta, and now the circuit’s first African American, full-time driver is pushing for change at the track. “My next step would be to get rid of all Confederate flags,” Wallace told CNN on Monday.
6:00 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The waiting game has been going on for months. On Monday, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook put his foot down. A source told ESPN that Cook, who is set to make $1.33 million on the final year of his rookie deal, will no longer participate in any team-related activities
9:19 AM ET New Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley, who agreed to a one-year, $5.5 million deal more than two months ago, passed his physical Monday in Atlanta, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Although new players such as Gurley are prohibited from being at the team facility because of the coronavirus pandemic, the