6:00 AM ET The virtual Saquon Barkley must not be as good as the real deal. At least that is what this year’s Madden NFL 21 data says about the New York Giants running back. Barkley was the top running back choice for NFL insiders in a recent ESPN survey, but was tied for the
Month: July 2020
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Somehow Terron Armstead forgot what this humidity felt like. The New Orleans Saints‘ left tackle has primarily been training in Dallas during the coronavirus pandemic. But he returned to New Orleans during this late-June weekend, and one of his first stops was the open-air gym where he has added
6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The path taken by Arizona Cardinals rookie linebacker Isaiah Simmons is well known: Football star. Clemson legend. All-American. First-round pick. But another route could have manifested itself. The 2020 Olympic Games were scheduled to begin July 24 in Tokyo but have been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Simmons
10:28 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Daniel Bard never ran from the control hiccups that derailed a promising pitching career with the Boston Red Sox. Through a half-dozen comeback attempts since his most recent appearance in the big leagues, in 2013, Bard couldn’t rediscover his control and finally settled into a job last year
12:29 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Pakistan’s fast bowlers fired a warning ahead of their exchanges against England on the opening day of an intra-squad warm-up match at Incora County Ground in Derby. Naseem Shah, who at 16 became the youngest to take a Test hat-trick earlier this year, and Mohammad Abbas shared six wickets
11:14 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Suspended New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German cast doubt on his baseball future with a curious Instagram post Friday night. German’s post was of himself in a Yankees uniform, shouting, in what appears to be a photo of him pitching in a game. The post included
11:01 PM ET ESPN 300 cornerback Clinton Burton Jr. flipped from Florida to Boston College on Friday, giving the Eagles their highest-ranked commitment in program history. Burton Jr. had been committed to Florida since September, 2019, but announced his decision to make the switch on social media. Burton Jr. is a 5-foot-11, 170-pound corner from
8:31 PM ET A.J. Pollock experienced what he called “a wild ride” before rejoining his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates earlier this week, a ride that included the premature birth of his daughter and a brief bout with COVID-19. Pollock’s daughter, Maddi, was born three months premature on March 19 and weighed 1.6 pounds at birth.
9:55 PM ET Dan Graziano Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novels Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 It has been 110 days since Jeff Pash, the NFL’s executive
9:24 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN In Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer‘s mind, the pick for NBA MVP is an easy choice: Giannis Antetokounmpo. When the league told teams on Friday that the races for MVP and other regular-season individual awards are over — ahead of the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida — the decision came