9:01 AM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson announced he will hold his annual “Funday with LJ” event in Florida amid the state’s spike in coronavirus cases. Jackson’s third annual event will be held Saturday and Sunday in his hometown of Pompano Beach, Florida, according to a flyer shared on his Instagram
Month: July 2020
9:29 AM ET Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Dontari Poe says he likely will kneel during the national anthem this season, and he’s hoping team owner Jerry Jones will end his silence on racial injustice and express his support for his players. Poe, who signed with Dallas as a free agent this offseason, told Bleacher Report
10:19 AM ET NFL Players Association president JC Tretter escalated a disagreement Tuesday with the NFL over the terms of training camp and the preseason amid the coronavirus pandemic, writing in a blog post that the league “is unwilling to prioritize player safety and believes that the virus will bend to football.” The NFL solidified
8:35 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson said he has no hatred toward the Jewish community after posting on social media on Monday an anti-Semitic message that he attributed to Adolf Hitler as well as admiration for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. On his Instagram story feed, Jackson featured a quote that
7:05 AM ET ESPN staff ESPN’s Andrea Adelson, Adam Rittenberg, Alex Scarborough and Mechelle Voepel reported on and wrote this story. It’s early 2021, and the men’s gymnastics dual meet between Minnesota and Penn State is about to begin. Gymnasts warm up on floor, rings, pommel horse, bars and vault, while the judges settle into
8:13 AM ET Steve KimESPN As we head into the home stretch of the first phase of “The Bubble” fights at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, let’s take a minute to appreciate what we saw last week. Alex Saucedo won a 10-round decision over Sonny Fredrickson and put himself back on track
8:00 AM ET With years of reimagining offenses in college football under his belt, Mike Leach has coached a lot of big-time quarterbacks. He’s produced college superstars such as Graham Harrell and Kliff Kingsbury. He’s developed under-the-radar transfers into record-setters, like Gardner Minshew and Anthony Gordon. In all, he’s had 12 seasons of a QB
7:00 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic put a halt to virtually every major sport in the world, but it couldn’t stop the sports business from booming — at least if you’re an elite athlete, the best of the best. In March 2019, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout signed the largest contract in professional sports
6:25 AM ET Most days, it seems pretty good to be Patrick Mahomes. Even by the lofty standards of the reigning Super Bowl MVP, though, Monday was a particularly good afternoon for him. The 24-year-old agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs on what is reportedly the largest contract for an athlete in the
7:00 AM ET The NHL’s 24-team tournament this summer promises to be one of the most unpredictable — if not fascinating — postseasons for hockey ever. The paused season due to the coronavirus pandemic provided significant extra time for injured stars to mend, and there are a number of intriguing lineup decisions that could have