8:10 AM ET There was a celebrity sighting Tuesday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Comedian Rob Schneider was seemingly everywhere, courtesy of Pirates pitcher Derek Holland. Holland, always up for a good laugh, strategically placed cardboard cutouts of the actor around the ballpark prior to Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Indians. Cutouts of Schneider from
Month: August 2020
6:28 AM ET AT CROSSROADS HIGH SCHOOL in Santa Monica, California, a large sign stands outside the gym in January 2019. Leaning slightly left, in big block font, it reads: NO MEDIA. A month prior, Bronny James debuted for the school’s eighth-grade team and the building was flooded with parents and lookie-loos with striking curiosity
8:52 AM ET Steve Kim Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Three big fights are taking place Saturday, with each having title implications. Former light heavyweight champion Eleider Alvarez faces Joe Smith Jr.
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In an unconventional season, what if coach Bill Belichick goes the unconventional route with the New England Patriots‘ starting quarterback job? Maybe he doesn’t choose QB1 by the Sept. 13 season opener against the Miami Dolphins. Perhaps it’s QB1a and QB1b. That was a lingering thought after watching the
8:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN With the 2020 NFL season on the near horizon, we thought we’d check in with a quintet of quarterbacks who made their league debuts last season. It’s a diverse group: From rookie of the year Kyler Murray looking to bulk up while still maintaining his speed to Gardner Minshew II
7:00 AM ET Daniel Jones 2.0 is coming soon to a stadium near you. He is bigger, he’s stronger and all signs point to him being better than ever in his second professional season as the New York Giants‘ quarterback. This is all music to the Giants’ ears. Jones at his best is what the
5:31 PM ET The days run together now, one bleeding into the next and into the next, making it impossible to remember much of anything. The important details, those stick. Ohio State center Josh Myers remembers the message players received last Tuesday. Coach Ryan Day called a team meeting. Not a virtual meeting, mind you.
5:23 AM ET All ten Formula One teams have signed a new Concorde Agreement, which will define the governance and commercial aspects of the sport from 2021 to 2025. Ferrari, McLaren and Williams announced they had signed the deal on Tuesday before all ten teams F1 teams were confirmed on Wednesday. A press release issued
3:49 PM IST Kugandrie Govender, Cricket South Africa’s chief commercial officer, has been appointed acting CEO following Dr Jacques Faul’s resignation this week. Govender is the first woman to take on the role of heading the game’s governing body in South Africa. No term limit has been set on Govender’s role as CSA continues to
3:05 AM ET Moments after the Golden Knights eliminated the Blackhawks in Game 5 of the Western Conference quarterfinals, Vegas’ Robin Lehner was hugging the Chicago players one by one in an emotional postgame handshake line. Lehner made 23 saves in the 4-3 win on Tuesday night, which gave Vegas a 4-1 series victory. Chicago