3:05 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Despite a losing record and profound struggles on offense, New York Jets CEO Christopher Johnson gave his full support to coach Adam Gase, calling him a “brilliant offensive mind.” Speaking to reporters for the first time in 10 months, Johnson declined to issue a playoff mandate, saying Gase
Month: September 2020
2:27 PM ET Allen Robinson indicated on Wednesday that he expects to finish the season with the Chicago Bears, but he declined to clarify whether he or his agent formally requested a trade. “Yeah, I would say so,” Robinson said on Zoom call with Chicago media, when asked if he anticipates being with the Bears
1:27 PM ET Dustin Johnson is the betting favorite to win this week’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club, but some popular veterans are attracting notable action at sportsbooks around the U.S. More money has been bet on Tiger Woods to win the tournament than has been bet on any other golfer at William
2:35 PM ET Harry Lyles Jr. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade on Wednesday said he is undecided on a return to college football this fall, having previously declared for the NFL draft. The Big Ten on Wednesday announced
12:38 PM ET A lingering lower back problem has forced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga out of his home Grand Slam at the French Open and the rest of 2020, the former world No. 5 said on Wednesday. Tsonga, 35, has not played since lower back pain forced him to retire from his first-round match at the Australian
1:13 PM ET The key light heavyweight fight between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira is off — again. Santos has tested positive for the coronavirus and is out of the scheduled Oct. 4 co-main event with Teixeira in Abu Dhabi, Santos’ manager Alex Davis confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. Santos vs. Teixeira was originally booked for
12:16 PM ET Associated Press MERIBEL, France — Colombian rider Miguel Angel Lopez won the toughest mountain stage of the Tour de France, while race leader Primoz Roglic added a few crucial seconds to his advantage over rival Tadej Pogacar on Wednesday. Roglic finished 15 seconds behind Lopez in second place, while Pogacar trudged over
11:29 AM ET The Big Ten announced Wednesday it would begin the football season the weekend of Oct. 23-24, after more than a month of intraconference squabbling, protests, petitions and lawsuits to try to get the league to reconsider its original postponement. It has been a long and wild course to get to this point.
5:00 PM ET Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson took to social media on Monday to ask the promotion to pay Dustin Poirier more money, so the two can fight on Oct. 24. The UFC was targeting a 155-pound matchup between Ferguson (25-4) and Poirier (26-6), also a former interim champion, as its co-main
12:35 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles running back Miles Sanders and right tackle Lane Johnson are on track to play against the Los Angeles Rams after missing the season opener with injuries, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Johnson had ankle surgery in August, sources told ESPN, and he was unable to go as a game-time