5:55 PM ET Billionaire Steve Cohen reached an agreement Monday to take majority ownership of the New York Mets. The sale is subject to the approval of the Major League Baseball club owners. Once that hurdle is cleared, he’ll assume full control of the franchise. At least 23 of the 30 owners will need to
Month: September 2020
5:57 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia man was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme that used stolen identities to obtain tickets to the Masters golf tournament. Federal prosecutors say Stephen Michael Freeman, 42, of Athens, and three family members in Texas
6:50 PM ET The subtext to Chelsea‘s £220 million summer spending spree is Frank Lampard’s judgement that many of his existing squad were not at the required level. Lampard will be satisfied the Blues started their much-anticipated Premier League campaign with a 3-1 win at Brighton, but if anything the players who have been asked
4:43 PM ET Already reeling on offense, the New York Jets likely won’t have running back Le’Veon Bell for multiple games. Bell injured his left hamstring Sunday, and “we could be looking at a couple of weeks” with him on the sideline, coach Adam Gase said Monday. The Jets are prepared to start Frank Gore,
4:59 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers found a way to replace Lane Taylor after his season-ending biceps injury last season in Week 3, and now they will have to do it again. The hard-luck starting guard sustained a season-ending knee injury in Sunday’s season-opening win over the Minnesota Vikings. The fear is
4:23 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles defensive end Vinny Curry (hamstring) and defensive back Craig James (undisclosed) suffered “significant injuries” in Sunday’s loss to the Washington Football Team and will miss time over the next couple weeks, coach Doug Pederson said. Defensive end Brandon Graham, meanwhile, is in concussion protocol after being evaluated for a
5:42 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans announced they placed cornerback Adoree’ Jackson on injured reserve on Monday. Jackson first appeared on the injury report as a limited participant on Friday due to
4:22 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh defended his decision not to remove quarterback Lamar Jackson earlier from Sunday’s season-opening 38-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Harbaugh kept Jackson in the game when the Ravens started a series leading by 32 points with 10 minutes left in the game. The
7:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — They called it a Van Wert 7. In the post-corner route named for a northwest Ohio school that executed it to perfection, the receiver ran 12 yards, took an outside step to a post and took four steps. As soon as the safety turned his hips, he planted and came
2:25 AM IST Surrey 218 for 5 (Jacks 55, Amla 67) beat Middlesex 188 for 5 (Eskinazi 77) by 30 runs For a while, it seemed a blessing in disguise that this match, Middlesex’s final Lord’s appearance of a truncated season, was taking place behind closed doors. Certainly, for those fans tuning in via the