6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quarterback Cam Newton has a large chip on each of his large shoulders this season, the result of an 86-day wait in NFL free agency in which he wondered if he would be playing for anyone in 2020. That led him to the New England Patriots on what he
Month: October 2020
2:49 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” You’re looking at the wrong thing. It’s understandable. A bat goes flying in the air, end over end, propelled into the night in a fit of passion, and it inevitably draws every
6:41 PM ET ESPN News Services FIFA has imposed conditions on the release of players for the South American World Cup qualifiers amid concerns over high coronavirus infection rates, travel difficulties and quarantine rules. FIFA said on Thursday the usual rules over the release of players for the games — which are due to get
1:53 AM ET PHOENIX — The Phoenix Rising placed head coach Rick Schantz and midfielder Junior Flemmings on administrative leave late Thursday night as an investigation takes place into allegations that Flemmings used an anti-gay slur during the team’s game Wednesday night against the San Diego Loyal. In a statement posted to the Rising’s Twitter
2:02 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The winless New York Jets have a lot of problems. Add injured quarterback to the list. Sam Darnold sprained his right shoulder Thursday night in the Jets’ 37-28 loss to the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. He finished the game after being body-slammed to the turf in the
7:00 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN For fans outside of Houston, this MLB playoffs matchup will be a clear case of 2020’s baseball villains — the Houston Astros — against an Oakland Athletics team with as much animosity toward them as anyone in baseball — yes, even the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. It’s
12:36 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Wil Myers each hit two home runs and Manny Machado also connected for the San Diego Padres, who rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9 Thursday night to force a deciding Game 3 in their National League Wild Card Series. San
6:46 AM GMT Australia will reacquaint themselves with ODI cricket on Saturday after a gap of 12 months with a 20-year record of dominance over New Zealand to protect and the chance to equal a world record if they are able to win the Rose Bowl 3-0. Meg Lanning’s team currently sit on 18 consecutive
12:04 AM ET It turned out Brett Rypien, the ninth quarterback to start a game for the Denver Broncos since the start of the 2017 season and the same guy who spent all of last season and most of this one on the team’s practice squad, was the guy who could do just enough to
12:05 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bad roster. No discipline. Questionable coaching. The New York Jets hit the loser’s trifecta in a 37-28 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, falling to 0-4 for the second straight season and magnifying the biggest question surrounding the team: What becomes of coach