6:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence is the most coveted college quarterback in nearly a decade and universally regarded as the best player in the upcoming NFL draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars have the first overall selection. So the Jaguars, who haven’t had a franchise quarterback since Mark Brunell in the late 1990s and
Month: February 2021
9:39 AM ET Matthew Stafford says his decision to request a trade from the Detroit Lions, where he had spent his entire career, was “probably the hardest conversation I’ve ever had in my life.” Stafford spoke to two Detroit media outlets — WDIV and the Detroit Free Press — in his first public comments since
10:13 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Walker Buehler and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for Thursday, agreeing to an $8 million, two-year contract that would escalate to more than $12.12 million if he starts regularly this year and wins a Cy Young Award. Buehler gets a $2
Joe Root’s attainment of new heights as a Test batsman is a vindication of his continued omission from England’s T20I plans, according to the national selector, Ed Smith, who believes that the ECB’s focus on player rest and rotation is a key reason for the team’s successes across all three formats. England’s 227-run victory in
6:31 AM ET The Premier League and the English Football Association (FA) have joined forces with other footballing bodies to write to social media companies after a rise in online abuse aimed at footballers on their platforms. Manchester United players Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Axel Tuanzebe (twice) and Lauren James as well as West Bromwich
9:10 AM ET Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss the Club World Cup final against Tigres in Qatar on Thursday, sources have told ESPN. Hansi Flick’s side qualified for the Club World Cup after winning the Champions League last season and beat Egyptian side Al Ahly 2-0 in
10:06 AM ET UEFA has opened proceedings against the officials at the centre of the racism storm during the Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir. European football’s governing body said in a statement that following an investigation conducted by their Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector regarding the events that led to the game
7:00 AM ET This is Part III of a four-part series on the life, death and safety legacy of Dale Earnhardt, 20 years after his fatal crash at the 2001 Daytona 500. “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.” – Proverbs 18 THE BIBLE
9:00 AM ET The worst thing about the sports GOAT debate is that it’s redefined one of my favorite terms in sports, which is “the goat.” It used to indicate the counterpoint to the “hero.” It was the catalyst for defeat, the one who wears horns of shame and gnaws on cud while the champions
8:16 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — A bizarre post-match on-court dispute involving Italian pair Fabio Fognini and Salvatore Caruso has marred a gripping five-setter at the Australian Open. Fognini twice rallied from a set down to wrap up the match on John Cain Arena 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(12) in three hours and 56 minutes,