7:03 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow‘s first words after the team’s victory over the Minnesota Vikings were aimed squarely at the discourse surrounding rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. “I thought he was dropping everything,” Burrow sarcastically quipped moments after he walked past Chase before speaking with the media for his postgame news
Month: September 2021
7:40 PM ET HOUSTON — The NFL debut of coach Urban Meyer and quarterback Trevor Lawrence was certainly not what Jacksonville Jaguars fans had hoped. In fact, it was pretty bad. In a 37-21 loss to the Houston Texans, the Jaguars had trouble lining up and making sure they had the correct number of players
8:29 PM ET New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore has agreed to a five-year, $97.6 million contract extension that could be worth up to $100 million, with $68.3 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. It is the largest full guarantee at signing for any cornerback in NFL history. Lattimore, 25, is in
7:41 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones turned in a stellar performance in his NFL debut Sunday, but a late fumble by running back Damien Harris at the Miami Dolphins‘ 9-yard line ended what could have been a go-ahead touchdown drive, as New England fell 17-16 at Gillette Stadium. Jones finished
7:26 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Despite losing Drew Brees to retirement and their home stadium to Hurricane Ida for Week 1, the New Orleans Saints and Jameis Winston got off to a stunningly dominant start in Week 1. Winston threw five touchdown passes in his starting debut with the Saints — with zero turnovers
8:44 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Welcome to L.A., Matthew Stafford! A play-action rollout resulted in Stafford airing it out to Van Jefferson, as the second-year receiver sprinted behind the
6:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — A game from the end of his bid for what would have been the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969, Novak Djokovic covered his face with a towel, hiding his tears during a changeover. For 27 Grand Slam matches in 2021, on hard courts,
6:00 PM ET Two big players returned to their former clubs and had very different “debuts” in Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United and Antoine Griezmann at Atletico Madrid, while Bayern Munich showed how they’re still the clear front-runner to win the Bundesliga this season and make it a stunning 10 in a row. Here’s the
7:13 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — David Toms beat Dicky Pride with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions’ inaugural Ascension Charity Classic. Toms hit his approach in the playoff on the par-4 18th to the middle of the green and two-putted from 18 feet.
5:24 PM ET KANSAS CITY — Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. was ejected after shoving a Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach during the first quarter of their game Sunday. The incident occurred after Harrison tackled running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire along the Kansas City sideline on the Chiefs’ opening drive. As Harrison got up, he