6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1a. No days off: The team’s mantra, courtesy of coach Robert Saleh, is “all gas, no brake.” For Mekhi Becton, it’s “all gas, no break.” The 6-foot-7 right tackle, whose fluctuating weight was the storyline of the post-draft
Month: August 2022
12:51 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Bobby Bonilla’s infamous contract with the New York Mets is still being paid out — in more ways than
11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. LOUIS — Jordan Montgomery was open and honest with reporters when asked about his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals and how he needed to face his former team less than a week after being traded. “It’s not exactly what you want to do for your first time
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Thornton’s fit: Given the most recent chapter of the Patriots’ shaky history selecting receivers early in the draft — when they whiffed on N’Keal Harry at the end of the 2019 first round — the status of
New Zealand 111 for 2 (Devine 51*, Kerr 21*, Bates 20) beat England 110 for 9 (Sciver 27, Jones 26, Jensen 3-24, Devine 2-11, Jonas 2-22) by eight wickets An excellent bowling display by New Zealand and Sophie Devine‘s unbeaten half-century led them to the Commonwealth Games bronze medal as England were forced into fourth
3:08 AM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mickey Moniak had to leave the second game of a doubleheader at the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night after taking a pitch off his finger on a bunt attempt in the ninth inning. Moniak, who was acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies at Tuesday’s trade deadline
2:56 AM BST Australia’s 41-26 victory over the Pumas in Mendoza will be a win the Wallabies will savour — but problems continue to mount for coach Dave Rennie and the Test season isn’t even half done for 2022. With another tough assignment to come in Argentina next week, followed by back-to-back Tests against a
12:50 AM ET Vergil Ortiz Jr. looked across the ring on Saturday night and saw one of boxing’s bureaucratic speed bumps. In order for Ortiz to inch closer to a crack at a legitimate boxing championship, he had to first defeat Michael McKinson, who was modestly ranked by a couple of the sport’s sanctioning bodies.
1:29 AM ET All that was missing from Jamahal Hill‘s rise in the UFC was a signature win. He got it Saturday. Hill stopped former title challenger Thiago Santos via TKO at 2:31 of the fourth round in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Hill dropped Santos
12:23 AM BST Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber believes the team can improve after their record-breaking victory against the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship Test at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. The Springboks’ 26-10 victory marked their largest margin against New Zealand since South Africa returned from international isolation in 1992, and the second largest of