7:01 AM ET AJ MassESPN Staff Writer Close Fantasy football, baseball and college basketball contributor. Author of book, “Yes, It’s Hot in Here.” Who should you start? Who should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and to avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates
Month: September 2022
8:29 AM ET New Chelsea manager Graham Potter has written a farewell letter to fans of his former club Brighton & Hove Albion, asking for forgiveness for his abrupt departure to the west London club. Potter was confirmed as Chelsea manager on Thursday, just over 24 hours after they sacked Thomas Tuchel. – Olley: Why
7:00 AM ET A year ago at this time, the San Francisco Giants were the biggest surprise in baseball as they rolled through the 2021 regular season with an MLB-best 107 wins. This year? Not so much. San Francisco is instead entering the final weeks of the 2022 season looking up at the .500 mark
After North-East Zone drew their first-ever Duleep Trophy game, against a powerful West Zone side, they got an opportunity to interact with Ajinkya Rahane, who had been impressed with the fight shown by their players. After a near-20-minute interaction, almost all of the North-East Zone players clicked pictures with Rahane, who also signed the bats
6:56 AM ET It was assumed that the end of Roman Abramovich’s ownership would be a good thing for the longevity of Chelsea managers. No English club won more than the 21 trophies amassed in 19 years of the Russian’s tenure, but 13 different managers — two of whom came back for a second stint
6:31 AM ET Brazilian Felipe Drugovich won the Formula Two championship at Italy’s Monza circuit on Saturday but his chances of moving up to Formula One next season remain remote. The 22-year-old MP Motorsport driver clinched the title mathematically with three races to spare, despite retiring from the sprint race won by Estonian Juri Vips
5:06 AM ET Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson, who was shot twice in his leg during an attempted robbery, has a realistic chance of returning in Week 5, team sources told ESPN. Without Robinson for Sunday’s season opener, Washington will rely on Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic and Jonathan Williams at the running back
4:59 AM ET Tom Brady came out of retirement, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not expecting the same from Rob Gronkowski. Heading into Sunday night’s regular-season opener against the Dallas Cowboys, the Buccaneers are not counting on Gronkowski to return to play football, sources told ESPN. The Buccaneers initially had hoped that later this
4:54 AM ET Had the San Francisco 49ers and Jimmy Garoppolo been unable to agree to a restructured contract this summer, the rival Los Angeles Rams were lurking as a possible destination for the veteran quarterback, league sources told ESPN. Garoppolo and the Rams had the makings of a deal if he was released by
4:31 AM ET Although Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have kept details of their contract negotiations private, league sources believe the star quarterback turned down an offer worth about $250 million. The Ravens also balked at Jackson’s wish for a fully guaranteed deal similar to Deshaun Watson‘s, sources told ESPN, prompting the sides to