1:07 PM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com Brett Favre says he has done nothing wrong and has been “smeared” in the media in response to his involvement in a sprawling welfare investigation in Mississippi, according to a statement given to Fox News Digital. “I have been unjustly smeared in the media,” Favre said in the statement, which
Month: October 2022
12:19 PM ET Hockey Canada announced the resignation of chief executive officer Scott Smith on Tuesday amid major leadership changes that include the federation’s entire board of directors stepping down. An interim management group will come in to steer the organization’s day-to-day activities until a new board is put in place by Hockey Canada members.
Oct 10, 2022 The all-woman W Series cancelled its remaining three races in the United States and Mexico for financial reasons on Monday and declared Britain’s Jamie Chadwick champion for the third season in a row. The series had been due to support Formula One at next week’s U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, before
11:28 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Daniel Dubois and Kevin Lerena are in the process of finalising a deal for a heavyweight fight slated for Nov. 26 in the U.K., sources told ESPN, although a separate date in December is also being considered. Dubois, 25, was lined up to fight 43-year-old Australian journeyman Lucas Browne until
8:00 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN AS HE WALKS to the team bus from the Saitama Super Arena outside of Tokyo, James Wiseman can’t wipe the grin off his face. It’s Sept. 30, and the Golden State Warriors have just beaten the Washington Wizards, their first game during their five-day voyage in Japan. Images of Andrew
Delhi’s Hrithik Shokeen became the first tactical substitute – known as “Impact Player” – in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy that began across the country on Tuesday. Shokeen, an offspinner, was brought into the game at the start of the second innings, with Delhi defending 167 against Manipur in an Elite Group B fixture
6:00 AM ET ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — With his uniform still on, Najee Harris sat in his locker in the visitors dressing room at Highmark Stadium more than 30 minutes after the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 38-3 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Beside him, coach Mike Tomlin sat in an empty locker, talking in a hushed tone
11:21 AM BST Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 rugby World Cup in France, has been sacked after a report by the French Labour Inspectorate found that he oversaw an “extremely degraded social environment” at the organising committee. “Taking note of the report’s conclusions, France 2023’s board has decided to terminate the
8:00 AM ET It’s time for our silliest preseason tradition: The 11th (how???) annual League Pass Rankings, a watchability scale to help you avoid wasting time on things like, “Wait, has this team actually ordered its players to tie their shoes together as part of its Lose-A-Rama for Victor Wembanyama campaign?” These are not power
10:33 AM ET Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett said he was in “not a little but a lot disbelief” at the roughing the passer flag thrown on him when he sacked Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady late in Sunday’s 21-15 Buccaneers win over the Falcons. Jarrett’s comments, on his weekly appearance on 680