10:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Since taking over for Jimmy Garoppolo, rookie Brock Purdy has faced and passed a number of tests for the San Francisco 49ers. But the one he got from the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday was, perhaps, the most difficult yet. The Niners faced a fourth-quarter deficit for the first
Month: January 2023
9:52 PM ET Kevin Seifert Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Rob Demovsky Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association GREEN
10:30 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — To think, Aaron Rodgers at one point this season had to entertain the idea that backup quarterback Jordan Love might finish out the season if the Green Bay Packers were just playing out the string. And that was barely more than a month ago. The Packers had just
Milne, 30, had some tightness in his hamstring at the end of the home series against India in November 2022 and subsequently missed two Ford Trophy games, New Zealand’s domestic 50-over tournament, for Wellington in December. He played Wellington’s first two matches of the Super Smash, the domestic T20 competition, but the workload of six
9:08 PM ET New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan became the franchise leader in sacks Sunday, picking up three against the Philadelphia Eagles to increase his career total to 115.5. He broke Hall of Fame linebacker Rickey Jackson’s franchise record of 115. “All of, what, 16 and a half hours into 2023? We had
5:01 PM ET Lens beat Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 on Sunday to give the champions their first league loss of the season, narrowing the gap at the top between the two teams. PSG were without Neymar, who was suspended after getting sent off against Strasbourg on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi who is continuing
4:36 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte claims last year’s top-four finish in the Premier League was “a miracle” and said pre-season expectations of a title bid were ludicrous. Speaking after a Sunday’s dismal 2-0 defeat by Aston Villa that left Tottenham in fifth place, 13 points behind leaders Arsenal, the Italian offered a
8:55 PM ET It’s 2023 and club football is back with a bang! Newcastle United and Arsenal have underlined their Premier League title credentials with a series of impressive performances, while in LaLiga one of the Qatar World Cup‘s most infamous characters was back in the spotlight again. ESPN correspondents Julien Laurens, James Tyler, Mark
7:59 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Boston Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla returned to the bench Sunday after missing two games with an eye injury sustained in a pickup game. Mazzulla said he is part of regular, late-afternoon games at Boston’s TD Garden and got hit in the face Tuesday before the Celtics faced
6:35 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Sunday night’s 118-95 loss to the Washington Wizards with left knee soreness. Antetokounmpo was a late addition to the injury report after participating in shootaround earlier Sunday. The Bucks are already without Jrue Holiday (non-COVID illness) and Khris Middleton (right knee soreness). Antetokounmpo is coming off