1:07 PM ET New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is encouraging major sports teams in the state to plan on reopening without fans. “Hockey, basketball, baseball, football — whoever can reopen — we’re a ready, willing and able partner,” Cuomo said during his daily news conference Monday. “I think this is in the best interest of
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7:53 AM ET When Cam Newton was released by the Carolina Panthers, the Los Angeles Chargers were widely viewed as a good fit for the star quarterback. But the Chargers didn’t sign Newton, choosing to stick with veteran Tyrod Taylor and second-year backup Easton Stick before drafting Justin Herbert with the No. 6 overall pick
6:45 AM ET With the NFL universe on pause, now seems like a good time to continue our big-picture look into how each organization did during the player-acquisition period of the offseason. Over the next four days, I’m going to run through all 32 teams and rank the work they did from worst to first.
6:00 AM ET Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was no longer a secret by the time the Kansas City Chiefs got to Denver for a Monday Night Football game against the Broncos in Week 4 in 2018. He had thrown for 896 yards and 13 touchdowns in the first three games of his first full season as
2:45 PM ET The New York Giants have told cornerback DeAndre Baker to stay away from team meetings and focus on his legal issues at this time, a source familiar with the team’s thinking told ESPN. Baker faces four counts of armed robbery and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm from an incident
3:29 PM ET Sam Acho said Sunday he doesn’t believe incentives for NFL teams to hire minorities as head coaches and general managers is the answer to solve the league’s diversity problem. Acho, a member of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee, said on ESPN Radio’s Sunday Morning that the solution is about giving deserving
2:29 PM ET Minnesota Vikings safety Anthony Harris has signed his franchise tender, a source told ESPN on Sunday. By signing the tender, Harris will be paid a guaranteed salary of $11,441,000 for the 2020 season. Harris and the Vikings have until the July 15 deadline to agree to a long-term contract. On Sunday, Harris
7:30 AM ET Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver was arrested Saturday night in his hometown of Houston on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon. Oliver is currently being held at Montgomery County Jail after being pulled over on State Highway 242. Both charges are misdemeanors, according to the jail’s website.
6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Take a guess which college is most represented on the Buffalo Bills’ roster. It’s not Alabama, LSU or any of college football’s blue-blood programs; rather, it’s a school that perhaps best represents Buffalo, the Bills and their fan base — the Iowa Hawkeyes. Micah Hyde, Ike Boettger, Nick Easley and
6:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Closer look at 2019: One of the hot-button questions after quarterback Tom Brady’s free-agent departure to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is how much the Patriots’ offensive struggles last season were a result of subpar weapons around him — or more