1:00 AM ET Sam Martin stepped up to the podium in Abu Dhabi, ribbon in hand. In front of him, the athletes were there, waiting. They had come from all over the world to compete in gymnastics. The Detroit Lions punter, halfway across the world watching athletes who were mostly unfamiliar with the sport he
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1:18 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The city of Nashville won’t cut down 21 ornamental cherry trees to make space for an NFL draft stage, Mayor David Briley said Saturday. In a news release, Briley said he had informed the NFL and Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. that they will have to remove
12:58 PM ET Michael Irvin announced in an Instagram post Sunday that the testing he underwent for throat cancer came back 100 percent clean. The Dallas Cowboys legend had written in an Instagram post last week that he had spent two days in a Los Angeles hospital undergoing the tests. On Sunday he expressed gratitude
12:30 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are suddenly betting darlings after an impressive offseason that included trading for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. 2019 NFL Win Totals Team Win Total Patriots 11 Chiefs 10.5 Rams 10.5 Saints 10.5 Chargers 10 Bears 9.5 Colts 9.5 Eagles 9.5 Browns 9 Packers 9 Steelers 9 Vikings 9 Cowboys
11:00 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Coach Bill Belichick might have been tight-lipped with reporters at the NFL’s annual owners meetings in Arizona last week, but he was especially vocal behind the scenes on one topic he believes would benefit the game. He
7:07 PM ET WACO, Texas — Not even a year after he announced his retirement from the Dallas Cowboys, tight end Jason Witten is back into the routine of being a player once again. “I’m loving it,” Witten said before he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco, Texas, on Saturday.
3:51 PM ET Quarterback Johnny Manziel of the Memphis Express left Saturday’s Alliance of American Football (AAF) game against Orlando after suffering a head injury and was later ruled out for the rest of the game. Manziel suffered the injury making a tackle after throwing an interception in the first quarter. Manziel rushed for 18
1:53 PM ET Seven-time Pro Bowl punter Shane Lechler has retired after 18 seasons in the NFL. Lechler, 42, earned his Pro Bowl honors during 13 seasons with the Oakland Raiders (2000-12) before he spent five years with the Houston Texans. He did not play in the NFL last year after being part of the
1:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball PHOENIX — Last year, the Los Angeles Rams identified a window to go all-in, acquire the best players available to round out a talented roster and make
8:42 PM ET The Oakland Raiders have signed free-agent tight end Luke Willson, the team announced Friday. A fifth-round pick in 2013 by the Seattle Seahawks, Willson will be entering his seventh season in 2019. He spent last season with the Detroit Lions after spending five years with the Seahawks. Willson had 13 receptions for