9:32 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN UNIONDALE, NY — Kiernan Hanrahan was wearing a New York Islanders jersey to a New York Islanders home game, and yet it felt like he was walking into enemy territory. “We were a little concerned coming in,” he admitted, standing in the concourse at Nassau Coliseum. That’s because Hanrahan was
12:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Mark Sanchez provided some positive moments as a rookie in 2009, but the New York Jets really haven’t derived this much optimism from a young quarterback since Chad Pennington in 2002. Pennington’s chance to be great was undermined by shoulder injuries. The biggest threat to Sam Darnold is his own
Feb 28, 2019 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Those who know Jeremy Pruitt best describe him as a bull in a china shop. It’s the way he coaches, the way he recruits, the way he goes about his daily grind. Given Tennessee’s struggles over the past decade, the Volunteers probably needed a dose of Pruitt’s in-your-face, old-school
Sir Alex Ferguson sent Fulham interim manager Scott Parker a detailed text following his appointment on Thursday. Fulham caretaker manager Scott Parker said a message from former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson had inspired him ahead of a difficult rescue mission at the struggling Premier League side. Relegation-threatened Fulham dismissed Claudio Ranieri on Thursday and
11:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — When tight end Jason Witten walked away from football last May, his teammates gave him a long, standing ovation, recognizing a successful 15-year career that placed him among the greatest to play for the Dallas Cowboys. It wasn’t just the catches, yards and touchdowns that made Witten great — it
7:40 AM ET MONTMELO, Spain — With just two weeks remaining before the first race of the 2019 Formula One season, Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes is 0.5s per lap slower than the pace-setting Ferrari. Ferrari finished the first week of testing looking like the most confident team and, so far, all the data suggests
New Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers reveals why he’s chosen to leave the Scottish champions for the Foxes. New Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has brushed aside suggestions that he moved to a “mediocre club” after leaving Scottish champions Celtic to return to the Premier League. Rodgers, who won the domestic Treble twice in Scotland,
Zlatan Ibrahimovic addresses rumours he was set to leave LA Galaxy last summer and stresses he’s in LA for work, not vacation. Zlatan Ibrahimovic joins Pardon the Interruption to outline which MLS records he hopes to break and the responsibility of being named captain of LA Galaxy. The LA Galaxy continued to make roster adjustments
2:49 PM ET Annesha Ghosh in Mumbai Sarah Taylor and Katherine Brunt, two of England’s most experienced women’s players, have given the thumbs-up to the ECB’s new 100-ball tournament, saying it will only help improve the health of women’s cricket in the country, the scrapping of the Kia Super League [KSL] from 2020 onwards notwithstanding.
No matter where he’s playing, Landon Donovan can’t stop scoring. The 36-year-old wasted little time in opening his Major Arena Soccer League account on Friday night, scoring just 12 seconds into his second game with the San Diego Sockers. Donovan finished from a tight angle to open the scoring, then added another on the volley