9:12 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons guard Ben Garland has won the NFL’s Salute to Service Award. Garland was recognized Wednesday by the league and USAA for his exceptional efforts to honor and support members of the military community. He will be recognized on Saturday night during NFL Honors, the prime-time TV
10:00 AM ET Relief pitchers are increasingly like NFL running backs — their performance can have high impact, sometimes for a relatively short window of time, and they are mostly compensated as if they are disposable. Teams will search for just the right bullpen piece, and when they find him, he’ll get the ball time
12:28 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Georgia Dome is gone, replaced by a parking lot and grass fields next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where the New England Patriots will play the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday. Twenty-five years ago, the Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl XXVIII inside the Georgia Dome, beating
8:48 AM ET ESPN staff Former Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley has revealed that there were plans to replace him as early as the Monaco Grand Prix last year. Hartley was first drafted in as a Toro Rosso driver at the 2017 U.S. Grand Prix, seven years after being cut from Red Bull’s young driver
12:45 AM ET Editor’s note: This story has been updated after originally running in August, 2018. ATLANTA – When it comes to improbable storylines, here is one few saw coming in March of 2018: Quarterback Tom Brady answering questions on Opening Night at Super Bowl LIII about top-notch protection from new left tackle Trent Brown.
9:00 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — As the top high school football players in the country made their way through the Orlando World Center Marriott hotel on the first day of Under Armour All-America Game week, one prospect stood out among the rest. Not because he towered over everyone at 6-foot-7, 280 pounds, but because
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12:41 PM ET Steve KimESPN So after being ESPN’s prospect of the year in 2018, what does the upcoming year hold for Teofimo Lopez? “I’m going to say it right now: my son is going to win 2019 fighter of the year, easy,” said the boisterous and brash father of the highly regarded lightweight, who
7:30 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The New England Patriots have by far the best record in the NFL since the start of the 2001 season, when Tom Brady ascended as starting quarterback for coach Bill Belichick’s team.
7:27 AM ET Three hundred sixty-five days ago, Kansas City and Washington opened the offseason trade market by swapping quarterback Alex Smith for corner Kendall Fuller and a third-round pick. The move made sense for both sides; Washington suddenly had a plug-and-play replacement for the departing Kirk Cousins, while Kansas City got badly needed help