8:32 AM ET ON A SUNDAY afternoon inside the Superdome in December 2014, Rita Benson LeBlanc, the granddaughter of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, reportedly accosted Benson’s wife, Gayle. Within six days, Tom Benson disinherited his daughter and her two children and made Gayle his primary heir. There’s way more to this
7:00 AM ET NFL Nation Now that the 2018 season is complete for all but two teams, our NFL Nation reporters have identified a single player on the teams they cover who raised his level of play from 2017 to 2018. That player could be someone who didn’t play much and became a solid starter,
7:19 AM ET Stardom is a tricky thing in the NFL. Careers are short. Injury lurks perpetually one play away. The players’ faces are largely hidden by their protective equipment. Yet every season, the league manages to produce a new batch of stars — players who began the year hopeful for success and stardom and
7:54 AM ET ESPN staff Lewis Hamilton’s former teammate Nico Rosberg says both Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas have the potential to challenge the world champion this year. Rosberg beat Hamilton to the title in 2016 before retiring from the sport as champion at the end of the year. Bottas replaced Rosberg at Mercedes but
7:21 AM ET The teams, FIA and Formula One Management are often seen as the three main power brokers in the sport but, as a united force, the race promoters hold considerable sway. Without them there are no circuits to race on and collectively they contribute over $600 million to F1’s $1.8 billion annual revenue.
Fernandinho took a lot of heat after Brazil went out in the World Cup quarterfinals against Belgium. After his Burnley side took a weekend mauling from Pep Guardiola’s men, coach Sean Dyche was emphatic. Manchester City, he said, are in the fight to win all possible titles this season. The Premier League has become a
Raúl Jiménez scored two goals in Wolverhampton Wanderers demolition of a West Ham side that failed to register a shot on target. Raúl Jiménez scored two goals in Wolverhampton Wanderers demolition of a West Ham side that failed to register a shot on target. Raúl Jiménez scored two goals in Wolverhampton Wanderers demolition of a
The Wellington Phoenix kept Melbourne City in check as they crusied to a 1-0 victory. Australia exited the Asian Cup at the quarter-final stage at the hands of the UAE. Graham Arnold says Australia faces being overtaken by other Asian nations with better-funded football programs. Wantaway striker Bruno Fornaroli appears certain to be marooned at
4:07 AM ET Liam Brickhill Allrounder Wiaan Mulder has been added to South Africa’s squad for the fifth and final ODI against Pakistan. Mulder picked up an Achilles tendon injury during South Africa’s limited overs series against Zimbabwe at the end of September and only completed his rehabilitation in the new year. He returned to
4:11 AM ET A majority of Formula One’s grand prix promoters issued a statement on Monday expressing concern about how the sport is being run by owners Liberty Media. The Formula One Promoters’ Association (FOPA) said representatives of 16 grands prix had met in London to discuss the situation ahead of the 21-race season starting