4:46 PM ET The Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office said Monday it is investigating the death of former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson. The 38-year-old Jackson was found dead at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday at the Homewood Suites in Brandon, Florida. Police said there were no apparent signs of trauma and the Hillsborough County
3:53 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Small crowds at Marlins Park will be back this season. The attendance-challenged Miami Marlins plan to allow fans at home games, although crowds will initially be limited to about 25% of capacity. That would mean a maximum of about 9,300 spectators in the 37,446-seat ballpark. “We look forward
2:42 PM ET McLaren has unveiled the Mercedes-powered car new signing Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris will drive in 2021. For the new season McLaren has rekindled its historic partnership with Mercedes, which powered it to its last championship in 2008. The Mercedes engine is the class leading power unit and has won every championship
3:20 PM ET McLaren’s long-term goal in Formula One is simple: return to the title-winning success of previous decades. Although, that should probably be changed to simple on paper as the actual task of overhauling F1’s top teams and winning a championship is no easy task. The team took a good step in the right
Feb 15, 2021 Alpine Formula One driver Fernando Alonso has been discharged from hospital following a road traffic accident last week. Alonso was knocked off his bike while cycling in Switzerland on Thursday and underwent corrective surgery on his upper jaw as a result of his injuries. After a period of 48 hours observation following
1:12 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The grimace on Novak Djokovic‘s face after slipping on the white “MELBOURNE” lettering behind the baseline at Rod Laver Arena was enough to suggest the world No. 1’s chances of defending his Australian Open title had just taken a serious hit. In the third round at Melbourne Park on
1:47 PM ET Tennessee is set to hire Penn State co-defensive coordinator Tim Banks as the Volunteers’ defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Banks, 49, has spent the past five seasons at Penn State, where he also coached the Nittany Lions’ safeties. Before that, he was the co-defensive coordinator at Illinois, the co-defensive coordinator at Cincinnati
12:43 PM ET ESPN News Services The Colorado Rockies signed first baseman C.J. Cron to a minor league contract on Monday. Cron also received an invitation to major league spring training. The Rockies’ addition of the right-hand hitting Cron follows the team’s signing of first baseman Greg Bird, who bats left-handed, last week. Bird also
11:04 AM ET The Washington Football Team hired Chris Polian on Monday, adding another experienced voice to its revamped front office. Polian, the third former general manager Washington has added this offseason, will serve as the director of pro personnel. Polian filled a similar role with Jacksonville from 2013 to ’19; he was out of
12:00 PM ET When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady walloped the Kansas City Chiefs to earn Brady his seventh Super Bowl ring, it prompted a series of “Is Brady the GOAT of all GOATs?” conversations. Most of those greatest-of-all-time discussions ended, or should have, upon remembrance that Serena Williams exists. Like Brady, Williams