8:14 AM ET As the longest-tenured player on offense and leading receiver on the New England Patriots, Julian Edelman has a unique perspective on the ongoing quarterback competition to replace his longtime friend Tom Brady. Edelman is in the process of developing a rapport with Cam Newton, 2019 fourth-round pick Jarrett Stidham and 11-year veteran
9:12 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Coach Mike McCarthy isn’t shy about his goal for his first season with the Dallas Cowboys: win a Super Bowl. “I think conversation like that frankly, respectfully, is nonsense,” McCarthy said when asked about Super Bowl-or-bust expectations. “If you’re not trying to win the Super Bowl, I don’t know
8:35 AM ET It took more than 13 years, but Frankie Edgar has finally lost his battle with the people who want him to cut weight. My opinion: No one has fought the good fight against weight cutting as much (or as well) as Edgar. In a sport in which the majority of athletes cut
6:59 AM ET Hey, here’s a great idea during a pandemic: Let’s have West Virginia fly 1,400 miles to play a Big 12 game at Texas Tech on Oct. 24, but let’s not allow West Virginia to play Pittsburgh. After all, the Panthers, 75 miles away, are in the ACC. Before the Pac-12 broke the
6:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald watched Ben Roethlisberger launch a pass off his back foot and hit Diontae Johnson across the field as the second-year receiver ran through the end zone to the back pylon. The throw, which happened at a small group workout over the summer, left McDonald
7:08 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As a kid, New York Jets offensive lineman Mekhi Becton was self-conscious about his size. When he went swimming, he liked to wear a tank top to cover his massive torso. He felt the stares. He heard the whispers. “I was definitely insecure growing up,” the Jets’ 2020
7:00 AM ET Young players around the league follow the contract-year playbook: Ball out in college, make splash plays on a rookie NFL deal, land life-altering wealth via an extension from the team that loves keeping homegrown talent. Just last week, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins and
7:10 AM ET We spent weeks — months, even — reporting on the coronavirus protocols that the NFL and its players’ union negotiated for 2020 training camps. It has been more than three weeks now since those camps opened, and a few days since players started practicing in full pads. So it’s fair to wonder:
Pradeep Sangwan turned out for Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL © Gallo Images/Getty Images Over 12 years years after he impressed with his incisive swing bowling in the Under-19 World Cup, which India won under Virat Kohli, 29-year-old left-arm seamer Pradeep Sangwan will travel to the UAE
5:36 AM ET Former Formula One champions Williams have been sold to U.S.-based private investment firm Dorilton Capital, they announced on Friday with a statement that marked the end of an era for the family-owned team. They will continue to race under the Williams brand and remain at their Grove headquarters in England, the statement