Month: February 2021

Super Bowl XXXIV 1999: St. Louis Rams D’Marco Farr, DT “I remember walking into the Ritz Carlton [to receive the rings]. … Robert Wuhl, the guy that did Arli$$ on HBO, is our emcee, so he’s going through the whole spiel, and I’m kind of listening, but kind of not, because we’re half-drunk and getting
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1:53 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs, on the eve of Super Bowl LV, made a flurry of roster moves, including the activation of backup center Daniel Kilgore from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Kilgore is eligible to play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He had been placed on the reserve list and had
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12:57 PM ET Associated Press The NBA doesn’t want the Super Bowl to turn into a superspreader. Mindful of the potential of virus-related issues that can come from attending even small gatherings, the NBA issued guidance Saturday telling players, coaches and other employees that they may not go to a Super Bowl party outside their
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12:14 PM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Astros and shortstop Carlos Correa have reached a settlement and avoided arbitration, the team announced Saturday. The two sides agreed to a one-year deal worth $11.7 million, according to multiple reports. “I’m happy that we were able to come to an agreement and avoid arbitration,” Correa said
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10:31 AM ET American Dustin Johnson carded a four-under-par 66 in the third round to go 13-under overall and take a two-shot lead at the Saudi International on Saturday. Despite a double-bogey on the par-four 13th when he found the water, Johnson recorded six birdies to stave off the challenge of Frenchman Victor Perez who
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3:05 AM ET Italian teenager Jannik Sinner saved a match point before battling past Russian Karen Khachanov 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(4) in a three-hour tussle to reach the final of the Great Ocean Road Open in Melbourne on Saturday. The 19-year-old Sinner looked set for a straightforward win after leading by a set and a break,
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7:00 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995
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7:25 AM ET TAMPA BAY — For a brief moment Monday morning, Maral Javadifar thought she would avoid the questions. Sitting down for the first interview session of Super Bowl LV’s virtual opening night, Javadifar, the 30-year-old assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hoped what had publicly defined her career wouldn’t
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7:49 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 After a confounding night surrounding the status of Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant at the Barclays Center — which
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3:05 AM ET Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved a step closer to his maiden ATP title after a 6-1, 6-2 win over Corentin Moutet in the Murray River Open semifinals in Melbourne on Saturday. Third seed Auger-Aliassime, who had saved a match point against Egor Gerasimov in the last 16 of the Australian Open warm-up event,
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