6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Relative athletic scores: The Patriots’ 2022 draft class spoke volumes about how Bill Belichick & Co. view the team’s deficiencies — specifically with a focus on speed in a game that continues to be played more in
Month: May 2022
8:13 AM ET After a thrilling opening round of the NBA playoffs that saw the NBA-best Phoenix Suns getting tested by the New Orleans Pelicans and their trio of unheralded rookies, Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks sending the Utah Jazz into an uncertain offseason and the Boston Celtics breaking out the brooms against the
7:10 AM ET Before I reveal every series winner in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs and the exact number of games in which the series will be won, I’d like to just offer a small reminder to establish a baseline for your expectations: I picked the New York Islanders to win the Cup before the
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The matchups and storylines are set as the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs get underway this week, with the last team standing hoisting the cherished chalice sometime in late June. Will that be the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are looking to become the first team to win the Cup in three
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Rare trifecta: Coach Robert Saleh called it a “dream” first round. It was one for the ages, according to one scouting service. The Jets became the first team in the history of Scouts Inc., which has been
May 2: Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, 47th Match, Wankhede Stadium Safe XI: Jos Buttler (c), Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna Captain: Jos Buttler With 566 runs in nine games at an average of 70.75, he is currently
5:00 AM ET There’s no question that Real Madrid are not only the best team in Spain, but also worthy champions of LaLiga. During their title march there have been guts, glory, magnificence, intensity and, from Karim Benzema, one of the great single-season performances of any footballer for Los Blancos in living memory. None of
11:41 PM ET NEW YORK — As the seconds ticked down in their fight Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano stood in the middle of the ring, caring little about defending themselves or being in the proper stance. Hands were thrown constantly from both sides, one after another after another.
3:10 AM ET NEW YORK — Katie Taylor showed up to the weigh-in Friday afternoon and it was then — more than 24 hours before she’d be in the ring at Madison Square Garden against Amanda Serrano — that the gravity of everything they’d been trying to pull off hit her. She has seen big
1:35 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — The outcome was never in doubt. The summit meeting at 130 pounds turned out to be a total mismatch as Shakur Stevenson used a superb southpaw jab and ring smarts beyond his years to dominate Oscar Valdez in the title unification matchup on Saturday at the MGM
7:45 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Devin Lloyd wasn’t planning on lifting NFL commissioner Roger Goodell off his feet when he hugged him after getting his name called as a first-round pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars Thursday night. But he wasn’t going to disobey his mom. “I just told Devin to make sure he picked
12:57 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Shakur Stevenson jogged around the ring with his hands held high as the seconds ticked away on the biggest night of his career. For 12 rounds, he practically played with Oscar Valdez in what turned out to be an utter mismatch in the ESPN main event on
12:00 AM ET Associated Press PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Hannah Green held onto the lead Saturday in the Palos Verdes Championship after a frustrating start on the hilly, windswept course perched above the Pacific Ocean. Three strokes ahead of Lydia Ko and three other players entering the day, Green overcame bogeys on the first
10:11 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford told ESPN he’ll be “surprised” if he doesn’t strike a deal to fight Errol Spence Jr. in 2022 for the undisputed welterweight championship. Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) and Spence have been circling around each other for years as fans have lobbied for the matchup. Now
2:48 PM ET The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams reacquired cornerback Troy Hill from the Cleveland Browns on Saturday for a 2023 fifth-round draft pick. Hill left Los Angeles to sign with Cleveland last offseason and played in 12 games (starting four) for the Browns at nickelback. Before that, Hill spent five seasons with
10:37 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday prior to his club’s 3-1 loss to the Miami Marlins. Haniger underwent an MRI Saturday, and in his postgame media availability, Seattle manager Scott Servais told reporters that it is a Grade 2 right
6:31 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Hall of Famer Deion Sanders’ first NFL draft pick as a college head coach will start his career in the Motor City. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes drafted HBCU linebacker James Houston IV from Jackson State in the sixth round, 217th overall. Holmes, an HBCU graduate of North Carolina
10:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Marlon Vera was feeling it on Saturday — and it might be time for the UFC’s bantamweight division to take notice. In his first UFC main event, Vera (21-7-1) put on a show against the ultra durable Rob Font (19-6). Ultimately, Vera wasn’t able to get the finish —