8:42 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs honored late Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson with a special huddle before their first offensive play in Thursday night’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes faced his 10 teammates, huddling in the style Dawson did when playing for the
Month: August 2022
7:14 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — John Velazquez, already the leading career rider at Saratoga, had his 1,000th winner Thursday at the historic track. The 50-year-old Hall of Fame jockey won the eighth race by a neck aboard Precursory, who paid $14 to win. The filly is trained by fellow Hall of
1:10 PM ET Barcelona have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the group stages of the 2022-23 Champions League, which sees Robert Lewandowski facing an early return to his former club while Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland will reunite with his ex-club, Borussia Dortmund. Lewandowski ended his eight-year spell at Bayern acrimoniously in July to join
6:40 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Fresh off a new $93.6 million contract extension that runs through the 2030 season and makes him college football’s highest-paid coach, Alabama‘s Nick Saban told ESPN on Thursday he plans on coaching for as long as the Crimson Tide will have him. Saban, who turns 71 in October, has
7:20 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills rookie punter Matt Araiza has been accused along with two others of gang raping a 17-year-old girl last year in a civil lawsuit filed Thursday. The lawsuit involves allegations against three current and former San Diego State Aztecs football players, including Araiza, who starred for
6:07 PM ET Nikola Jokic helped Serbia to a much-needed victory over Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece in a clash of back-to-back MVPs in a FIBA World Cup qualifiers game on Thursday in Belgrade. The hosts came away with a thrilling 100-94 victory in overtime despite 40 points from Antetokounmpo, the most in World Cup European
5:47 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Los Angeles Rams have hired Jay Gruden as a consultant, coach Sean McVay said Thursday. Gruden, wearing Rams apparel, was at Thursday’s joint practice between Los Angeles and the Cincinnati Bengals, but McVay said Gruden will work remotely for the team. “You guys know how close Jay has been
5:36 PM ET The Houston Astros are placing closer Ryan Pressly on the injured list, manager Dusty Baker said Thursday. Pressly has been sidelined this week with neck spasms. “His neck is not any better. About the same or worse,” Baker told reporters ahead of the team’s home game against the Minnesota Twins. The 33-year-old
5:01 PM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate CINCINNATI — A brawl between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams forced
12:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Serena Williams‘ first opponent at what she has indicated will be her last U.S. Open — and, indeed, the last tournament of her career — is unseeded Danka Kovinic. Win that, and Williams could face No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the second round. The
4:45 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Reigning National League MVP Bryce Harper is set to start for the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, just two months after having his left thumb broken by a pitch. Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson announced Harper’s impending return from the injured list Thursday after consulting with the
4:16 PM ET Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Baylor and Gonzaga will meet in a men’s basketball game in South Dakota on Dec. 2 and organizers will pay players on both teams who agree to help promote the game. Complete Sports Management and Range Sports announced this week that it would put on the
Lando Norris says he feels no sympathy for team-mate Daniel Ricciardo following the Australian’s split with McLaren. Norris said: “I don’t feel like you have to have sympathy for any driver because they’ve not been able to do as good a job.” The 22-year-old Briton added that he “hated to say it”. “People will probably
3:44 PM ET Associated Press South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence and Spain’s Alejandro Canizares share the lead following the opening round of the European Masters in Switzerland. Rounds of 62 gave the duo an eight-under par total, two strokes clear of Matt Wallace, Scott Jamieson, Louis de Jager and Eduardo de la Riva. Gavin Green, who
3:43 PM ET Finally, it’s time for the UEFA Champions League group stage! The road to the final began back in June with the first qualifying round, and now, the field of 78 teams has been whittled down to 32 and the groups have been drawn. Now we know where the narratives are, and there
2:21 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights are staying in-house to replace injured starting goaltender Robin Lehner, who will miss the 2022-23 NHL season for double hip surgery. General manager Kelly McCrimmon said Vegas will have a goaltending tandem of eight-year NHL veteran Laurent Brossoit plus Logan Thompson, who has played in 20 NHL career
Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali used a “very unlucky choice of words” when he said it was “very unlikely” a woman will be on the grid within five years. Italian Domenicali used the phrase “realistically speaking, unless there is something like a meteorite,” when discussing the issue. Aston Martin driver Vettel said:
Kagiso Rabada has defended Dean Elgar’s decision to bat first in bowler-friendly conditions at Old Trafford, citing team selection as the reason for the approach. South Africa were shot out for 151, and Rabada, batting at No.9, was the top-scorer with 36 and shared in the highest-stand – 35 for the ninth-wicket with Anrich Nortje.
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