Month: February 2021

11:43 AM ET Adam SchefterESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Carolina Panthers made a serious offer to the Detroit Lions in an effort to
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8:56 AM ET Associated Press KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia — Top-ranked Dustin Johnson won the Saudi International for the second time in three years on Sunday after shooting a 2-under 68 in the final round to finish 2 strokes clear of Justin Rose and Tony Finau. Johnson, who was also runner-up in 2020,
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Cheteshwar Pujara doesn’t want Rishabh Pant to curb his natural attacking instincts, but would like the swashbuckler to be more “sensible” with his shot selection while putting the team’s requirements above everything else. Pant scored a breathtaking 91 off 88 balls but then threw it away with a poor shot off Dom Bess, as India
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8:00 AM ET At a time when quarterback trade talks across the league already have heated up, multiple teams have reached out to the New York Jets and expressed interest in trading for the former No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold, per league sources. The Jets haven’t turned away the calls, per sources, but they
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7:42 AM ET RB Leipzig‘s Champions League round-of-16 first leg clash with Liverpool on Feb. 16 will be played in the Hungarian capital of Budapest due to flight restrictions caused by coronavirus. The match initially looked in doubt after the German government banned all flights from the U.K. until Feb. 17 to stop the spread
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4:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show British boxer Josh Warrington said he is inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo in how to maintain his mindset at the top level, as he returns
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6:32 PM ET Leon Spinks, who surprised the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, died Friday night at age 67, according to the Firm PR, which represents him. Spinks had been suffering from prostate and other cancers. The St. Louis native, who had won a gold medal as
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2:17 PM ET The Oakland Athletics have acquired shortstop Elvis Andrus and another player from the Texas Rangers for designated hitter Khris Davis and a pair of prospects, the teams announced on Saturday. The A’s will also receive $13.5 million, sources confirmed to ESPN, and minor league catcher Aramis Garcia in the deal, while catcher
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1:52 AM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin will miss Sunday’s game against Chicago because of an undisclosed “internal issue.” After practice Saturday, Stars coach Rick Bowness refused to say specifically why the goaltender will not play. He said Khudobin will be listed as day to day. “I have very
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1:00 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — After celebrating their ATP Cup triumph as teammates for Russia, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev will go their own ways at the Australian Open next week and might meet at Melbourne Park as rivals in the quarterfinals. Medvedev improved his winning streak to 14 matches and secured
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11:19 PM ET Stephen Curry scored 57 points but it wasn’t enough to overcome a 42-point, 11-assist performance from Luka Doncic as the Golden State Warriors lost to the Dallas Mavericks 134-132 Saturday night. Curry finished 19-for-31 from the field and 11-for-19 from beyond the arc in 37 minutes. Doncic went 12-for-23 from the field
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