Month: June 2021

5:10 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers hasn’t lost the backing of two of his closest friends and teammates as his standoff with the Green Bay Packers continued with his absence from the team’s mandatory minicamp. All-Pros Davante Adams and David Bakhtiari threw their support behind their quarterback, while also making sure not
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7:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Amid a Major League Baseball crackdown on pitcher-friendly foreign substances, New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole struggled to give an answer when asked Tuesday whether he’s ever used a particular sticky paste called Spider Tack while on the mound. “I don’t (long pause) … I don’t know … I
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1:52 PM ET Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will not play in the Tuesday’s Western Conference semifinals opener against the LA Clippers due to a mild strain of his right hamstring. Conley suffered the injury during the first half of the Jazz’s series-ending Game 5 win over the Memphis Grizzlies last Wednesday. He was
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6:31 PM ET Associated Press BUENOS AIRES — Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera was extradited from Brazil to his homeland on Tuesday to face trial on charges he assaulted three former partners. Cabrera, who has won both the Masters and the U.S. Open, has been in jail since January when Brazil’s federal police arrested him on
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1:58 PM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev both have been viewed as potential future stars of tennis. Both have come close to Grand Slam titles. Now the pair of 20-somethings will meet each other for a berth in the French Open final after straight-set quarterfinal victories Tuesday. The No.
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1:23 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Wide receiver A.J. Brown offered his No. 11 to Julio Jones, but the Tennessee Titans‘ newly acquired playmaker declined. Brown has worn No. 11 since his rookie year after
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12:37 PM ET In what will arguably be the most significant meetings about the college football postseason since the sport transitioned from the BCS to the College Football Playoff, a subcommittee is expected to “present a report” next week examining the strengths and weakness of the four-team playoff, including models for expansion, to the full
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12:19 PM ET Nazem Kadri‘s eight-game suspension has been upheld by a neutral arbitrator, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Colorado Avalanche center is eligible to return for a potential Game 7 of the second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights. The series is tied 2-2, with Game 5 on Tuesday in Denver. Kadri, whom
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2:11 AM ET There are many things Chris Paul is good at, but one of his most crucial skills is sensing a moment. It’s never about how he starts; it’s how he finishes. And in Game 1 of Phoenix’s Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets, Paul began slowly, hitting just two of his
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