11:17 AM ET The Denver Broncos, trailing 10-7, drove deep into Atlanta Falcons territory late in the fourth quarter of the Hall of Fame game Thursday night. Hundreds of thousands of dollars — much of it from professional bettors — was at stake. By kickoff, more money had been bet on the NFL preseason opener
Month: August 2019
10:33 AM ET Former tennis prodigy Andrea Jaeger approached 15-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff on the grounds of Wimbledon last month, shortly before the youngest-ever qualifier in the tournament’s history played her first match. Jaeger, who was playing in the Legends event, introduced herself and flashed her competitor credential. She told Gauff who she once was:
10:40 AM ET Carmelo Anthony says the end of his tenure with the Houston Rockets made him question whether he wanted to still play in the NBA. “I felt like the game didn’t want me back at that point in time,” Anthony told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on First Take, referring to a period in
7:03 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN WHEN ZION WILLIAMSON arrived at the sold-out Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas for his prime-time debut at the NBA summer league in early July, his choice of footwear had the NBA buzzing. Could Puma actually pull this off? A year after Puma landed 2018 No. 1 overall pick
8:26 AM BST ESPN staff Michael Cheika has bolstered his Wallabies squad for the opening Bledisloe Cup clash in Perth with the addition of David Pocock and the uncapped Jordan Petaia. Veteran hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau will also link up with the squad ahead of the Rugby Championship finale, but it’s the official naming of Pocock
7:31 AM ET The Formula One calendar could expand to a record 22 races next season after the Catalan government approved a one-year extension for the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Barcelona was out of contract after this year’s race and considered one of those most at risk of dropping off the
7:30 AM BST Wales forward Taulupe Faletau has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after breaking his collar bone in training, the Welsh Rugby Union said on Thursday. “The injury was sustained in an innocuous training ground incident and will require surgery,” the WRU said in a statement. 1 Related Faletau — who
Sadio Mane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba model the kits they’ll be wearing for the 2019-20 season. The new European season is almost upon us once more, a time of year that is like Christmas for football kit aficionados. All of the continent’s biggest clubs have released their new home, away and (in some cases)
Christian Pulisic scored twice and won a penalty for Chelsea as they piled on the goals in their 5-3 victory over FC Salzburg. Former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele has joined the club in a coaching capacity to work with the academy players, the Premier League side said on Friday. Makelele, who won two league titles
1:55 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lewis Hamilton would not have a problem with Max Verstappen becoming his Mercedes teammate next year, saying he would enjoy the opportunity to prove he is the better driver. Verstappen currently drives for Red Bull and, despite having a less competitive car than Hamilton, has won two of the