We are now mere days away from the start of NFL free agency, and the market is beginning to take shape. Franchise tags have been handed out (or not). Contract extensions are being doled out left and right. Players are flying off the board in a free agent class that wasn’t expected to be all … Read more
Emma Raducanu says ‘a couple players sent me some messages’ following her stalker ordeal in Dubai – Getty Images/Robert Prange When Emma Raducanu gave her first interview about her recent stalker ordeal on Tuesday, she rather shrugged aside a question about contact from the tennis locker room. “A couple of players sent me some messages,” … Read more
There is a certain type of footballer that coaches love — the veritable teacher’s pet. This player often, but not always, operates in midfield and serves as the coach’s eyes on the pitch, seeing the game as the manager envisions it. As a result, this is the person best suited to interpreting the coaching vision … Read more
Rich CiminiFeb 9, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York … Read more
Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter Patrick Mahomes probably still has a few more rings to earn before anyone anoints him as the greatest quarterback of all time. For now, that honor still belongs to Tom Brady, with his 10 Super Bowl appearances and seven championship rings. But on Sunday night, in Super Bowl LIX, the 29-year-old … Read more
Last August, in the midst of NFL training camps, I visited the Minnesota Vikings and found myself camped out with a member of the team’s brain trust. Not far away, Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy were alternating in 11-on-11 drills when the conversation turned into an art versus science debate about when to turn a … Read more
Michael Jordan played with, and against, some of the greats. The Chicago Bulls legend dominated the NBA the 1990s, winning six NBA titles and six Finals MVPs while cementing his status as the greatest of all time. 5 Jordan is a cultural icon and changed the NBACredit: AFP No.23 saw it all and did it … Read more