Tom Brady reiterated Thursday that he has no plans to play in the NFL again after retiring in February. “I’m certain I’m not playing again, so I’ve tried to make that clear and I hate to continue to profess that, cause I’ve already told people that lots of times,” Brady told Sports Illustrated in response to a question about fans and media who continue to come up with scenarios where he might return to the field. Brady, 45, said he’s […]

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris helped save a drowning 3-year-old boy at a Las Vegas hotel pool over the weekend. Morris’ wife, Nicole, posted about the incident on her Instagram page Wednesday, saying the child didn’t have a pulse when he was pulled from the pool and taken to a lifeguard. That’s when Raheem Morris rushed over to help by finding the automatic external defibrillator. “I saw people calling 911, so my first question was, where is the […]

ESPN MLB insider Author of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Every Los Angeles Angels victory, every day they spend over .500, every win-now move they make reinforces what people across baseball now almost universally believe: They will not trade Shohei Ohtani, the best player in the world, before the 6 p.m. ET deadline Aug. 1. Of course, a year ago today, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo went on a D.C. radio […]

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This week could turn out to be a major turning point in Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy proceedings, one that could significantly influence how baseball games are broadcast — not just now, but well into the future. Diamond failed to pay the San Diego Padres before the end of its grace period Tuesday, a monumental development that will prompt Major League Baseball to take over the team’s broadcasts moving forward. Soon, more teams could find the same fate. On Wednesday in […]

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addressed the media on Wednesday for the first time since New England was docked two organized team activities sessions for violating offseason rules. Belichick took responsibility for the loss of practices on May 25 and May 30 and expressed a desire to put it behind him. “The whole situation is in the past,” Belichick told reporters. “It’s resolved and we’ve moved on.” Related Links Patriots lose two days of OTAs for violating offseason rules AFC […]

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass issued a public apology one day after sharing a video on social media that endorses anti-LGBTQIA+ boycotts. Bass shared a video on his Instagram stories Monday that called for viewers to boycott Target and Bud Light because of those companies’ recent promotion of LGBTQIA+ Pride campaigns. Bass, who has since removed the video from his social media accounts, made a brief statement Tuesday but did not take questions from reporters. “I recognize yesterday I […]

Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks allowed two runs on three hits and a walk to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday, his first outing since recovering from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Hendriks, 34, got several standing ovations, both before he took the mound and then when he entered the game in the top of the eighth inning. He pitched one inning. “It was definitely emotional,” Hendriks said […]

Michael Soroka will start for the Atlanta Braves on Monday night at Oakland, manager Brian Snitker announced, marking the right-hander’s return to the big leagues after almost three years and two Achilles tears. Soroka, 25, last pitched in the majors on Aug. 3, 2020, three games into the pandemic-shortened season, when he suffered a torn right Achilles tendon against the New York Mets. Following a setback that required a follow-up surgery, he suffered another tear of the same Achilles tendon […]

Chris Godwin only missed two games for the Buccaneers in 2022, rebounding from his 2021 ACL injury to finish with his third season with 1,000+ receiving yards. But while his numbers continued to be in line with the output of other top receivers in the league, Godwin said this week that as is the case for many players returning from ACL tears, he still didn’t feel 100 percent in his first year back. “It was a night and day difference […]