Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 28, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Douglas’ potential: Troy Brown was an eighth-round draft pick. Danny Amendola entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent. Julian Edelman
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May 27, 2023, 06:00 AM ET DETROIT — Taken No. 2 overall in the 2022 NFL draft, Michigan native Aidan Hutchinson helped lead the hometown Detroit Lions to their first winning season (9-8) since 2017. A former All-American defensive end at Michigan, Hutchinson finished his rookie season with 9.5 sacks — the most among rookies
Associated Press May 28, 2023, 07:18 AM ET PARIS — At first, Aryna Sabalenka thought the boos and derisive whistles coming from the French Open crowd were directed at her after a first-round victory Sunday. Instead, the negative reaction was aimed at her opponent, Marta Kostyuk, for not participating in the usual post-match handshake up
File image of Najam Sethi© Twitter The ICC chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice will be meeting Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi at board’s Lahore headquarters to discuss the issues related to their national team’s participation in the ODI World Cup in India, starting October 5. The ICC head honchos apart from Sethi
May 28, 2023, 10:30 AM ET It’s the final day of the 2022-23 Premier League season on Sunday, and there’s a lot to play for. Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford are fighting for the final place in the Europa Conference League; while at the bottom of the table, two of Everton, Leicester City and
May 28, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas, the runner-up in Paris in 2021, was dragged into a battle with Czech Jiri Vesely before advancing in four sets, while seeds Karen Khachanov and Hubert Hurkacz also reached the second round of the French Open on Sunday. Tsitsipas, the No. 5 seed, was made to work
Charlotte Kool won the RideLondon Classique with victory in the final stage as Britain’s Lizzie Deignan came third in the general classification. Team DSM’s Kool had a five-second lead over Deignan, 34, heading into Sunday’s final 92km stage around central London. The Dutchwoman, 24, narrowly beat Chloe Dygert and Maike van der Duin across the
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad was affected by rain but it provided a rare opportunity to the cricketers to let loose at the Narendra Modi Stadium. GT cricketers Shubman Gill and Mohammed Shami along with head coach Ashish Nehra were out on the field
May 28, 2023, 09:16 AM ET Without King of Clay Rafael Nadal playing, can Novak Djokovic win — and set the men’s record for most Grand Slams? Or will the victor be heir apparent Carlos Alcaraz? Iga Swiatek has won two out of the past three French Open titles, but will Aryna Sabalenka or Elena
Associated Press May 28, 2023, 11:34 AM ET CROMVOIRT, Netherlands — Spanish golfer Pablo Larrazabal won the KLM Open by two strokes on Sunday to claim his ninth title on the European tour and a second in the space of four weeks. The 40-year-old Larrazabal started the final round with a one-stroke lead and shot
May 28, 2023, 11:45 AM ET The Chicago White Sox returned outfielder Eloy Jimenez from his injury rehabilitation assignment with Double-A Birmingham on Sunday and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list. Jimenez was expected to be sidelined four to six weeks after undergoing an appendectomy on May 6. The White Sox inserted him into
Associated Press May 28, 2023, 11:34 AM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Defenseman Kristian Rubins scored his second goal 1:22 into overtime to lead Latvia to a 4-3 victory over the United States and earn a bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. It’s the first top-three finish for Latvia at the tournament.
Eric Woodyard, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 04:27 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Jameson Williams admitted to feeling “sick” and “hurt” on the night of April 20 when the Detroit Lions second-year receiver learned of his six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. He said he was blindsided by the ruling, which was formally announced
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 27, 2023, 11:35 PM ET MIAMI — The Miami Heat were two tenths of a second away from the NBA Finals. But in that precious time frame, Derrick White — who had served as the inbounds passer on the final possession for the Boston Celtics — managed to convert a putback just
Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory in his final Giro d’Italia stage as Primoz Roglic secured the overall title. Slovenia’s Roglic finished safely in the peloton to confirm his first Giro title, with Geraint Thomas second. Thomas helped lead out Cavendish in the final stages, with the pair sharing an emotional embrace after the finish. More
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a mid-race downpour to win the Monaco Grand Prix from Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. Verstappen appeared to be cruising at the front but his race was given added jeopardy by his team delaying his pit stop in an attempt to coincide it with the rain. And Aston Martin appeared to
Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans take on each other in the final of IPL 2023 on Sunday. The match at Narendra Modi Stadium will either see CSK getting crowned as IPL champions for a record-equalling fifth time or Gujarat Titans successfully defending their IPL title. What would boost GT’s hopes is the fact that
British trio Fin Graham, Daphne Schrager and Fran Brown all continued their time trial dominance at the Para-cycling Road World Cup in Alabama. The trio all won their respective races to make it three World Cup time trial wins from three this season. Double Paralympic silver medallist Graham won his C3 event by over a