Category: Sport

Getty Images Everyone knows the criticism of Drew Brees and talk that, at 41, the Saints quarterback is on his last legs. He is averaging an NFL-low 4.8 air yards per throw through three games, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, and his completion percentage of 70.2 is his lowest since 2016. His passer rating…

A poor performance earned Kyle Nelson a pink slip. The 49ers waived their long-time long snapper on Wednesday, three days after Nelson, 33, had a series of errant snaps and was benched in a 36-9 win against the Giants. The 49ers signed Taybor Pepper, 26, to replace Nelson after he was one of four long…

Getty Images On Monday night, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and several other teammates attended an event that had too many people at an indoor setting with no masks in sight. On Tuesday, the incident came to light. On Wednesday, Carr addressed his behavior. “I feel like, one, we’ve done a fantastic job around here,” Carr…

6:17 PM ETPaul GutierrezESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports IllustratedHENDERSON, Nev. — Coach Jon Gruden said Las Vegas Raiders players “let their dauber down a little bit” when they broke…

Getty Images For the first time in 2020, fans will be allowed to attend Major League Baseball games later this postseason. MLB announced Wednesday that a limited number of tickets will be available for NLCS and World Series games at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.Commissioner Rob Manfred recently said MLB was “pressing ahead” with…

6:07 PM ETESPN News Services Miami Marlins center fielder Starling Marte suffered a non-displaced fracture of his left pinkie after getting hit by a pitch Wednesday, but there is optimism that he could continue playing, and he is considered day-to-day.Marte, 31, was hit in the hand on a fastball by Chicago Cubs reliever Dan Winkler…

The 2020 Major League Baseball postseason continues Wednesday with a packed eight-game schedule in the best-of-three Wild Card Series. There are four games in both the American League and National League sides of the bracket, and four AL teams are trying to advance to the divisional round.Because all of the Wild Card Series games are…

That sucked. We haven’t seen the Cubs win a playoff game in a few years now, and we’ve seen three straight playoff game losses. The really short version is something you’d expect: the bats were virtually non-existent, and the Marlins hit a couple homers. That’s it. Game over. For most of the game, Kyle Hendricks…

Published: Sep 30, 2020 at 05:33 PM On the heels of Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard’s statement that he views Aaron Rodgers as the best deep-ball thrower in the NFL (and perhaps of all time), Nick Shook dives into metrics from Next Gen Stats to rank his top 10 deep passers in the league right…

ATLANTA — A day dominated by great pitching ended with the thrill of the walk-off single by Freddie Freeman to give the Braves a 1-0 win in 13 innings over Reds in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park. ATLANTA — A day dominated by great pitching…