At 47, most athletes have settled into retirement routines, but Tom Brady continues rewriting the playbook on aging. His latest Instagram post from Hawaii delivered another reminder that conventional expectations simply don’t apply to the seven-time Super Bowl champion. The photos showed Brady looking remarkably fit among palm trees and golf equipment, displaying the...
Jun 17, 2025, 11:20 PM ET Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, on special release from prison Tuesday night, spoke at a Hope for Prisoners event in Las Vegas and apologized to the family of a woman he killed in a car crash nearly four years ago. Ruggs drove his sports car at speeds...
In NASCAR, first, there are fan favorites, and then there’s Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, a car that became a legend in its own right. Evoking memories of NASCAR’s golden era, the veteran racer recently pulled back the curtains on a hidden piece of history, revealing never-before-seen prototype paint schemes of the legendary...
The New York Jets keep shaking things up. They added another crucial weapon for head coach Aaron Glenn in his first season. As reported by MLFootball on X, the Jets reached a deal with kicker Harrison Mevis, a UFL star who worked out with them recently. 🚨BREAKING: UFL standout kicker Harrison Mevis is signing...
Jun 17, 2025, 01:18 PM ET Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles has canceled his much-anticipated showdown with Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill due to “personal reasons.” Hill had challenged Lyles to a 50-yard race days after the American sprinter won gold in the 100 meters at the Paris Games last year. Lyles said that...
The Viva Mexico 250 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez was a seemingly successful race for NASCAR. The race was the first time NASCAR went to race outside of the United States for the first time since 1998. But despite the buzz created around the event, NASCAR legend Richard ‘The King’ Petty doesn’t think we would return...
The AFC North has long been recognized as one of the NFL’s most competitive divisions. The Cincinnati Bengals have emerged as contenders behind Joe Burrow’s leadership, while the Baltimore Ravens continue their success with Lamar Jackson directing the offense. The Pittsburgh Steelers have remained consistently competitive under Mike Tomlin, though they’ve searched for answers...
Rich CiminiJun 12, 2025, 05:25 PM 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...
The Indiana Pacers have made a name for themselves this postseason as comeback kings, but their road performances are just as defining. With the NBA Finals now locked at 2-2, the pressure is real, and Game 5 in Oklahoma City could tilt everything. Ahead of that high-stakes matchup, Pacers center Myles Turner opened up about...
The Atlanta Falcons may have only made five picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, but they made the most of it and went all in on improving the defense, using a pair of first-round picks on edge rushers out of the SEC in Jalon Walker out of Georgia and James Pearce Jr. out of...
Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while...
Caitlin Clark returned to the WNBA on Saturday, and she made it clear she’s fully recovered from the left quadriceps strain that sidelined her for five games. Her stellar performance caught the basketball world’s attention, drawing praise from LeBron James. Following Clark’s dominant game for the Indiana Fever against the New York Liberty, James took...