Dolphins' Tyreek Hill vows to 'break 2,000 yards next year' - ESPN

16.07.2023 - 00:55 espn.com

MIAMI — Tyreek Hill has a clear goal for this season. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver said on his podcast, «It Needed to be Said,» that he will break the 2,000-yard receiving mark, something that's yet to be accomplished in NFL history. «I will break 2,000 yards next year, bro,» Hill said. «2,000 yards was on my bucket list to get before I leave this league… 2,000 yards and another Super Bowl — we getting that.

Believe that.» Currently, the NFL record for receiving yards in a single season is 1,964, set by former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Jr.

in 2012. Hill was on pace to break 2,000 yards last season, after hitting 1,104 yards in his first 9 games; myriad injuries at the quarterback position derailed his campaign, but he still set career-highs with 1,710 yards on 119 receptions.

Remarkably, Hill admit earlier this offseason that he got by mainly on athleticism in his first year with the Dolphins, and hadn't quite grasped the playbook. «Last year, I was just out there balling,» he said in June. «I was just out there just using all athleticism.

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Confirming that the fifth Ashes Test against Australia was the last traditional format match of his career, England all-rounder Moeen Ali said he will not travel to India next year for a Test series. India will host England for a five-match Test series across January and March 2024. "There is no way I am going (to India). It is nice to finish like this. Test cricket is the best cricket. I wish I could rewind time," Moeen was quoted as saying by the Guardian. Moeen has played 68 Tests for England making 3,094 runs with five hundreds and 15 fifties. The off-spinner also has taken 204 wickets in Test cricket.

Max Scherzer says Mets told him 2024 would be 'transition' year - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer never anticipated being traded from the New York Mets and said the sentiment in their clubhouse was that the underachieving team that had expected to contend for a World Series title this year would reload for 2024.

UFC 291 expert picks and best bets: Who will be the UFC's next BMF? - ESPN

Lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will fight for the UFC's BMF belt in the main event of UFC 291 on Saturday night (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV).

Commanders RB Brian Robinson building off trying rookie year - ESPN

ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. dealt with getting shot, undergoing knee surgery and a rookie season that unfolded in a way he never anticipated. Now, he and the Commanders hope, the NFL must deal with the player he said he can be.

Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey to have knee surgery, sources say - ESPN

MIAMI — Dolphins star cornerback Jalen Ramsey will undergo surgery on the meniscus in his left knee and is expected to miss the start of the regular season, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

On Novak Djokovic's Retirement, His Father Drops 'Hopefully Next Year' Wish

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic's father, Srdjan Djokovic, said he hopes his son retires from the sport after the end of the 2024 season, adding its time for him to enjoy the next chapter of his life. The 36-year-old, holds the record for the most grand slams won among men (23), recently lost the Wimbledon final to world no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz. The Serb, who will turn 37 next year in May, was chasing a record 24th Grand Slam title, which would've levelled him with Margaret Court for the most Grand Slam titles won by one player.