HOUSTON -- The Texans have engaged in "very preliminary" discussions with quarterback Deshaun Watson on a potential contract extension, a source told ESPN's Ed Werder. On Friday, Houston finalized a three-year, $66 million contract extension with left ...
We're only two episodes in and already there is so much to discuss regarding "The Last Dance," the 10-part documentary focused on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls. For instance, was GM Jerry Krause portrayed fairly? Was Scottie Pippen's ...
The early part of the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft didn't feature many major surprises, but things got very interesting toward the back half, particularly with respect to wide receiver landing spots. We also got our first running back off the board right at the end ...
Which Florida Gators prospects will be next to hear their name called in the 2020 NFL Draft? After cornerback CJ Henderson was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth overall selection on Thursday night, after weeks of speculation that he'd end ...
After the Redskins got their guy Chase Young at No. 2 in Thursday night's first round of the NFL Draft, Maryland football head coach Mike Locksley was as excited as any other Redskins fan in the DMV.
While the dust has settled following the conclusion of the first round on Thursday night, the NFL Draft show is just getting started. Rounds two and three are on schedule for Friday evening, and the Denver Broncos are expected to be busy. Denver currently has ...
Good afternoon, 12s, and Happy Blue Friday! Here's a look at what's 'out there' for today – Friday, April 24 – about your Seattle Seahawks. Changing Things Up. It was certainly a unique first day of the draft. For starters, the Seahawks did NOT trade their first ...
"You wasted your night. And that might be how you feel right now. But I'm here to tell you, it's OK. It was the right move." When it comes to trading down in the NFL Draft, it's a "been there, done that" scenario for Patriots fans. But have no fear, says Phil Perry in ...
Though Day 1 of the NFL draft gets the most publicity, teams can find a lot of talent on Day 2. A personnel director told ESPN's Adam Schefter this is "the deepest second round in the last 25 years," with up to 20 players who could have been first-round picks.
Serbian forward Aleksej Pokusevski has submitted paperwork to the league office to make himself eligible for the 2020 NBA draft, his agent Alexander Raskovic told ESPN. Pokusevski, the No. 27 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, had a productive season in the ...
Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie "Bull Durham," has died. He was 80. He died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. His sister, Patricia ...
Joe Judge laid down the law and sounded a lot like a Bill Belichick disciple in his introductory phone call to first-round pick Andrew Thomas on Thursday night, as relayed by ESPN's Sal Paolantonio. Judge called his new offensive tackle out of Georgia and ...
There is plenty to digest with the NBA's new G-League initiative, which intends to lure top NBA prospects away from the college ranks and into a select program that will pay them more (Jalen Green, the potential top pick in the 2021 draft, reportedly will earn ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Newest Indianapolis Colts tight end Trey Burton, who was signed to a free agent deal Wednesday night, spoke to local media members via video conference call on Friday. You can listen to that session in its entirety above, but what were ...
None of the cheating Red Sox players were punished or even identified. The organization was penalized by surrendering its 2020 second-round draft choice. And the no-name video-replay-room guy is now the no-pay, ex-video-replay-room guy.
Last weekend was the premiere of "The Last Dance," the long-awaited 10-part documentary series detailing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls' 1997-98 season -- the final one for that historic dynasty. There's been plenty of talking points coming out of the ...
Thursday was quite a day for Jeff Okudah. In anticipation of the NFL draft, Okudah tweeted, "My dreams come true today." Okudah, who played for Ohio State, then got a nod from one of the greatest basketball players of all time, LeBron James, who is an Akron ...
If the NHL can get back to business in May or June, even if that means playing games at neutral sites with no spectators, Bruins ownership would like TD Garden to be one of up to four regional sites the league selects from the member clubs in its 31 US and ...
When Saints head coach Sean Payton spoke to Cesar Ruiz after the Saints made him the 24th pick in the draft on Thursday night, he told the Michigan product that he was coming to New Orleans to play offensive line and that he should tell reporters the same ...
LONDON — When discussing the favourites to win the Madrid Open the first name on most people's lips would usually be claycourt king Rafa Nadal. Things are a little different this year though. The Spaniard, who has won the tournament five times, will have ...
Like most people, Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles concedes that he didn't have a great grasp of the scope of the coronavirus pandemic when the NBA was first shut down following teammate Rudy Gobert's positive test for COVID-19. A month and a half later, ...
Tom Brady has Rob Gronkowski again. He has Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to throw to in Tampa Bay, too. Julian Edelman has no idea who his quarterback will be with the Patriots next season, but the most accomplished quarterback in NFL history said his ...
If baseball is played this year, we can expect a season that deviates from the ordinary. The calendar will soon flip to May and there is still no sign of Major League Baseball receiving the go-ahead for a 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It's tough to ...
This weekend marks the one-month anniversary of what would have been Opening Day of the 2020 MLB season. Instead of approaching the conclusion of a first full month of games, the baseball world has been dormant, patiently waiting for an update ...
UFC President Dana White has been adamant that UFC 249 will happen on May 9. On Friday, White revealed that UFC 249 would be the first of three events that will take place in an eight-day span.
Country musician Blake Shelton still has love for Steve Keim and the Arizona Cardinals. A year after he posted a picture of himself kissing the Cardinals general manager on the cheek after Kyler Murray was drafted, Shelton appeared on Rich Eisen's ...
Saquon Barkley took his heroics off the football field this week amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Giants' 23-year-old star running back teamed up with the FedEx Company to help deliver critical medical supplies to health care workers on the front lines of the ...
The Dodgers on Friday informed non-playing employees they will be paid through May 31 while the Major League Baseball season remains suspended indefinitely. The organization joined a long list of major-league clubs that already made the pledge.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis freshman Precious Achiuwa says he will enter the NBA draft. Achiuwa announced his decision in a Twitter post on Friday. The draft is set for June 25, and the 6-foot-9, 225-pound Nigerian-born star is projected as a likely ...
Check out how to watch the draft live here. The New York Jets address a glaring need with the No. 11 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by selecting Louisville OT Mekhi Becton. The three-year starter is a safe option for a Jets offense that is looking to protect their ...
AUBURN, Ala. – There's something uniquely special about the NFL draft. That moment you get the phone call from a team. The moment you see your name show up across the TV screen. It's the dream these players have had since they were little, and it's ...
Basketball state championship games and the remainder of the spring sports seasons for N.C. High School Athletic Association schools are officially canceled. Gov. Roy Cooper this afternoon announced that North Carolina public school campuses would be ...
Bourne Braves second baseman Andy Goff of Pittsburgh, left, talks with manager Harvey Shapiro, right, prior to their Cape Cod League game in Bourne, Mass., Wednesday, July 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP. By Christopher Smith ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina has hired former North Carolina State assistant Des Kitchings to coach running backs coach, the latest change to a staff that went 4-8 a year ago. Kitchings' one-year, $300,000 contract was approved by the school's ...
A lot has changed since students walked out the door of their respective schools in the middle of March. When Franklin County youths left school that final day, many did so thinking they'd be returning at some point before the end of the school year. But when ...
The TCU guard/forward has been followed closely by every NBA team, including the Knicks and Nets, says an NCAA source. By Ian Begley | 11:56AM. Share: (Nelson Chenault ). Ian Begley, SNY.tv | Twitter |. There probably isn't going to be anything ...
This content is being provided for free as a public service to our readers during the coronavirus outbreak. Please support local journalism by subscribing. Golfers across Wisconsin went back to courses Friday as Gov. Tony Evers' altered "Safer at Home" order ...
The Eagles addressed one of their needs by taking Texas Christian wide receiver Jalen Reagor in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night. They can address two other areas of need Friday night in rounds two and three. The Eagles' picks are at No.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — While some states are beginning to lift shelter-in-place orders and reopen local businesses, many large events across the country have been canceled, postponed or moved to digital platforms in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
The first round of the 2020 NFL Draft is complete. Teams are hopeful that the players they drafted will lead them to championships. But there is another group of teams hopeful for championships: the Group of 5 conferences, which consist of the AAC, C-USA, ...
Despite a bit of an up and down year, the Toronto Maple Leafs are quite clearly one of the NHL's best teams. If you compare them statistically to Tampa and Boston, there isn't much difference. Other than the win column. But the Leafs turned over half their ...
SAN ANTONIO — The City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Spurs partnered together to lay out a game plan to continue slowing the spread of COVID-19. Residents are asked to continue practicing social distancing and stay home as much as possible.
BERLIN, April 24 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich midfielder Philippe Coutinho underwent minor surgery on his right ankle on Friday and will start his rehabilitation programme in about two weeks, the German champions said. The 27-year-old Brazilian, on loan ...
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board courts, athletic fields, playgrounds and skate parks will be closed by May 1 in an effort to limit groups from congregating in parks during the coronavirus pandemic, Board President Jono Cowgill said Friday.
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