8:35 AM ET Tommy Hatton vividly remembers the day when University of North Carolina doctors told him he should end his football playing career. He had sustained four concussions, among other injuries, and what he thought were NFL aspirations had ended. But he has found a different journey to success — one that still has
7:00 AM ET After helping Matt Ryan become the NFL’s first $30 million per year player, agent Todd France was thrilled for Ryan but didn’t pop any corks around the Creative Artists Agency office in Atlanta. France, who co-brokered the deal with Tom Condon that earned Ryan $150 million over five years with $100 million
1:11 PM ET Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard will be streaming for 24 hours straight on ESPN Esports’ Twitch channel for the Hammer Classic. Leonard will start his stream at 1 p.m. ET this Sunday. He’ll be trying to get those W’s on Call of Duty, Fortnite, and a host of other games. Leonard won’t
1:30 PM ET Nick Saban said he’s the only football coach in the office on the University of Alabama campus as all sports remain shut down due to the coronavirus. “The whole world turned upside down so it’s a little bit different for everybody,” he said during a teleconference with reporters Thursday. “But I think
1:05 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals aren’t stressing over the inability to see former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow throw live before this month’s NFL draft. Multiple members of the coaching staff were scheduled to make the trip to Louisiana to see Burrow at LSU’s pro day, scheduled for this Friday, Bengals coach Zac
1:18 PM ET The Detroit Lions once again looked to the New England Patriots pipeline to fill a potential defensive need, agreeing to terms with cornerback Darryl Roberts on a one-year deal Thursday, a source confirmed to ESPN. He is the fourth defensive player with Patriots ties to join the club this offseason, along with
1:28 PM ET The New Orleans Saints are bringing back versatile cornerback P.J. Williams on a one-year deal, the team announced Thursday. Williams battled injuries and inconsistency early in his career, but he found a niche over the past two seasons as a nickelback with the Saints, playing about 80% of their defensive snaps inside
1:09 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The eagle has landed. For fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that would be new quarterback Tom Brady, who will be leasing Derek Jeter’s waterfront mansion on Davis Islands, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The stone home, which belongs to the former New York Yankees star and current
12:51 PM ET The manager for potential No. 1 NBA draft pick LaMelo Ball told ESPN that they have purchased his Australian NBL team, although in a statement later, the Illawarra Hawks said no sale has been completed. “We own the team,” Jermaine Jackson told ESPN. “It’s a done deal.” No financial details were revealed.
12:41 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ed Farmer, an All-Star reliever who spent nearly three decades as a radio broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 70. The White Sox said he died Wednesday night in Los Angeles following complications from an illness. A native of Evergreen Park, Illinois, and a