4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed former Anaheim Ducks center Sam Steel to a one-year, $825,000 contract on Tuesday, adding depth at a vital position. The 24-year-old Steel played in a career-most 68 games for the Ducks last season, collecting six goals, 14 assists and a career-high
10:45 AM ET ESPN staff While NFL cut-down day is just around the corner, players being released and free-agent signings aren’t the only moves that happen during August in the NFL. Teams also use trades, as they are not only useful in shoring up inconsistent position groups, but also a way to get value from
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2022 NFL season will kick off a week from Thursday as the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) — which means teams are cutting their rosters in preparation. Teams were required to cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on
4:57 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Embattled Nebraska coach Scott Frost said Tuesday there is no tension between him and new offensive coordinator Mark Whipple following the Cornhuskers’ season-opening loss to Northwestern in Ireland. Frost, 15-30 over five seasons, said in his remarks minutes after the 31-28 loss that the Huskers need to
4:17 PM ET South Carolina is becoming the first major college athletic department to partner with a sports marketing agency to establish an in-house name, image and likeness firm, where Gamecocks athletes will have free access to deal facilitation, content generation and branding services. The school has hired Everett Sports Management (ESM) to launch Park
Sit in the pub and pray for rain in Manchester. That, according to Matthew Wade, is Birmingham Phoenix’s plan for the rest of the Hundred, after they were left on the brink of elimination despite completing a one-wicket win against London Spirit at Lord’s on Tuesday night. Phoenix needed to chase their target of 140
4:31 PM ET Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed senior Spencer Petras will start Saturday in the Hawkeyes‘ season opener against South Dakota State. Petras and junior Alex Padilla both received snaps during spring practice and fall camp. “It’s a long evaluation and we evaluate everything to our guys, starting in January,” Ferentz said Tuesday. “Obviously
3:02 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Demetrius Andrade vacated his WBO middleweight title and in his place, interim titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly was elevated to champion, Top Rank announced Tuesday. Alimkhanuly’s first title defense is slated for a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN show in November against an opponent to be determined, a source told ESPN. Andrade
3:50 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders are waiving 2021 first-round draft pick Alex Leatherwood, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Leatherwood, an offensive lineman taken with the No. 17 overall pick out of Alabama to be the Raiders’ foundational right tackle, regressed in the preseason and Las Vegas’ new regime
3:13 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN The Houston Texans made a surprise cut and released veteran running back Marlon Mack, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The Texans signed Mack to a one-year deal in March after his four-year stint with the Indianapolis Colts. Mack was relegated to 32 carries over the past two