4:00 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN In early January, Kate Smith, 21, was relaxing in her apartment in Lincoln, Nebraska, quarantining before the start of her final golf season with the University of Nebraska. She started reflecting on her collegiate career and what’s next for her as a golfer. And then, Smith received an email notification
3:58 PM ET Left tackle Kolton Miller has signed a three-year extension with the Las Vegas Raiders worth more than $18 million per year, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, putting him among the top five highest-paid offensive tackles in terms of average annual value. The extension is worth up to $68.7 million, his agency
3:22 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans general manager Nick Caserio said the lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson alleging sexual assault and inappropriate conduct are “certainly troubling” and something the team takes “very seriously.” Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee has filed 19 civil lawsuits against Watson on behalf of women who allege inappropriate behavior and sexaul assault
2:37 PM ET NFL owners approved the expansion of the regular season to 17 games Tuesday, a long-expected decision that will generate additional revenue for the country’s richest sports league. Players agreed to the additional game as part of their 2020 collective bargaining agreement, which gave the league an option to expand as soon as
2:35 PM ET Welcome, NFL fans, to the Sweet Seventeen. As has been expected for months now, NFL owners voted Tuesday to expand the regular season from 16 games to 17 starting this year. This is not a drill, people. This is happening. And sure, you might have heard that it was going to happen,
1:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Four days after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed running back Leonard Fournette, who went from a backup during the regular season to 448 scrimmage yards in four postseason games, coach Bruce Arians said he is leaving the door open for who will start in 2021. “No. That will all
1:31 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians made good on his word when he promised that when (not if) the Bucs won the Super Bowl, he would get a tattoo. Arians, 68, tweeted out the photo Tuesday with, “I’m a man of my word — ‘When we win the Super
1:17 PM ET Quarterback Justin Fields ran the 40-yard dash in an unofficial time of 4.44 seconds at Ohio State’s pro day Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 228-pound Fields, widely expected to be a first-round selection in next month’s NFL draft, is working out and will throw for the 31 NFL teams reportedly in attendance. The Los
1:22 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Flyers placed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere on waivers Tuesday, a surprising move that comes as Philadelphia is attempting to stay in the playoff hunt. Gostisbehere has five goals and six assists for 11 points in 25 games, and he was benched for a three-game stretch two weeks
News Vaccination passports being considered as clubs focus on getting crowds back into venues The domestic game is expected to report combined losses in excess of £100 million by the time all 18 first-class counties have published their accounts at the end of April, according to Neil Snowball, the ECB’s managing director of county cricket.