12:05 PM ET Word spread quickly Saturday morning after the Houston Texans agreed to a four-year, $160 million contract extension with quarterback Deshaun Watson — and some of the biggest names in the NFL sounded off about it on social media. Everyone from Russell Wilson to Michael Thomas to teammates J.J. Watt and Kenny Stills
12:40 PM ET After the Houston Texans blew a 24-0 lead last January in an excruciating loss in the AFC divisional playoffs to the Kansas City Chiefs, quarterback Deshaun Watson was asked in the postgame news conference what could have been a difficult question. “Do you think Bill O’Brien is the right coach to lead
5:00 AM ET The transfer window is a little bit different this year, given the coronavirus pandemic, and deadline day for most of the top leagues in Europe has been shifted to Oct. 5. That means there’s just one month left for clubs to make their moves. 2 Related Chelsea have already had a pretty
5:00 AM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A friendly security guard checked my temperature and pointed toward an opening in an unmarked green fence, and just like that, I was alone in Churchill Downs. It was Derby week, and yet everything was so quiet I could hear the cicadas. That’s what the world’s most famous racetrack
9:52 AM ET Free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has fired agent Bus Cook and now plans to work with agent Kennard McGuire as he looks for an NFL destination days before the regular season begins, a source told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Considered one of the top free agents on the market this offseason, Clowney has
10:39 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans are finalizing a four-year, $160 million contract extension with quarterback Deshaun Watson, his agent David Mulugheta told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The total value of the deal is worth a total of $177.54 million with nearly $111 million in guarantees, a source told ESPN. It is
9:19 AM ET NEW YORK — Dominic Thiem still likes to tee up the tape of his 2018 US Open quarterfinal with then-No. 1 Rafael Nadal, to marvel at the scene late that night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, to revel at the quality of play throughout that 4-hour, 49-minute clash. “I like to watch the
9:30 AM ET Well, here we are, college football fans. The longest offseason in the history of our lives is (sort of) over. Week 1 is officially happening. The stands might be empty in some cases. In others, they’ll be sparse. Bands might not be filling the awkward silences, and the pageantry might be muted.
9:10 AM ET The Washington Football Team has released safety Sean Davis, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Davis had signed a one-year contract with Washington during the offseason that included a $2 million signing bonus. A 2016 second-round pick out of Maryland, Davis missed nearly the entire 2019 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers after
7:00 AM ET The Dallas Stars dispatched an injury-riddled Colorado Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights finally solved Thatcher Demko and the Vancouver Canucks in their respective Game 7 wins. That gives us three of the NHL’s final four of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Will it be the Philadelphia Flyers or the New York