7:58 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Ian Begley Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the New York Knicks for ESPNNewYork.com As the New York Knicks run out of time to find a trade for center Enes Kanter and his $18.6 million expiring deal, discussions on a contract buyout are expected to begin as soon as the deadline
Month: February 2019
8:00 PM ET The early signing period ends Friday night, but most all of the signatures that will come in already have. Coaches still have a February period to fill their classes completely, but midterm grades at out and show the SEC again has busted the curve. ACC | Big 12| Big Ten | Pac-12
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Auston Matthews‘ lucrative new deal with the Maple Leafs set a precedent, but it also means that when it kicks in next season, the two contracts with the highest cap hits in the league belong to players under the age of 23 (the other being Connor McDavid, of course). Welcome
7:20 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Horse racing has been canceled in Britain on Thursday due to an equine flu outbreak. The British Horseracing Authority says it was informed Wednesday night by the Animal Health Trust of three confirmed flu cases from vaccinated horses in an active racing yard. They raced on Wednesday and
7:25 PM ET The Florida State Seminoles failed to sign a quarterback on national signing day for the second consecutive season, adding to the concerns over depth at the position after Deondre Francois was kicked off the team over the weekend. Coach Willie Taggart on Wednesday tried to downplay the failure to secure a quarterback
6:14 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants did not pick up the option on the contract of running back Jonathan Stewart by Wednesday’s deadline, a source told ESPN. This was the expected result after Stewart rushed for 17 yards on six carries and wasn’t activated off injured reserve despite being healthy
5:56 PM ET MMA legend Wanderlei Silva, who has competed in the sport for 29 years, said in an interview with Brazilian website PVT on Tuesday that he has experienced many CTE-like symptoms. “I was in a lecture about concussions and of the 10 symptoms the guy mentioned, I had eight,” Silva, 42, said. “The
6:05 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Clint Frazier showed no hesitation chasing down a fly ball on the warning track and hit batting practice drives well over the left-field fence, appearing to have recovered from the concussion that decimated his 2018 season. “It’s an exciting feeling,” the 24-year-old New York Yankees outfielder said
7:40 PM ET The February signing day has come and gone. With only 40 unsigned ESPN 300 prospects coming into the day, there wasn’t going to be a lot of movement, but the few decisions that were made carried weight. We saw ESPN 300 prospects flip, five-stars sign and a few decommitments along the way.
5:42 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL and meniscus in his right knee, the team announced Wednesday. Koivu, 35, is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday. He sustained the injury after colliding with Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson in the first period