5:39 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor is facing a civil lawsuit after being charged in South Florida with stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo. Miami-Dade County court records show that 22-year-old Ahmed Abdirzak filed a lawsuit seeking more than $15,000 on
Month: March 2019
5:47 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a three-year contract with defensive end Alex Okafor, a source told ESPN on Thursday. According to NFL Network, which first reported the news, the deal is worth up to $24 million. Okafor will help the Chiefs’ pass rush after the team released linebacker Justin Houston
5:40 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — New rules have caused all kinds of consternation in golf this year, but it was an old rule that cost Harold Varner two strokes on Thursday during the opening round of the Players Championship. Varner began his round on the 10th hole with less than the maximum
6:58 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Despite giving Jordy Nelson a $3.6 million roster bonus in December and coach Jon Gruden saying the veteran receiver would return to the Oakland Raiders in 2019, the team released Nelson on Thursday, the team announced. The Raiders also created cap room by releasing quarterback AJ McCarron. Nelson, who
5:28 PM ET The Oakland Raiders began clearing salary-cap space after their spending spree, releasing wide receiver Jordy Nelson and quarterback AJ McCarron on Thursday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The release of Nelson comes after the Raiders spent big at the wide receiver position by acquiring Antonio Brown in a trade and then restructuring
12:05 AM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Milos Raonic made sure Miomir Kecmanovic‘s good luck finally ran out at the BNP Paribas Open. Raonic beat the 19-year-old Serb 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semifinals and improve to 19-4 at Indian Wells since 2014. Raonic fired 13 aces against no double faults
5:31 PM ET The New York Giants agreed to a deal with Golden Tate on Thursday, as the team tries to fill the void created when wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was traded. Tate’s agents at CAA Football announced the deal but did not provide terms. It’s a four-year, $37.5 million contract that includes $23
5:23 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The salary-cap-strapped Carolina Panthers on Thursday cleared $7.25 in cap space by releasing veteran left tackle Matt Kalil. The move, which leaves the team with a $14.7 million hit in dead money, has a post-June 1 designation. Former general manager Dave Gettleman signed Kalil in free agency prior to
5:19 PM ET Pro Bowl safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix has signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears, the team announced. Clinton-Dix, 26, spent the final nine games last season with the Washington Redskins after he was acquired in a trade with the Green Bay Packers. He became an immediate starter, replacing Montae Nicholson, and
4:59 PM ET The New Orleans Saints have agreed to a three-year contract with former New England Patriots defensive tackle Malcom Brown, the team announced Thursday. Terms were not disclosed, but NFL Network reported the deal is worth $15 million. The move comes after Drew Brees restructured his contract to create more than $10 million