12:58 PM ET The Houston Rockets have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension with general manager Daryl Morey, according to the Houston Chronicle. Morey’s previous deal was set to expire at the end of this season. “I’m super happy,” Morey told the Chronicle. “I’d love to be with the Rockets for life. This
Month: March 2019
12:47 PM ET Alex Cobb has been named the Opening Day starter for the Baltimore Orioles, manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday. Cobb was 5-15 with a 4.90 ERA in 28 starts for the major league-worst Orioles in 2018. Alex Cobb found his form in the second half of the season in his first year with
8:00 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. Goaltender is the most volatile and unpredictable position to analyze in hockey scouting,
12:30 PM ET Former Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas intends to sign a four-year, $55 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The source said the deal includes $32 million fully guaranteed at signing, with $22 million coming in the first nine months. Thomas’ 2018 season ended in Week
8:08 PM ET UFC star Conor McGregor was arrested Monday in Miami Beach for allegedly smashing a person’s phone. McGregor is being charged with strong-armed robbery and misdemeanor criminal mischief, according to Miami Beach police, after he allegedly grabbed a phone from a man taking photos outside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel at 5 a.m.
Who are the most dynamic game-breakers on each Top 25 team as we get into the heart of college football spring practice? The players who keep opposing defensive coordinators up at night or the defenders who terrorize quarterbacks with their playmaking abilities? For some teams, it was hard to choose just one. For others, the
7:49 PM ET Former New England Patriots wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson intends to sign a two-year deal with the Chicago Bears worth $5 million per year, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Patriots had acquired Patterson and a 2018 sixth-round pick from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a 2018 fifth-round pick in March
12:08 PM ET The Washington Redskins released linebacker Zach Brown and defensive lineman Stacy McGee, moves which create additional salary cap space and signals a new direction at both positions, a source confirmed. Both moves, which save a combined $8 million, were long expected. USA Today first reported the moves. The Redskins entered the free
11:48 AM BST The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will feature six combined men’s and women’s tournaments from 2019 to 2023, with the women’s series increasing to eight rounds for the first time over the next four-year cycle. Cape Town; Hamilton, New Zealand; Sydney; Hong Kong and Paris will host the combined tournaments in the
11:57 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints locked up kicker Wil Lutz with a new five-year contract Wednesday that his agency Perla Sports Management described in a news release as an “NFL record deal for a place-kicker.” Terms were not immediately available, but a source said the total value is the highest