12:22 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams did not exercise the option on veteran center John Sullivan‘s contract, sources told ESPN. Sullivan signed a two-year deal
Month: March 2019
11:10 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Unbeaten contender Anthony Yarde hopes to challenge WBO world light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev by the end of 2019. Yarde (17-0, 16 KOs), 27, faces
11:40 AM ET Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II has been jailed without bail after he allegedly performed lewd actions in front of a 77-year-old woman at a California gym. Deputy District Attorney Dan Owens told The San Diego Union-Tribune that Winslow is accused of a pair of lewd actions toward the same woman
11:48 AM ET The Tampa Bay XFL franchise named Marc Trestman as its coach and general manager on Tuesday. He becomes the fourth coach hired by the XFL, which will begin play in 2020, joining Bob Stoops (Dallas), Jim Zorn (Seattle) and Pep Hamilton (Washington, D.C.). Trestman, who was the Chicago Bears’ head coach in
7:30 AM ET We saw lots of speed, strength and power at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis as prospects for the 2019 NFL draft jockey for first-round status. And with it, there’s some more movement in my projection of the opening 32 picks. Players now have one more shot to show what they’ve got
8:37 AM ET The first time Gordon Hayward settled into an armchair to watch early film of his 2018-19 season, he was stunned. Who was that guy moving as though he were knee-deep in a vat of molasses? “I was thinking, ‘Wow, am I really that slow out there?'” Hayward admitted. “I think it’s hard
2:09 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski will miss the first couple months of the season after breaking a bone in his right wrist while diving to catch a fly ball against Texas. Padres manager Andy Green said Tuesday an MRI revealed the fracture and Jankowski will have surgery this
11:33 AM ET Sunday Night Baseball announcer Jessica Mendoza is joining the New York Mets as an adviser while continuing her ESPN responsibilities, the team announced Tuesday. Mendoza will work in the Mets’ baseball operations department, focusing on player evalution, roster construction, technological advancement, and health and performance. She will also give insight to general
10:09 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN In the four seasons prior to 2018-19, the Carolina Hurricanes finished around 29th in the NHL on average in team save percentage. Their goaltending has been like an anchor, holding them back from rising up the Eastern Conference standings. In seasons when their offense was respectable, the performances they’d get
1:59 PM ET New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia is joining ESPN as a baseball analyst this season, the network announced Tuesday. Sabathia, who confirmed last month that 2019 will be his final season in the majors, is set to appear on a number of ESPN shows, including SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight. He will also