4:38 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Unable to reach an agreement on a long-term deal before the deadline, the Dallas Cowboys on Monday used the franchise-tag designation on Pro Bowl defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence for the second consecutive year, a source confirmed. Unlike last year, the Cowboys hope to work out an extension with Lawrence
Month: March 2019
9:00 AM ET MESA, Ariz. — Has there been a change in strategy around baseball? What used to be the goal of nearly every player — earning the right to choose which team he plays for — might now be less appealing. From Nolan Arenado to Aaron Hicks, young players are beginning to see the
3:57 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles and starting left guard Isaac Seumalo agreed to a three-year contract extension on Monday, the team announced. Terms were not disclosed. The deal puts Seumalo under contract through the 2022 season. Seumalo, 25, is the second Eagles starting offensive lineman to receive an extension this offseason, joining center Jason
4:14 PM ET Clayton Kershaw‘s status as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Opening Day starter, a tradition that has spanned nearly a decade, is now in question. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged for the first time on Monday that Kershaw, recently set back by shoulder inflammation, might not have enough time to get stretched out for
3:00 AM ET Karachi Kings 120 for 5 (Livingstone 53*, Ingram 31, Ilyas 3-27) beat Multan Sultans 118 for 7 (Hammad 29, Shinwari 4-15, Umer 3-22) by five wickets How the game played out In what has been a fairly evenly contested PSL tournament, there was one team that stood out, if that is the
11:30 AM ET In July 2008, I sat with Jim Delany in his office at the old Big Ten headquarters, a nondescript building not far from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Delany had led the conference for nearly two decades. The Big Ten Network was about a year old, and it had recently gained distribution on Comcast
2:45 PM ET Featherweight prospect Vladimir Nikitin, a 2016 Olympic bronze medalist from Russia, will fight on his second Michael Conlan undercard in a row as Top Rank builds toward their eventual professional rematch. Top Rank announced on Monday that Nikitin will face Juan Tapia in a six-round bout on March 17 (ESPN+, 3 p.m.
2:37 PM ET Tiger Woods announced Monday that he is withdrawing from the Arnold Palmer Invitational to be played this week at Bay Hill in Florida because of a neck strain. “I’ve been receiving treatment, but it hasn’t improved enough to play,” Woods said on a Twitter post. “My lower back is fine, and I
8:18 AM GMT Schalk Brits has breathed new life into a rugby career that appeared over when he retired after leaving Saracens in May, to such an extent that he is now fighting for a place in South Africa’s Springboks squad for the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Brits, 37, said he was ready to
2:32 PM ET UFC welterweight Ben Askren says he will not fight Robbie Lawler in a rematch of Saturday’s bout, which ended in controversy. Askren, who was making his UFC debut in Las Vegas, defeated Lawler by first-round submission. Some — including UFC president Dana White — felt the stoppage was early. After the win,