8:17 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — When news of Russell Wilson‘s four-year, $140 million contract extension broke early Tuesday morning, the only person smiling more than the Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback and his wife, Ciara, might have been Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott figures to be the next starting quarterback to sign a long-term extension,
Month: April 2019
4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Rays have placed ace Blake Snell on the 10-day injured list with a broken toe, the team announced Tuesday. Snell, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, suffered a fractured fourth toe on his right foot when he got out of the shower and then
5:43 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Baseball’s 2026 All-Star Game will be played in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Tuesday at Independence Hall with a cast of All-Stars past and present on stage behind him. Phillies Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt and
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN When you think of Brad Marchand, you think of the winger’s earned nickname, which was used by President Barack Obama when the Bruins visited the White House following their 2011 Stanley Cup. “Brad Marchand went into the season playing on the fourth line,” Obama said. “But the Little Ball of
Mike Malone said before Game 1 that one thing this team was missing was a closer. But he said Nikola Jokic stepped up into that role this season, hitting game-winning shots. With Denver down 97-96 in the final minute, Jokic turned the ball over on a drive. And with 13.3 seconds left, still down one,
Marc Gasol and Danny Green drain back-to-back 3-pointers for Toronto to stem a 30-9 Orlando run in the second quarter against a Raptors’ team that made only three field goals over a 10-minute span. Orlando 57, Toronto 49 at the half in a deliberate, half-court game. Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN Staff Writer3d ago
12:03 PM ET The Tiger Woods comeback story hit a new high with his Masters win, during which he bested some of the world’s best golfers to don his fifth green jacket and reach 15 major titles. A daily sports betting news and information show (6-7 p.m. ET, ESPNEWS) that aims to better serve the
2:54 AM BST All eyes have been on Israel Folau for the past two weeks after his controversial Instagram post. Stood down last Friday, the Waratahs will take to the field without the star fullback for the first time since his post went public and with the Australian Conference lead on the line, there’ll be
6:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins has a torn left quadriceps, is out for an indefinite period and will begin rehabilitation immediately, the team said Tuesday. An MRI on Tuesday morning confirmed the tear, according to the Warriors, who said it would provide updates on Cousins “as appropriate.” Cousins’
9:07 PM ET NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox recalled catcher Sandy Leon and designated catcher Blake Swihart for assignment, making Swihart the first roster casualty amid the team’s early-season struggles. Leon, who spent the first few weeks of the 2019 season in Triple-A, was behind the plate, batting eighth when the Red Sox