Month: April 2019

12:44 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms on a one-year contract to bring back defensive tackle Tim Jernigan, the team announced Thursday. The Eagles had declined to pick up Jernigan’s option for 2019, making him a free agent. He was due a base salary of $11 million and would have cost $13
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12:33 PM ET The Sacramento Kings and National Basketball Association announced Thursday they have started a joint investigation into the allegations made in a civil suit against coach Luke Walton that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2014. “The Kings and the NBA take these allegations very seriously and will collaborate to conduct a complete
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12:27 PM ET Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. — Former Penn State president Graham Spanier is asking a federal magistrate judge to overturn his conviction, less than a week before he is scheduled to start serving two months in jail. Spanier was in a Scranton, Pennsylvania, courthouse Thursday as his lawyers argued it violated the U.S.
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12:09 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Two referees who worked the controversial Game 7 between the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks in the first round will not officiate in the second round. Dan O’Halloran and Eric Furlatt were on the ice for a pivotal major penalty call in the third period that gave the
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11:55 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill, who will not face charges of child abuse, issued a statement Thursday saying he is “working hard to be the best person for my family and our community I can be.” “I love and support my family above anything,” Hill said in the statement issued Thursday.
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12:43 PM ET Rafael Nadal gave a much improved performance to advance into the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday, dispatching Spanish compatriot and crowd favourite David Ferrer 6-3, 6-3. The world No. 2 had produced a scrappy display against Leonardo Mayer on Wednesday, losing a set for the first time in four years
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11:35 AM BST English Premiership side Sale Sharks have signed South Africa lock Lood de Jager on a three-year deal, the first of a number of Springbok players set to move to European clubs after the World Cup in Japan. De Jager, 26, will leave Pretoria-based Super Rugby side the Bulls either at the start
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8:00 AM ET We all know freshmen can’t enter the NFL draft. And with good reason. With the exceptions of once-in-a-generation prospects like Adrian Peterson, football players usually need at least three seasons to get ready for the physical maturity and speed of the game seen in the pros. But that doesn’t mean we can’t
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