5:02 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Tanking speculation buzzed around the Miami Dolphins this offseason, but on the ninth day of May, general manager Chris Grier sent an emphatic message about the direction of his team: The Dolphins are signing cornerback Xavien Howard to a five-year, $76.5 million extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Word
Month: May 2019
7:00 AM ET All eyes will be on the two hottest teams in baseball, the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, tangling at Wrigley Field, but there are plenty of other matchups worth watching this weekend. Here’s what we’re most looking forward to. The Arizona Diamondbacks have been one of baseball’s best teams over the past
10:01 PM ET HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant will not play in the rest of his team’s Western Conference semifinals series against the Houston Rockets because of a right calf strain, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he is confident Durant will be able to return in the conference finals if Golden
9:48 PM ET DALLAS — On almost every tee box and every green Thursday, Tony Romo was greeted by shouts of encouragement during the first round of the AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinity Forest Golf Club. Good shot or bad, the fans were as invested in Romo as they were during his decade-long run as
9:38 PM ET Georgia added ESPN 300 linebacker Mekhail Sherman to its 2020 class on Thursday when the No. 16-ranked recruit announced his commitment to the Bulldogs. Sherman had been considering Clemson, LSU, Alabama, Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan at one point in his recruitment, but is now part of the Georgia class. Sherman
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Who would have thought the St. Louis Blues would have been here back in January? The team was a major disappointment, at one point hitting the conference basement and firing head coach Mike Yeo. Craig Berube was installed behind the bench. Rookie goalie Jordan Binnington was given an opportunity to
10:09 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball continues to push for an international draft and is getting buy-in from influential trainers who have grown weary of players as young as 13 years old agreeing to deals
9:37 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball continues to push for an international draft and is getting buy-in from influential trainers who have grown weary of players as young as 13 years old agreeing to deals
8:25 PM ET The Miami Dolphins are signing cornerback Xavien Howard to a record five-year, $76.5 million extension that includes $46 million guaranteed, making him the highest paid corner in the NFL, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Howard, 25, will receive $51 million in the first three years of the new deal, a source told
9:10 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia coach Justin Langer said he “slept a lot better” after Steven Smith showed some of his best form since returning from elbow surgery with the unbeaten 89 in the second match against the New Zealand XI on Wednesday. Smith dominated the back-end of the Australian innings, collecting 39 off