5:58 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Ricky Ray has retired, ending his Canadian Football League career after 16 seasons and a record four Grey Cup titles as a starting quarterback. The 39-year-old former Sacramento State star missed most of last season with the Toronto Argonauts with a neck injury. “The more I thought about
Month: May 2019
3:28 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer has said the last two overs of their chase in the IPL eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad were “like hell”. In that time, Capitals saw a straightforward equation of 12 runs from 12 balls come down to two needed off the last two with three wickets
5:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Two attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft are accusing prosecutors of misconduct in his misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution case. Alex Spiro and William Burck made the allegations Wednesday, a day after prosecutors accused them of lying in court. In court documents, they accused the Palm Beach County
5:50 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR will stop the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after the second stage for a 30-second moment of remembrance. Charlotte officials also made the gesture in 2009 when the 600 was run on Memorial Day because of rain the previous day. The National Moment of Remembrance
6:07 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Ever the defense-minded head coach, Pete Carroll says he believes that an NFL roster can never have enough pass-rushers. It’s why his Seattle Seahawks spent a second-round pick on Frank Clark in 2015 even though they had recently extended Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril, and had Bruce Irvin under contract
9:24 PM ET Chicago Cubs infielder Addison Russell returned from suspension on Wednesday, striking out in his first at-bat to a chorus of boos and a smattering of applause in his first game in a big league uniform since Sept. 19. Russell, 25, was suspended 40 games in September for violating the league’s domestic abuse
5:05 PM ET GRAPEVINE, Texas — Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said the team is “off and running” in contract talks with quarterback Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper, and Jones also mentioned the desire to sign Ezekiel Elliott to an extension. The talks have been mostly preliminary so far without much back and
4:47 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Gilbert Melendez is returning to the Octagon this summer. The decorated MMA veteran will take on Arnold Allen in a featherweight bout at UFC 239 on July 6 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Wednesday. The fight originally was scheduled for last November before Melendez withdrew due to injury. Melendez
5:24 PM ET GRAPEVINE, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will pay for the funeral expenses of Jaylon McKenzie, a promising eighth-grade football player who was killed by a stray bullet as he left a party near St. Louis on Saturday night. Elliott, who grew up in St. Louis, reached out to the
4:00 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch was not surprised he dodged a fine from NASCAR for ranting about its current rules package. Busch’s expletive-riddled assessment after Monday’s rain-postponed race in Delaware in years past likely would have drawn a hefty fine. But NASCAR let Busch’s criticism go this week, and he