Month: June 2019

4:26 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Duke star Zion Williamson is suing to enforce his termination of an agreement he signed with a Florida marketing company, maintaining their deal was unlawful under North Carolina law, his attorneys told ESPN. Williamson is set to become the No. 1 overall pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in next
0 Comments
3:56 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker‘s first two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs were good enough to make him one of the highest paid kickers in the NFL. The Chiefs and Butker agreed to terms of a five-year contract extension worth about $20 million, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
0 Comments
3:08 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas is declining the $17.6M player option on his 2019-20 contract, clearing the way to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, league sources told ESPN. Valanciunas’ primary intention will be to negotiate a new longer-term deal with the Grizzlies, league sources said. In the post
0 Comments
2:49 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL has made tentative plans to push forward with its original plan for introducing pass interference to replay review, setting aside for now a series of tweaks suggested last month by
0 Comments
2:55 PM BST England coach Eddie Jones will see out the remaining two years of his contract while defence coach John Mitchell has extended his deal until after this year’s World Cup, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said Thursday. Jones’ contract runs until 2021 with the original plan that he would mentor his successor for
0 Comments
2:10 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears head coach Matt Nagy turned up the pressure on Chicago’s place kickers on the final day of minicamp. After an offseason full of kicking woes, Nagy called on Elliott Fry and Eddy Pineiro to each attempt a 40-yard field goal on Thursday. The stakes were high. If
0 Comments
2:14 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — A parade 52 years in the making will finally happen Saturday in St. Louis, when the city celebrates the Blues’ first-ever Stanley Cup championship. The Blues defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Wednesday’s Game 7 in Boston. The Blues joined the NHL as an expansion team in
0 Comments