9:03 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — The Rams intend to extend the contract of quarterback Jared Goff. But they won’t be rushed into a deal just because the Philadelphia Eagles
Month: June 2019
8:00 AM ET ST. LOUIS — From exploring the football practice facility formerly known as Rams Park on a humid June afternoon, an outsider would never know that it is the place an NFL team once called home. Now used for youth soccer, the home of the St. Louis Rams for more than two decades
9:22 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have ended their 23-day search for a general manager, hiring Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas — an ally of new coach Adam Gase’s. New York is giving Douglas a six-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Douglas,
9:01 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets ended their search for a general manager, hiring Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas — an ally of new coach Adam Gase’s. New York is giving Douglas a six-year deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Douglas will be
8:08 PM ET Light heavyweight Tristan Kalkreuth, a 17-year-old standout amateur from Duncanville, Texas, is turning professional after signing a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions on Friday. The 6-foot-4 Kalkreuth is only the second 17-year-old Golden Boy has ever signed. The other was junior welterweight Vergil Ortiz Jr., who is now one of boxing’s
8:32 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Brad Keselowski hopes this weekend’s NASCAR race in Michigan will look like the one in Kansas last month. Easy for him to say because he won that one — but Keselowski isn’t the only driver with that view. “I think Kansas is the perfect place for this
7:31 PM ET Free-agent running back Bilal Powell, who played with the New York Jets from 2011 to 2018, is reuniting with the team. Powell, 30, has agreed to terms on a contract, the team announced Friday. Earlier in the day, he worked out for team officials. Powell’s career appeared to be in jeopardy last
8:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN OAKLAND, Calif. — Kawhi Leonard said Friday that if the Toronto Raptors hadn’t put him on a load-management plan during the regular season, he wouldn’t be playing in the NBA Finals. “It was big,” Leonard said in a sit-down interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols. “When it got bad, we ended
8:55 AM ET Sometimes even the most elite freshman needs a season of college football under his belt. So which sophomore on each Top 25 team is ready for stardom? Here’s a look at the top second-year players from Clemson to Mississippi State in our post-spring power rankings. Fans got a taste of the ferocity
7:31 PM ET MONTREAL, Canada — Montreal offered up the tightest Friday practice session of the season, with just under a second splitting Charles Leclerc in first place and Lance Stroll in tenth, while the top three were separated by just 0.134s. Ferrari held a 0.134s advantage over Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton finished