Month: June 2019

12:26 PM ET Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren was introduced Tuesday at a news conference as the next commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. Warren, 55, becomes the first black commissioner of a Power 5 conference. He replaces longtime Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, who in March announced his plans to retire in
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10:08 PM ET Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren is expected to be introduced Tuesday as the next commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, sources told ESPN. Warren already has informed the Vikings that he is planning to take the job and he is in Chicago tonight, ready for Tuesday’s press conference, per sources.
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9:47 PM ET Arizona Cardinals eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson made an unexpected appearance Monday at the team’s voluntary workouts. Peterson, who will be out for the Cardinals’ first six games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, wasn’t expected until next week’s mandatory three-day minicamp. He had previously missed the first two weeks
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9:15 PM ET The Los Angeles City Attorney announced Monday that it would not file charges against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias related to his arrest for domestic violence on May 13, as long as he meets several conditions. Urías, 22, was arrested May 13 after an alleged altercation with a woman in a
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9:09 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Philadelphia Flyers acquired center and pending unrestricted free agent Kevin Hayes from the Winnipeg Jets for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick on Monday. “By gaining the rights to Kevin at this time, it provides us with an opportunity to negotiate with him prior to July 1 when he is
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Frank Leboeuf joins ESPN FC to talk Paul Pogba and Manchester United, explaining why the France star might be ill-suited for the United captaincy. Paul Mariner says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s wealth of experience and knowledge will be an asset for Marcus Rashford to find consistency at Man United. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop looks at a
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7:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard filed a lawsuit against Nike on Monday in the United States District Court of the Southern District of California in an attempt to reclaim control over a logo Leonard says he created. “In 2011, just after being drafted to the National Basketball Association, Kawhi Leonard
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6:12 PM ET Junior middleweight world titlist Tony Harrison has suffered an ankle injury, forcing him to withdraw from his upcoming rematch with Jermell Charlo, Premier Boxing Champions announced Monday. Harrison and Charlo were due to meet on June 23 in the main event of a PBC on Fox card at the Mandalay Bay Events
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