6:16 PM ET Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle and six-time Pro Bowler Gerald McCoy has agreed to a contract with the Carolina Panthers, he told ESPN’s Josina Anderson. McCoy is getting a one-year deal worth up to $10.25 million that includes a $4 million signing bonus, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCoy left
Month: June 2019
8:01 PM ET Keeping the top players in-state is always the most critical task for programs in Texas, with nearly every premier program in the nation looking to cherry-pick the best players out of the state’s immensely talented pool on an annual basis. On Monday, the Texas Longhorns accomplished a big goal in keeping one
5:09 PM ET The Milwaukee Brewers optioned rookie second baseman Keston Hiura to Triple-A San Antonio on Monday to make room for third baseman Travis Shaw‘s return from the injured list. The Brewers made the move despite Hiura’s solid performance at the plate in 17 games since coming to the majors, hitting .281 with five
4:20 PM ET Nate Diaz says a trilogy fight against former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is not going to happen. “I’m not interested in it at all,” Diaz told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday. “I’m interested in winners. He lost his last fight and I won my last fight. You think I’m
4:07 PM ET Nate Diaz, one of the most popular — and free-spirited — fighters in MMA, has not spoken publicly about his fighting career in more than two years. Until now. Diaz, who squares off with Anthony Pettis in a welterweight bout on Aug. 17 in Anaheim, California, joined Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on
8:58 AM ET MADISON, Wis. — The temptation is to call Graham Mertz a pioneer. Top-shelf quarterback recruits like him simply don’t wind up at Wisconsin. In the past 15 years, Wisconsin has signed some notable quarterbacks — Bart Houston, D.J. Gillins, Austin Kafentzis, Curt Phillips — but none who ranked in the ESPN 300
3:07 PM ET The Minnesota Twins reinstated designated hitter Nelson Cruz from the injured list on Monday. Cruz, hitting .270 with seven home runs and 22 RBIs this season, is expected back in the lineup on Tuesday when the first-place Twins begin a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians. He had been placed on the
4:31 PM ET Simon Cambers Despite being ranked No. 5 in the world, Alexander Zverev’s win over 12th-ranked Fabio Fognini was his first career win over an ATP Top-20 player at a major (1-7). Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports Ever since he first emerged on Tour as a tall, gangly 16-year-old, Alexander Zverev has been tipped for
2:55 PM ET Opening Bell: Joshua-Ruiz autopsy NEW YORK — On an unforgettable night, Andy Ruiz pulled the gargantuan upset and turned the heavyweight division and boxing on its head with his stunning, shocking, utterly unexpected knockout victory over Anthony Joshua to take his three major world titles on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. It
2:52 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — Wide receiver Keyion Dixon has announced he will transfer from the University of Connecticut. Dixon, who will be a junior in the fall, announced his decision Monday on Twitter, thanking former coach Bob Diaco for the opportunity to play at UConn. He did not say where he