4:30 PM ET Associated Press More than 50,000 former college athletes next month will begin collecting portions of a $208 million class-action settlement paid by the NCAA in a case that challenged its caps on compensation. Hagens Berman, the law firm representing the plaintiffs in Alston vs. the NCAA, said Wednesday 53,748 FBS football players
Month: July 2019
4:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with left-shoulder subluxation after leaving Tuesday night’s game. Mondesi left Tuesday’s game in the fifth inning after diving on the warning track in a failed attempt to catch a pop foul by the Chicago White
4:14 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Last year’s Boston Celtics were defined by a point guard wearing No. 11. Wednesday afternoon, the team unveiled both their new point guard, Kemba Walker, and new No. 11, Enes Kanter, in what was hailed as a new day for the franchise. Still, Kanter couldn’t help but take
4:11 PM ET A three-day negotiation session between the NFL and the players’ union has ended after a single day, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. “Today’s meeting was productive, constructive and beneficial for both sides, and the meetings between the NFLPA’s Executive Committee and the NFL’s Management Council Executive Committee will continue.” A
5:29 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — As the Denver Broncos became the first full team to report for training camp, president of football operations/general manager John Elway made it clear that he hopes Joe Flacco can break the team’s disappointing run at quarterback. The Broncos have used four starting quarterbacks over the past two seasons
3:01 PM ET Heralded two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez is set for his long-awaited professional debut. Ramirez, who defected last year after he left a Cuban national team training camp in Mexico and signed with Top Rank in May, will turn pro against an opponent to be determined on the Top Rank Boxing
3:06 PM BST ESPN staff Rynhardt Elstadt and Herschel Jantjies will each make their Test debut on when South Africa host Australia in the opening Rugby Championship Test at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Elstadt, who plays for Toulouse in France and Stormers scrumhalf Jantjies are the only two uncapped players in the
3:18 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche have signed restricted free agent J.T. Compher to a four-year contract. According to The Athletic, the deal carries an annual average value of $3.5 million. “J.T. has been one of our most versatile forwards over the past two years,” Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic said in a statement. “He
2:26 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri defensive end Tre Williams pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation after prosecutors dropped a felony domestic assault charge. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports Williams pleaded guilty to peace disturbance and was sentenced July 11. Williams was arrested in
4:04 AM ET Bob McClellanNFL Unless they have their AARP cards, ardent followers of a certain team in Ohio probably don’t remember the words “Cleveland Browns fan” without the words “long-suffering” in front of them. The Browns haven’t won a division title in 30 years. They haven’t been to the playoffs since 2002. They haven’t