4:25 PM ET Associated Press HOOVER, Ala. — Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey considers the mental health of athletes an important issue to be considered when it comes to legalized betting on college sports. Sankey opened the league’s media days Monday with plenty to say about sports gambling and continuing efforts to improve football officiating
Month: July 2019
4:02 PM ET Former Troy starting quarterback Sawyer Smith is transferring to Kentucky. The 6-foot-3 Florida native played in all 12 games for the Trojans last season and threw for a total of 1,669 yards, 14 touchdowns and six interceptions. Smith only started the final seven games, taking over for injured starter Kaleb Barker, and
5:37 PM ET Pernell Whitaker, a longtime pound-for-pound king and one of the greatest boxers in history, was killed Sunday night when he was hit by a car in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was 55. The Virginia Beach Police Department said the incident remains an active investigation but that Whitaker was apparently hit by a
3:49 PM ET Pound-for-pound legend Pernell Whitaker, who died Sunday night at age 55 after being hit by car at a Virginia Beach, Virginia, intersection, was a dazzling fighter, perhaps the greatest defensive wizard of all time, and the pound-for-pound king for much of the 1990s. In the amateur ranks, he won a 1984 Olympic
3:37 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler will be placed on the injured list with shoulder fatigue, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN, a significant blow to his trade value as
3:37 PM ET Associated Press ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith has finally shed the massive brace on his right leg eight months after breaking his tibia and fibula in gruesome fashion. Smith’s wife, Elizabeth, posted a photo Monday of him holding the ring external fixator in his hand. The team’s Twitter account
3:20 PM ET Michael Rodak HOOVER, Ala. — Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant said Monday he never considered transferring from the school despite a postseason ban that was imposed by the NCAA less than two months after his arrival. “I had already built a relationship with those guys within a couple of months,” he said. “I
3:19 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Jalen Hurts‘ arrival at Oklahoma is a major topic at Big 12 media days, but the quarterback transfer from Alabama still has work left to become the Sooners’ front man in 2019. “He’s gotta win the job first,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said when asked what sets Hurts apart.
4:19 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons and star defensive tackle Grady Jarrett agreed to a four-year extension on Monday, the team announced. Terms were not disclosed but sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the contract is worth $68 million. The Falcons had until 4 p.m. ET to agree to the deal with Jarrett, who initially
2:50 PM ET Bellator MMA announced in April the creation of a 16-fighter featherweight grand prix tournament, and on Monday the promotion explained the first-round matchups. Division champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who also holds Bellator’s lightweight belt, will defend his title against rising star Juan Archuleta (23-1) on September 28 in Los Angeles. Freire has