4:57 PM ET Officials at USC are looking into allegations that defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast helped pay undergraduate students to fraudulently fulfill the academic requirements of two of the football program’s graduate assistants. Former staff member Rick Courtright filed a lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles claiming that he was forced to resign from his position
Month: July 2019
5:55 PM ET The New York Islanders saw their previous captain, John Tavares, walk in free agency. They weren’t going to let it happen again, agreeing with Anders Lee on a seven-year deal. The team did not announce the money, but multiple reports said the contract has an annual average value of $7 million. Lee
1:40 AM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays two-way player Brendan McKay went 0-for-4 in his major league hitting debut against the Baltimore Orioles, two days after winning his first game as a starting pitcher. McKay was the designated hitter Monday night and batted eighth in the Rays’ 6-3 victory. “I
6:33 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays two-way player Brendan McKay is scheduled to make his hitting debut against the Baltimore Orioles, two days after winning his first appearance as a starting pitcher. McKay was in the lineup, batting eighth as the designated hitter Monday night. “It’s great,” McKay said.
4:49 PM ET The Golden State Warriors issued a statement Monday thanking Kevin Durant and announcing that no player will ever wear No. 35 for the team again. The statement, from Warriors co-chairman and CEO Joe Lacob, said Durant “carried himself with class and dignity both on and off the court.” After winning two NBA
4:24 PM ET Opening Bell: Middleweight reality Most would view unified middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez and former unified champion Gennady Golovkin as the best fighters in the 160-pound division. But with former titlist Daniel Jacobs coming off a decision loss to Alvarez in May and planning to move up to super middleweight, that means
3:47 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer WIMBLEDON, England — Just moments after being stunned in the first round at Wimbledon, Naomi Osaka sat in front of a packed room, filled with members of the media from around the world, and answered as many questions as she could, speaking so quietly one had to strain to
3:41 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Montreal Canadiens have tendered an offer sheet to Carolina Hurricanes restricted free agent center Sebastian Aho worth five years and $42.27 million. Aho has signed the offer sheet, so the Hurricanes will have one week to match the offer or let their 21-year old leading scorer slip away to
3:18 PM ET Center Enes Kanter has agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with the Boston Celtics, with a second-year player option, his agent, Hank Fetic, told SNY on Monday. The Celtics were in the market for big men with the departure of Al Horford to the Philadelphia 76ers. Kanter’s 2018-19 season started with
2:33 PM ET The New Jersey Devils kept up their busy offseason by signing power forward Wayne Simmonds to a one-year, $5 million deal on Monday. The Devils drafted center Jack Hughes No. 1 overall on June 21 and then traded for top defenseman P.K. Subban. A physical yet productive player capable of taking on