12:07 PM ET Melvin Gordon‘s agent told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that he requested last week that the Los Angeles Chargers trade his client after the team remained at their initial offer of approximately $10 million per season in contract talks. Agent Damarius Bilbo told Anderson that Chargers general manager Tom Telesco told him that the
Month: August 2019
11:53 AM ET Graduate transfer linebacker Manny Bowen has left the Utah football team without ever appearing in a game. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said Bowen, who transferred from Penn State, left the team earlier this week to pursue a business opportunity. “Unfortunately, a couple days ago, Manny informed us that he is retiring from
11:29 AM ET ESPN News Services The San Francisco Giants have placed outfielder Alex Dickerson on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. The Giants announced the move before Thursday afternoon’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Dickerson, 29, missed two straight seasons in 2017 and 2018 because of back and elbow injuries. The
10:40 AM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Disgraced NFL star Darren Sharper’s attempt to get out of a 2016 plea deal in a sexual assault case has been rejected by a federal judge. Attorneys for Sharper argued in a motion filed last year that he was not adequately advised by his previous lawyers on
9:40 PM ET This week the United States senior men’s national basketball team begins preparation for its first major competition since the 2016 Rio Olympics as it starts a weeklong training camp in Las Vegas in advance of the World Cup to be held next month in China. For the first time in 15 years
11:00 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — John Harbaugh unveiled his vision for quarterback Lamar Jackson and the offense on the first day of Baltimore Ravens training camp. Standing in front of the team, Harbaugh said the Ravens weren’t going to chase the long-standing model of the drop-back passer. Baltimore is going to break the
10:16 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, has said that the absence of cricket from state schools is “nowhere near good enough” as the governing body looks to capitalise on the “inspirational moment that can spark that interest in the game” provided by the World Cup final. Speaking to Sky during
9:06 AM ET In the past 14 months, Colby Covington has won an interim UFC title, visited the president of the United States at the White House and confronted the undisputed champion of his weight class in a crowded Las Vegas buffet line (Google it if you don’t know the story). One thing he has
9:03 AM ET Richard Mann The UFC will host its fifth full card on ESPN on Saturday. In the main event, former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will be looking to get back on track against former interim champion Colby Covington. A win for Covington could lead to a title shot against welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman.
8:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This is part of a weeklong look at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019, focusing on plays, moments or defining characteristics of the inductees. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It’s been more than 13 years since former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan saw the “greatness of Champ Bailey” on