3:21 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have changed kickers. Again. Two days after Kaare Vedvik‘s disastrous NFL debut, the Jets have signed Sam Ficken, who was cut recently by the Green Bay Packers. Ficken, who was on the Packers’ preseason roster, will be their fourth kicker since the start of
Month: September 2019
3:21 PM ET Associated Press P.K. Subban doesn’t want to give advice to all the unsigned young players around the NHL. He just vividly remembers his own experience as a restricted free agent. Before he signed a short, so-called “bridge” contract, he took some motherly advice. “My mom picked up the phone and called me
2:32 PM ET Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine has testified at a preliminary hearing about a shooting in Kansas that killed his best friend and former Washburn University teammate as they stood outside a party where they were celebrating Ballentine being drafted. Ballentine’s testimony at a preliminary hearing Monday
1:58 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have signed center Nick Martin to a three-year, $33 million contract extension with $18.35 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Martin, a second-round pick in 2016, has been the Texans’ starting center for the past two seasons and was entering the final season of his rookie
6:47 AM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Call it the first impression the Denver Broncos didn’t want to make in the football new year, but after an offseason of planning, adding new players such as quarterback Joe Flacco and saying better days were ahead on offense, the first play from scrimmage in the new season went
1:16 PM ET CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns star Odell Beckham Jr. said that he still plans to wear in games the luxury watch that he sported in the season opener against the Tennessee Titans. “I’ll still be wearing it,” Beckham said Tuesday. “The same way I wear it every day I go to practice, when
1:16 PM ET Former Europe Ryder Cup golfer Brian Barnes has died at the age of 74. Barnes played in six Ryder Cups between 1969 and 1979, famously beating 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus twice in one day — first in the final day morning singles, and then again in the afternoon — at the
1:03 PM ET The New Jersey Devils re-signed restricted free agent Pavel Zacha to a three year, $6.75 million contract after chatter the center might sign to play in the KHL instead. “We are happy to have finalized this three-year agreement as Pavel is an important part of our team,” Devils general manager Ray Shero
5:30 AM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Alex Mack has grown accustomed to the musical chairs along the Atlanta Falcons‘ offensive line in recent years. The six-time Pro Bowl center enjoyed continuity during the 2016 Super Bowl run when the Falcons started the same five offensive linemen — left tackle Jake Matthews, left guard Andy
9:21 AM ET With the messy business issues between junior welterweight world titlist Regis Prograis and the organizers of the World Boxing Super Series resolved and Prograis having rejoined the tournament, he is as confident as ever that he will win the eight-man tournament final. “I am not going to predict what round I will