2:10 PM BST Wales’ head coach Warren Gatland has announced his squad for the Rugby World Cup, with a number of surprise calls having been made. Cory Hill was included despite fears that he may miss the opening two games of the tournament due to injury, while Rob Evans and Samson Lee missed out. Rhys
Month: September 2019
Aug 31, 2019 Jadeveon Clowney has officially signed his franchise tender, which will enable the Texans to trade him to the Seattle Seahawks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In exchange for Clowney, the Texans are receiving a 2020 third-round pick, DE/OLB Barkevious Mingo and LB Jacob Martin, ESPN has confirmed. Houston paid Clowney a
10:49 AM ET CHICAGO — The Bears have signed left guard Cody Whitehair to a five-year extension. The extension is worth $52.5 million and includes $27.5 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal gives Whitehair the second-largest guarantee for a guard extension in NFL history. Finalizing a lucrative extension for Whitehair was a
11:29 PM ET The first full weekend of the 2019 season is in the books, and five straight days of college football confirmed many of our preseason beliefs, while dousing the summerlong hopes and dreams of some fan bases around the country. Six teams — Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio State and LSU — seem
12:04 PM ET Associated Press Sebastian Soderberg won a five-man playoff for the European Masters title Sunday, sinking his birdie putt on the first extra hole as Rory McIlroy and the remaining competitors faltered. History repeated itself for McIlroy at the Crans-sur-Sierre club in the Swiss Alps, where he lost a playoff as a 19-year-old
11:03 AM ET Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish has been scratched from his start Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers because of tightness in his right forearm. The Cubs announced that Darvish is expected to make his next scheduled start, which is Saturday against the Brewers in Milwaukee. Right-hander Tyler Chatwood will start Sunday’s series finale
10:24 AM ET SHANGHAI — Kemba Walker and Jayson Tatum are probably going to win a lot of games with the Boston Celtics over the next few years. Sunday they combined to play important roles in the first consequential win together as Team USA opened the FIBA World Cup with a 88-67 victory over the
10:09 AM ET The Miami Dolphins continued their veteran purge Sunday, trading Kiko Alonso to the New Orleans Saints for linebacker Vince Biegel, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The NFL Network was first to report the trade. This comes just one day after the Dolphins traded left tackle Laremy Tunsil, receiver Kenny Stills, a
4:21 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Less than three weeks after sending a fifth-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Kaare Vedvik, the Minnesota Vikings have cut the 25-year-old kicker/punter. The Vikings also parted ways Saturday with former first-round draft pick Laquon Treadwell, who failed to carve out a role in Minnesota’s offense in
9:53 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Former Colts quarterback Andrew Luck took out a full-page ad in the Indianapolis Star to thank his fans following his retirement on Aug. 24. “Thank you for an incredible eight years,” the No. 1 overall pick of the 2012 draft wrote. “… For helping me grow on and off the