4:20 PM ET The Houston Texans claimed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves off waivers Wednesday, the team announced. Hargreaves was released by the Bucs on Tuesday after he was benched last weekend for what coach Bruce Arians deemed a lack of hustle. “He didn’t look like he was hustling to go in for
Month: November 2019
4:20 PM ET The Houston Texans have claimed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves off waivers Wednesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Hargreaves was released by the Bucs on Tuesday after he was benched last weekend for what coach Bruce Arians deemed a lack of hustle. Hargreaves, the 11th overall pick in the
4:06 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid on Wednesday called the workout the NFL scheduled for former San Francisco 49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick on Saturday in Atlanta “disingenuous.” “At this point I’ll believe it when I see it,” said Reid, in 2016 the first player to join Kaepernick in taking a
3:54 PM ET Associated Press Roberto Luongo retired from the Florida Panthers. He just never left. And now the goaltender is officially part of the franchise again. Florida’s all-time leader in wins and shutouts has agreed to become a special adviser to general manager Dale Tallon, a move that has been in the works for
3:42 PM ET New Orleans Saints guard Andrus Peat had surgery Wednesday for a broken arm and is expected to be sidelined for six weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Peat, a Pro Bowl selection in 2018, suffered the injury during Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The 26-year-old Peat was the 13th overall
3:33 PM ET A heavyweight matchup between former champion Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes will headline UFC Fight Night on Jan. 25, multiple sources told ESPN. The five-round bout is not yet officially signed, but both sides have agreed. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina,
7:00 AM ET We’re at the part of the NHL season when trends are starting to emerge. Slow starts are no longer excusable; guys have had ample opportunity to find their groove. For this week’s ESPN NHL Power Rankings, we identified a player (or area) on each team that needs to improve. How we rank:
3:07 PM ET NEW YORK — Kristaps Porzingis is intimately familiar with the winding hallways of Madison Square Garden. For the nearly four years he played for the New York Knicks, Porzingis would saunter up the ramp from the loading dock, walk down one dimly lit hallway and turn right into the Knicks locker room.
2:31 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — If the Colts are going to continue struggling in the kicking game, they’re going to do so with veteran Adam Vinatieri for the immediate future. Colts coach Frank Reich, after talking with general manager Chris Ballard, on Wednesday said Vinatieri, who is having the most disappointing season of his 24-year
2:09 PM GMT South Africa hooker Schalk Brits announced his retirement from all forms of rugby on Wednesday, the second time the 38-year-old has brought down the curtain on his career. Brits retired in May 2018 after leaving Saracens but was lured back by Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus and helped them lift the Rugby World