4:34 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies say forwards Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow are expected to rejoin the team within the next week. Jackson has been out since Feb. 21 with a sprained left knee. He ranks second on the Grizzlies with 16.9 points per game and leads the team with 1.6 blocks per
Month: March 2020
4:07 PM ET Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been medically cleared for all football activity after a four-month scan on Monday came back all clear, sources told ESPN’s Laura Rutledge. Tagovailoa, whose season at Alabama ended in November when he suffered a posterior wall fracture and dislocated hip, is expected to be a top-five pick in
4:44 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders released starting linebacker Tahir Whitehead on Monday. The move clears nearly $6 million in salary cap space in advance of free agency. Whitehead, who turns 30 on April 2, has started all 16 games for the Raiders the past two seasons after signing with the team as a
3:51 PM BST England prop Joe Marler has been cited after he appeared to grab Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones’ around the groin area during his side’s 33-30 Six Nations victory on Saturday. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke out when Wales had a try disallowed for a George North
3:49 PM ET KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Soon-to-be Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Russell Okung has accused the NFLPA of negotiating the proposed CBA in bad faith taking the step of filing an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board Monday. In the filing, Okung is accusing NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith of
3:15 PM ET The fight between unified junior welterweight world titlist Jose Ramirez and mandatory challenger Viktor Postol was officially rescheduled on Monday. The fight will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card on May 9 (ESPN and ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m. ET, with preliminary bouts streaming on ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m. ET)
4:10 PM BST James Harrington There is some difference between Fantasy Rugby points and on-pitch impressions. The two things are not, necessarily, closely related. And the metrics can be easily questioned but they are the same for everyone and are easy to follow. Scotland were far more than the sum of their individual Fantasy Rugby-scoring
3:58 PM ET Northwestern is adding former Indiana starting quarterback Peyton Ramsey as a graduate transfer. Ramsey announced the move Monday on Twitter after visiting campus earlier this month. He has one year of eligibility left and could join the team before the end of spring practice. Beyond excited for the next chapter. Time to
7:00 AM ET The next few months without any baseball are going to be rough for MLB fans, so let’s spend a little time appreciating the game we do love as we await its return, starting with these players we don’t talk about enough. Some are simply underrated, some are unappreciated veterans we maybe take
2:19 PM ET ESPN News Services WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston ace Justin Verlander has a mild strain of a back muscle and said it would “probably take a miracle” for him to pitch in the Astros’ opener at Oakland on March 26. In an effort to remain positive, Verlander quickly added, “but I