7:58 PM ET Former Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith, whose girlfriend was killed in a traffic accident last September, has agreed to a one-year deal with his hometown team, the Carolina Panthers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Smith’s girlfriend, Petara Cordero, was struck and killed by a driver on Interstate 90 in Cleveland.
Month: March 2020
7:17 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Breeders’ Cup is increasing purses for three of its races, including a $1 million boost that will make the signature Classic worth $7 million starting with this year’s event at Keeneland. The board of directors approved a $2 million boost that will make the Turf worth
7:48 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert announced Wednesday that he will not be participating in an autograph signing scheduled for this weekend because of concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mostert took to Twitter to make the announcement, noting in the process that he and his wife,
6:27 PM ET Boston Red Sox starter Chris Sale is not expected to undergo Tommy John surgery, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Buster Olney on Wednesday. Sale’s elbow injury is still a concern, and it’s unknown for how long the left-hander will be sidelined, but the surgery would have ended his season before it began.
10:36 AM ET ESPN News Services In the wake of another public confrontation between New York Knicks ownership and a personality closely associated with the team, former Knicks enforcer Charles Oakley says the NBA should step in to fix the issue. “It’s got to be stopped in some kind of way,” Oakley told The Associated
6:06 PM ET Free agent guard Troy Daniels is finalizing a deal with the Denver Nuggets, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Daniels cleared waivers Wednesday after working out a release with the Los Angeles Lakers. Daniels, 28, averaged 4 points in 11 minutes this season. The Nuggets’ cap hit on the veteran guard will
6:07 PM ET “The Canadian Gangster” has found a new home. Former UFC veteran Olivier Aubin-Mercier has signed with the Professional Fighters League, he said on Wednesday’s episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. Aubin-Mercier (11-5) last competed in July, when he lost a unanimous decision to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 240 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
6:43 PM ET Federal authorities on Wednesday charged a 23-year-old sports bettor known as “Parlay Patz” with transmitting threats of violence directed at professional and collegiate athletes and their friends and families. According to the criminal complaint, Benjamin Tucker Patz of New York, New York, used multiple anonymous accounts on social media in 2019 to
5:53 PM ET The Chargers and Panthers are swapping Pro Bowl offensive linemen, with Trai Turner headed to Los Angeles and Russell Okung headed to Carolina, league sources told ESPN. Turner, a guard who has been selected to five straight Pro Bowls, is signed through the 2021 season and is scheduled to earn base salaries
7:00 AM ET Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise doesn’t start playing in the league until 2021-22, but we might only need to wait a little bit longer before we can stop referring to it as “Seattle’s NHL expansion franchise.” Remember when the Vegas Golden Knights were going to be the Desert Knights? Or the Red Hawks?