Month: March 2020

5:30 PM ET The UFC has postponed its next three events, the last of which was scheduled to take place on April 11, due to the ever-growing impact of the coronavirus. UFC president Dana White alerted his entire staff of the decision on Monday, via email. According to White, the company was prepared to do
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5:13 PM ET Offensive tackle Jack Conklin agreed to a three-year deal with the Cleveland Browns for $42 million with $30 million fully guaranteed, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. 1 Related Conklin will earn $20 million in the first year and will be only 28 when this deal expires. After a
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4:19 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have acquired defensive tackle DeForest Buckner from the San Francisco 49ers for the 13th overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Buckner, in the process, has agreed to a new contract that will pay him $21 million a year, which will
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4:36 PM ET Three days after announcing that the Masters Tournament would be postponed indefinitely, Augusta National will close the club to members later this week, according to a Golf Digest report. The home of the Masters traditionally closes for the summer months in late May and re-opens in mid-October. Due to the coronavirus pandemic,
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3:25 PM ET Even by Bill O’Brien’s standards, the Cardinals and Texans made a stunning trade on Monday afternoon. Houston traded away arguably its second-most valuable player, star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, netting oft-injured running back David Johnson and a second-round pick in the process. While I appreciate O’Brien’s thoughtfulness in giving us a fascinating
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3:26 PM ET Associated Press Brown promoted Heather Marini to quarterbacks coach on Monday, making her the first female position coach in Division I football. Marini joined the Bears’ staff last year as the offensive quality control assistant coach. Prior to coaching at Brown, the native Australian worked with the New York Jets as a
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3:11 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to a three-year contract with former Chicago Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Kwiatkoski tweeted a picture of the Raiders’ Vegas stadium on Monday in an apparent nod to the deal. pic.twitter.com/7YJF42CBu2 — Nick Kwiatkoski (@nkwiatkoski27) March 16, 2020 A former fourth-round
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2:09 PM ET The slew of boxing postponements and cancellations because of the coronavirus pandemic, including multiple world title fights, continued Monday. Top Rank postponed three events, most notably an ESPN card due to take place on March 28 at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada, headlined by unified light heavyweight world champion Artur
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2:29 PM ET Rachel MarcusESPN Editor Close ESPN Editor Joined ESPN in 2013 Maryland native, Syracuse graduate The Carrier Dome is no longer a dome. Sort of. The building remains, but the famed white, inflatable, puffy-looking roof that has stood tall on the Syracuse University campus for the past 40 years is no more. It
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