1:28 PM ET The New Orleans Saints are bringing back versatile cornerback P.J. Williams on a one-year deal, the team announced Thursday. Williams battled injuries and inconsistency early in his career, but he found a niche over the past two seasons as a nickelback with the Saints, playing about 80% of their defensive snaps inside
Month: April 2020
1:09 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The eagle has landed. For fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that would be new quarterback Tom Brady, who will be leasing Derek Jeter’s waterfront mansion on Davis Islands, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The stone home, which belongs to the former New York Yankees star and current
12:51 PM ET The manager for potential No. 1 NBA draft pick LaMelo Ball told ESPN that they have purchased his Australian NBL team, although in a statement later, the Illawarra Hawks said no sale has been completed. “We own the team,” Jermaine Jackson told ESPN. “It’s a done deal.” No financial details were revealed.
12:41 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ed Farmer, an All-Star reliever who spent nearly three decades as a radio broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 70. The White Sox said he died Wednesday night in Los Angeles following complications from an illness. A native of Evergreen Park, Illinois, and a
12:51 PM ET Potential No. 1 NBA draft pick LaMelo Ball and his manager Jermaine Jackson have purchased his Australian NBL team, the Illawarra Hawks, Jackson told ESPN on Thursday. “We own the team,” Jackson said. “It’s a done deal.” Ball arrived in Australia in August as part of the league’s Next Stars program and
12:13 PM ET Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry signed his $10.2 million franchise tender on Thursday, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini. The two sides are still committed to working on a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline for franchised players to sign extensions. On Wednesday, Titans general manager Jon Robinson
7:00 AM ET A month ago, when the world still felt predictable and baseball important, Dusty Baker and AJ Hinch were two sides of a damaged coin. The Houston Astros were the disgrace of baseball, a once extremely valuable currency in sharp decline. The Astros fired Hinch, who was without objection serving the yearlong suspension
1:00 PM ET Professional wrestling fanatics come in all ages, demographics and occupations. One of them is the general manager of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs. Kyle Dubas hasn’t been shy about his affinity for the squared circle, posing with WWE superstars like Becky Lynch as well as legends like Ric Flair during SummerSlam in
12:02 PM ET Associated Press Athletic directors at the nation’s biggest sports schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a survey released Thursday by LEAD1, an association of athletic directors from 130 major college football schools, 63% forecast a worst-case scenario in which their revenues decrease by
9:08 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic has brought the boxing world to a halt. Nearly all events worldwide are off through at least early May, and more cancellations and postponements are expected to be announced in the coming days. So for a year-round sport that never has an offseason, this is a first. During this