Month: April 2020

5:28 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball The Los Angeles Rams have restructured quarterback Jared Goff‘s contract to save $7 million against the salary cap this season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on
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5:03 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have engaged in “very preliminary” discussions with quarterback Deshaun Watson on a potential contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Ed Werder. On Friday, Houston finalized a three-year, $66 million contract extension with left tackle Laremy Tunsil, a source confirmed to ESPN. With that negotiation complete, Watson becomes the
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4:44 PM ET The Cape Cod Baseball League, the renowned summer league for top college stars, has canceled its 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, it announced Friday. “The decision was based on the health concerns and safety needs of all involved,” the league said, adding that the vote was unanimous. “Following CDC guidelines
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4:24 PM ET Steve KimESPN Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez has stated his intention to return to the ring in September. After having his May 2 date scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic, the question is who Alvarez would face in his 2020 debut. Canelo and Gennadiy Golovkin had agreed to a trilogy fight in the
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3:57 PM ET Serbian forward Aleksej Pokusevski has submitted paperwork to the league office to make himself eligible for the 2020 NBA draft, his agent Alexander Raskovic told ESPN. Pokusevski, the No. 27 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, had a productive season in the Greek second division with Olympiacos, averaging 10.8 points, 7.9 rebounds,
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3:44 PM ET Thursday’s first round was the most-watched NFL draft telecast ever, with more than 15.6 million people tuning in, the NFL announced Friday. The record viewership — which included numbers from ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes and digital channels — broke the previous mark of 12.4 million viewers for the 2014 draft.
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3:38 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans are finalizing a three-year, $66 million contract extension with left tackle Laremy Tunsil, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal makes Tunsil the highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL and includes $50 million guaranteed. The news of the deal was first reported by the Houston Chronicle.
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2:40 PM BST Rohan Janse van Rensburg has been handed a two-week suspension and fined £32,500 after signing playing contracts with two Premiership clubs, Gloucester Rugby and Sale Sharks, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday. Sale have also been handed a suspended five-point deduction for illegally approaching the centre and fined £20,000. Van
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