12:42 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams and receiver Cooper Kupp have agreed on a three-year contract extension that ties him to the team through the
Month: September 2020
12:33 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have signed running back Dalvin Cook to a multiyear deal, the team announced Saturday. It’s a five-year contract extension worth $62.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal includes a $15.5 signing bonus and $28.2 million in guaranteed money, a source told ESPN’s Courtney
12:34 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints and running back Alvin Kamara are finalizing a five-year, $75 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. The deal is worth a total of $77.133 million for six seasons and includes $34.333 million in guaranteed money, sources told Schefter. Although negotiations got
1:10 PM ET Georgia Southern will have 33 players inactive for Saturday’s game against Campbell, the team announced. The list includes seven starters, among them running back Wesley Kennedy III, who led the Eagles with 824 rushing yards and 1,199 all-purpose yards in 2019, and safety Kenderick Duncan. A team spokesman said the list includes
12:30 PM ET Pitt will be without about a half-dozen players for Saturday’s game against Austin Peay, including starting defensive end Rashad Weaver, who vented about a potential false positive on social media Saturday morning. Weaver said one company used by Pitt for testing confirmed he was positive for COVID-19 on both Sunday and Thursday,
11:41 AM ET You have to give Phil Mickelson credit for having a good sense of humor. Upon learning that somebody had bet $45,000 on him to win the U.S. Open next week at Winged Foot Golf Club, the five-time major champion took to Twitter to poke fun at himself. “Heard someone place 45K on
11:00 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 142 for 6 (Eskinazi 33, Crane 2-20) beat Hampshire 123 (Alsop 43, Finn 3-27) by 19 runs John Simpson proved Middlesex’s hero as they beat Hampshire by 19 runs to revive their Vitality Blast hopes. The Seaxes’ keeper hit 30 quick runs from 19 balls to carry the
12:17 PM ET Associated Press LYON, France — Soren Kragh Andersen broke clear in a fast-changing finish on the roads of Lyon to win Stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday. Primoz Roglic, the overall leader, had a drama-free day to finish safely and keep the yellow jersey he claimed last Sunday. After
11:25 AM ET Adam RittenbergESPN Senior Writer Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print West Virginia has suspended 11 football players for Saturday’s season opener against Eastern Kentucky. The suspensions are not coronavirus-related. All are one-game suspensions for violating team
11:05 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans‘ status for Sunday’s opener against the New Orleans Saints was upgraded from doubtful to questionable on Saturday. Coach Bruce Arians had said Evans’ status would depend on his level of soreness after testing his hamstring as a limited participant during Friday’s practice. He did not