1:55 PM ET The 2021 NFL free agency deals are starting to pour in, with the New England Patriots spending big money to build up their roster and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers doing their best to retain their Super Bowl champion core. Numerous top players on the market have agreed to terms for 2021 and
Month: March 2021
2:40 PM ET SARASOTA, Fla. — Infielder Maikel Franco and the Baltimore Orioles finalized an $800,000, one-year contract on Tuesday. Franco hit .278 with 16 doubles, eight homers and a team-high 38 RBIs for the Kansas City during last year’s pandemic-shortened season. The 28-year-old would get a $200,000 performance bonus if he reaches 400 plate
2:45 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry last season became the eighth player in NFL history to reach the 2,000-yard mark, finishing with 2,027 yards — the fifth-highest total. While
1:41 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal announced he will skip the upcoming Miami Open in order to focus on the clay-court season, citing the back injury that bothered him at the Australian Open. The 20-time major champion tweeted Tuesday that he was opting out of the event, which begins next week. Sad to announce
1:52 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Blue Jays pitcher Nate Pearson aggravated his strained right groin during a bullpen session Tuesday, further decreasing the hard-throwing right-hander’s chance of making Toronto’s Opening Day roster. “We do feel it’s very mild in nature but want to re-asses that and then just take it a day at
1:35 PM ET If we learned one lesson from testing in Bahrain, it’s that three days is not long enough to get a proper reading of the competitive order. But, as is the tradition at this time of the year, it hasn’t stopped us trying. Trends started to develop over the three days in Bahrain
11:58 AM ET The Cincinnati Bengals and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie have agreed to terms on a three-year deal on Tuesday, sources confirmed to ESPN. Awuzie gives Cincinnati an outside cornerback to pair with Trae Waynes, who signed with Cincinnati in 2020 but missed the entire season after he suffered a pectoral injury during training camp.
1:04 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Saints coach Sean Payton said he expects Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill to compete for New Orleans’ starting quarterback job in the wake of Drew Brees‘ retirement. Payton left open the possibility that the Saints will still consider other options at the position during an interview Tuesday with The
1:01 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars have their two starting cornerbacks locked up for at least the next three seasons after the team agreed to terms with former Seattle Seahawk Shaquill Griffin on a three-year deal, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Griffin’s contract is worth $44.5 million with $29 million guaranteed,
11:26 AM ET Retired two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo is not committed to a return to competition, but says there is one name that would entice him to come back more than any other: Max Holloway. Cejudo (16-2) shocked the mixed martial arts world when he announced his retirement last May, following a 135-pound title