Month: March 2021

3:02 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have promoted Greg Grissom to team president, replacing Jamey Rootes, who resigned in February after more than 20 years with the organization. Grissom had previously served as the team’s senior vice president of corporate development and will now oversee the management of all Texans’ business operations. Grissom
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2:57 PM ET Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is returning to the Indianapolis Colts on a one-year, $10 million deal, including $8 million guaranteed, his agents, Jason and Michael Katz, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 31-year-old Hilton has spent the majority of his nine NFL seasons at the No. 1 receiver for the Colts, but he
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2:55 PM ET Associated Press Kansas State and athletic director Gene Taylor agreed to a contract extension Wednesday that includes a significant jump in base salary to $925,000 per year and would keep him directing the Wildcats through June 2027. The 63-year-old Taylor, who has been praised for his fundraising but questioned over decisions on
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2:37 PM BST Spit tests may in future be an answer for doctors seeking swift and non-invasive ways to diagnose concussion among male rugby players after a study found that tell-tale biomarkers of traumatic brain injury show up rapidly in saliva. A three-year research project involving more than a thousand professional men’s rugby players found
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10:27 AM ET In an attempt to crack down on the use of foreign substances on baseballs for the upcoming season, Major League Baseball will inspect balls taken out of play, analyze spin rate data and increase monitoring of dugouts and clubhouses. The new policies, outlined in a memo obtained by ESPN on Wednesday and
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2:42 PM ET Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers selected the contract of right-hander Julio Teheran to the major league roster on Wednesday, solidifying his spot on the team after the former All-Star signed a minor league deal last month. Manager AJ Hinch also said left-hander Tarik Skubal has made the team. Hinch
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9:18 AM ET Florida Gators sophomore Tre Mann has decided to declare for the 2021 NBA draft and will forgo his remaining college eligibility. “After much consideration, I have decided to take the next step in my basketball career and will declare for the 2021 NBA draft,” Mann told ESPN. “To Gator nation, your love
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12:12 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Members of the Los Angeles Lakers organization are expected to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 this week, sources
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1:13 AM ET The Toronto Raptors are hurtling toward a roster transformation at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, engaging in talks on multiple fronts centered on separate deals for six-time All-Star guard Kyle Lowry and Norman Powell, sources told ESPN. In the final year of his contract, Lowry’s chances of leaving Toronto in a trade are
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