3:11 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills have agreed to a contract with undrafted former USC cornerback Olaijah Griffin, son of rapper Warren G. Known for his hit song, “Regulate,” with the late Nate Dogg that was released in 1994, Warren G offered a show of support for his son and newest
Month: May 2021
4:20 PM ET Associated Press Given that the nation remains in a pandemic, the NFL is more than satisfied with being able to attract 160,000 fans to the draft in Cleveland last week. While those numbers pale in comparison to what the three-day draft drew in previous years in Nashville and Philadelphia, they also reflect
2:40 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Premier Golf League, which was promising multimillion-dollar guarantees to top-ranked golfers to break away from the PGA and European Tours, has reemerged with big offers to Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. The Daily Telegraph reported that the “World Tour” would begin in September 2022,
12:50 PM ET You always knew there was going to be a next chapter; you just didn’t expect it was going to come two weeks and one day after being relieved of duty at Tottenham Hotspur. And, obviously, you wouldn’t have expected Roma. Not this Roma. The sheer speed of Jose Mourinho’s appointment at Roma
3:00 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — At various points during the 2021 NFL draft, New York Jets officials were seen hugging and high-fiving on video released by the team. They weren’t the only ones excited. Often questioned on their draft-day decisions, the Jets received high marks from draft experts on their three-day performance. It
2:40 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Barbora Strycova, a former top-ranked doubles player and Wimbledon singles semifinalist, announced her retirement on Tuesday. “Until now, tennis was the only world I knew,” Strycova said in a statement. “I have always had enormous love for this amazing sport. Even though all the pain, tears, renunciation and
2:37 PM ET Associated Press Brendon Todd has withdrawn from the Wells Fargo Championship after testing positive for the coronavirus. This is the third straight PGA Tour event that has yielded a positive result in pre-tournament testing. Four players, including Tyrrell Hatton of England, tested positive last week at the Valspar Championship. Seamus Power of
2:20 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The NFL draft averaged 6.1 million viewers on television and digital sources, making it the third-most-watched draft on record, according to the NFL and Nielsen. The ratings for the April 29-May 1 draft in Cleveland were nearly even compared to the 2019 draft, which was held in Nashville
2:36 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE – DK Metcalf established his credentials as one of the NFL’s fastest players with his famous chase-down of Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker. The Seattle Seahawks wide receiver will now test his speed against sprinters. He’s competing in the USA Track and Field Golden Games and Distance Open, which
2:31 PM ET Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters sounds like he’s ready for Round 2 with Jalen Ramsey and the Los Angeles Rams this season. On “Catchin Fades with Aqib Talib,” Peters revealed what set him off in November 2019, when he engaged in a heated, postgame verbal altercation with Ramsey. The Rams acquired Ramsey