11:43 AM ET ESPN News Services JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence signed his four-year rookie contract Monday, clearing the way for him to attend the start of training camp in three weeks. Under the NFL’s rookie slotting system, Lawrence’s deal was projected to be worth $36.8 million and
Month: July 2021
4:26 PM ET Some people are making a fuss about the fact that Lionel Messi has 76 goals for Argentina, just one fewer than Pele’s total for Brazil, which is the record for South American male players. Others are making a fuss about the prospect of Copa America glory propelling Messi to another world player
8:45 AM ET College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock has made it clear — repeatedly — that the playoff isn’t changing this season or next, which means it’s still an exclusive club reserved for four. While the usual suspects remain at the top heading into this fall, the field of contenders runs deeper than
9:01 AM ET Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday at the age of 24. The team said Kivlenieks died as the result of a “tragic accident,” suffering an apparent head injury in a fall. “Medical personnel were called immediately, but he succumbed a short time later,” the team said in a statement. “We
7:00 AM ET NBA Insiders We already know that the 2021 NBA Finals are going to produce a champion that hasn’t lifted the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 50 years. The Phoenix Suns have never claimed a title in their 53-season history, while the Milwaukee Bucks last won the NBA championship in 1971. So this edition
9:25 AM ET Michigan guard DeVante’ Jones will withdraw from the NBA draft and return for his senior season, he told ESPN on Monday. “I decided to withdraw from the NBA draft because there’s a stigma of the level I played at my three years at Coastal Carolina University,” Jones told ESPN. “Being able to
Jul 4, 2021 Kimi Raikkonen has been given a 20-second penalty and two penalty points on his superlicence for a last-lap collision with Sebastian Vettel at the Austrian Grand Prix. Raikkonen made contact with Vettel as the pair drove out of Turn 4 on the final lap of the race at the Red Bull Ring.
7:13 AM ET Lando Norris has cautioned against soaring expectations for his home British Grand Prix after putting McLaren back on the Formula One podium in Austria on Sunday. For the third time this season the 21-year-old finished third. He started on the front row for the first time in his career and was voted
7:00 AM ET In an NBA postseason filled with plenty of surprises, upsets and even more injuries, we’ve finally made it to the Finals. And it’s a showdown no one saw coming. The Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup features two franchises stuck in long title droughts: The Suns have never won an NBA championship
7:48 AM ET They have been talking about this for weeks, mostly with social media back-and-forth, but at last, Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady will take on Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday. This is the fourth iteration of the match, a series which began with Tiger Woods and Mickelson playing winner-take-all against each