8:05 PM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Xavien Howard is leaving the door open for the Miami Dolphins to fix his contract issues. “It’s up to them,” Howard, an All-Pro cornerback, said on Saturday in his first public comments since requesting a trade. Howard on Tuesday night posted an Instagram statement in which he questioned
Month: August 2021
7:22 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns and star running back Nick Chubb have reached an agreement on a three-year, $36.6 million contract extension, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Chubb’s $20 million in guaranteed money is the seventh-highest total in the league among running backs. He will be a free
4:57 PM ET Crystina Poncher and Mikaela Mayer will make history in August — while standing outside the ring instead of inside it. When Mayer and Poncher call the international broadcast of the Joshua Franco-Andrew Moloney card Aug. 14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, they’ll become the first all-female broadcast team to call a boxing match. “We’ve
7:36 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Leigh Wood capitalized on a sluggish performance from Xu Can to pull off the upset and win the WBA “regular” featherweight title by TKO
3:19 PM ET Sam Marsden Memphis Depay made it two goals in two games for Barcelona as the La Liga side beat VfB Stuttgart 3-0 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Saturday. Barca blew their German opposition away with a blistering first-half display, with Memphis opening the scoring before Yusuf Demir added the second. – Stream
4:05 PM ET LAS VEGAS — United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter called out Mexico‘s players for overly physical play in the past, and asked that the referee be “fair” ahead of Sunday’s Gold Cup final between the two sides. Speaking to reporters ahead of the game, Berhalter referenced previous matches against Mexico
4:46 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence never expected to automatically become the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ starting quarterback, even though they drafted him first overall. He should have to beat out Gardner Minshew, C.J. Beathard and Jake Luton in order to take the first snap in the Sept. 12 season opener in Houston. Just like
5:04 PM ET The New York Giants are expected to sign former Dallas Cowboys center Joe Looney, a source told ESPN. Looney adds depth on the interior of the Giants’ offensive line. He has played center and guard throughout his career. Looney, 30, has played in 104 career games with the San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee
6:46 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Apparently, Jameis Winston has taken his No. 1 lesson from Drew Brees to heart. Winston said earlier this offseason that the main thing he learned as Brees’ backup with the New Orleans Saints last year was the value of “making the right decision” instead of trying to force things
5:30 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints bolstered a position of strength on Saturday, agreeing to a one-year deal with former Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman. Freeman’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the deal to ESPN’s Adam Schefter after Freeman tried out for the Saints on Saturday. The Saints’ current backfield is