Month: April 2022

7:03 AM ET Joe Fortenbaugh Let’s start with a trivia question: When was the last time a team seeded outside of the top three won the NBA championship? Answer: 1995, when the 6-seed Houston Rockets defeated Shaquille O’Neal’s Orlando Magic in a four-game sweep. Ponder that for a moment. Bill Clinton was president of the
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10:49 AM ET ESPN News Services The Houston Texans are getting a starting cornerback before the NFL draft. They’re signing Steven Nelson to a two-year, $10 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Nelson joins cornerbacks Desmond King and Lonnie Johnson on the roster. King moved outside last season for the first time in
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11:09 AM ET Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $121.5 million, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Carr received a no-trade clause as part of the deal, the source told Fowler. The deal, which was first reported Wednesday by NFL Network, keeps Carr under contract with
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10:28 AM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins will be the Boston Bruins‘ opponent in the 2023 NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park on Jan. 2, a source told ESPN’s Kevin Weekes. It’s the second time the Winter Classic will be held at Fenway Park. The venue previously hosted the Winter Classic in 2010, when the Bruins
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