12:53 PM ET The Big Ten is close to finalizing a new media rights agreement that will add both CBS and NBC to the league’s lineup, while ending a long partnership with ESPN, according to sources. Fox will remain the Big Ten’s main media partner, and had representatives attend negotiations with other potential partners during
Month: August 2022
7:00 AM ET SEARCHING FOR A vodka soda, Sean McVay walks me through the expansive refurbished kitchen of his new 9,000-square-foot house in a double-security-gated Hidden Hills community that also is home to Drake, Miley Cyrus, the Jenners and Kardashians just up the 101 Freeway from Los Angeles. It’s a May afternoon, in the spring
12:02 PM BST South Africa have recalled No. 8 Duane Vermeulen as one of five changes to their starting line-up for the second Rugby Championship test against New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. Vermeulen had sat out the international season to date after knee surgery, but has been deemed fit to play
10:37 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has said that he could continue to race beyond 2023 and has added that he is “still on the mission” in Formula One. Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes expires next year and the 37-year-old sits sixth in the championship standings after a challenging season, 112 points behind leader Max Verstappen. 1
10:06 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury, who confirmed in April that he was retired, has announced that he’s returning to the boxing ring. The heavyweight champion’s preferred opponent is Derek Chisora, whom he already defeated twice in lopsided fashion. There is no deal yet, with the sides seven figures apart on Chisora’s purse, a
11:25 AM ET SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo wasn’t as critical of quarterback Baker Mayfield on Tuesday as he was in 2018, when he expressed concerns over the Heisman Trophy winner’s height, hand size and style of play heading into the NFL draft. Mayfield seems to have won over one of
9:55 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Serena Williams announced her tennis career is winding down, citing her desire to grow her family. Williams shared her thoughts about her future in a first-person essay on Vogue.com on Tuesday, suggesting the US Open could be her final tournament. She admitted she had mixed feelings about her next chapter
4:43 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Every top club has exciting young talent ready to make the step up and get on the transfer radar of Europe’s elite sides. 2 Related As the 2022-23 campaign kicks off around the continent, our resident scout looks at the next group of players who could follow the path of
8:40 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals will have a new name for their home stadium. The facility formerly known as Paul Brown Stadium will now be called Paycor Stadium, the team announced Tuesday. The Bengals sold the stadium naming rights to Cincinnati-based Paycor, a company that specializes in human resources. The agreement is for
9:42 AM ET CHICAGO — Bears linebacker Roquan Smith said in a written statement that he has requested a trade after contract negotiations between himself and the organization reached an impasse. Smith penned a statement that was posted to social media by NFL Network on Tuesday. ESPN has confirmed the validity of these messages. The