May 4, 2023, 04:45 PM ET New York Giants All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence reached agreement Thursday on a four-year, $90 million extension, including $60 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal makes Lawrence the third highest-paid defensive tackle in the NFL. It comes after Lawrence had elected to stay away from the
Month: May 2023
Associated Press May 4, 2023, 11:22 AM ET AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State football player has been arrested on charges that he raped a woman while she lay immobile after he shoved her so hard into stairs in his home that it fractured her spine. Aidan Ralph, a 20-year-old linebacker and redshirt sophomore from
Associated Press May 4, 2023, 03:17 PM ET AUSTIN. Texas — University of Texas President Jay Hartzell said Thursday he’ll attend the Southeastern Conference’s annual meeting later this month with a goal of building relationships, not immediately trying to flex Longhorns muscle in their new league. Texas and Oklahoma leave the Big 12 after the
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 4, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are no strangers to a playoff series comeback. Toronto trailed Tampa 1-0 in its Eastern Conference first-round matchup and bounced back to send the Lightning home. Now the Leafs
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Cris Cyborg is staying with Bellator MMA. Bellator announced Thursday that it has re-signed Cyborg, one of the greatest women’s MMA fighters of all time, to a new, multifight contract. Cyborg had been a free agent since last summer, though she has remained Bellator women’s
Kolkata Knight Riders 171 for 9 (Rinku 46, N Rana 42, Jansen 2-24, Natarajan 2-30) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 166 for 8 (Markram 41, Klaasen 36, Thakur 2-23, Arora 2-32) by five runs Varun Chakravarthy bowled overs 16, 18 and 20 for 12 runs – four of them off byes and leg byes – and one
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 02:54 PM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — After years of working on a new stadium deal for the Buffalo Bills, the final step to fully moving forward with construction was taken Thursday with the 11-member Erie County Legislature unanimously approving the deal for a 30-year lease. The new stadium is scheduled
May 4, 2023, 11:49 AM ET Former Czech forward and NHL star Petr Klima has died at the age of 58, the Edmonton Oilers announced Thursday. The cause of death was not immediately known. Klima was the first player to defect from then-Czechoslovakia to join the NHL in 1985. He made an instant impact with
May 4, 2023, 11:36 AM ET J.B. Holmes withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship before the start of the first round on Thursday. The 2014 tournament champion has a back injury and was replaced in the field by Austin Cook. Holmes finished at 14-under that year at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, N.C., beating
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 4, 2023, 12:18 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 John Mitchell has been appointed as England Women’s head coach, taking over from Simon Middleton, the Rugby Football Union