3:08 PM ET Atlanta Falcons assistant general manager Scott Pioli has resigned, the team announced Thursday. “After careful consideration and ongoing dialogue with Thomas [Dimitroff, the Falcons’ GM] over the past year, I have decided to step away from my position as the assistant general manager of the Atlanta Falcons to pursue other potential opportunities,”
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May 18, 2019 Chris Fallica Close ESPN Staff Writer Lead researcher for “College GameDay” since 1996 Voter on ESPN CFB Selection Committee Lane Gold Close Special to ESPN.com A lifelong horse racing fan, Lane Gold hosts a weekly radio show called the Kentucky Winner’s Circle and has a horse racing blog. Kentucky Derby winner Country
2:27 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators have agreed to a new 30-year lease deal that will help keep the franchise in Music City through 2049. The Predators announced the agreement Thursday at a Metro Nashville Sports Authority meeting. The sports authority is expected to vote on the new lease next
4:57 PM ET It didn’t take long for New York Jets interim general manager Adam Gase to make his first trade. The team on Wednesday night agreed to send linebacker Darron Lee to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2020 sixth-round pick. The trade appeared on the NFL’s official transactions wire Thursday. Gase inherited personnel
2:35 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Despite a missed hand pass that led to St. Louis’ loss Wednesday, the Blues say they can’t dwell on what happened while they look to come back from a 2-1 deficit to the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference finals. “It is hard [to move on], for sure. It’s
2:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Brooks Koepka got off to a blistering start in the defense of his PGA Championship title, shooting a course record at Bethpage Black to take the early first-round lead. Koepka shot a 7-under-par 63 on Thursday, with seven birdies — including a 35-footer on his final hole — and
4:36 PM ET Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson has been suspended for the first six games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, the league announced Thursday. Details of what Peterson did, and when he did it, remain confidential, as per the NFL’s PED policy. But he dropped his appeal, a
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 268 and 38 for 0 (Horton 28*) trail Middlesex 349 and 223 (Simpson 59*) by 266 runs John Simpson’s first County Championship half-century for two years kept Middlesex in contention on a riveting third day against Leicestershire at Lord’s. It was 2017 the last time the doughty wicketkeeper
3:18 PM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Whether due to illness or inactivity, Tiger Woods was not sharp in his return to competitive golf Thursday. Making him feel worse was playing alongside Brooks Koepka, who tied a PGA Championship record with a 63 at Bethpage Black. Woods shot 2-over 72 to finish nine strokes back of
1:33 PM ET FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — So, that was a little strange. Tiger Woods, in his first competitive round since winning the Masters, opened his PGA Championship with a roller-coaster ride of a first round. There were birdies and bogeys, doubles and eagles. His day started early, at 8:24 a.m. local time off the remote