5:16 PM ET Linebacker Nick Vigil has agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers, a source told ESPN’s Ben Baby, confirming a report by NFL reporter Adam Caplan. A third-round pick by the Bengals in 2016, Vigil enjoyed the best season of his career in 2019. He amassed 111 total tackles, the
8:01 AM ET The main question on MMA fans’ minds these days — hopefully other than, “How do I avoid getting sick and not lose my mind at home?” — is whether the highly anticipated Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson fight is going to happen on April 18. Dana White continues to be convinced that
4:15 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to entry-level contracts with brothers David and Jason Cotton. The team announced deals Tuesday with the forwards, who closed college careers this season. David Cotton, 22, has a two-year contract paying $700,000 in 2020-21 and $832,500 in 2021-22 at the NHL level.
3:42 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow and will undergo Tommy John surgery this week, the team announced Tuesday. Dr. David Altchek will
3:29 PM ET Free-agent running back Peyton Barber is signing a two-year deal worth $3 million with the Washington Redskins, Barber’s agent tells ESPN’s Josina Anderson. The deal includes $600,000 in guaranteed money. Barber lost his starting job to Ronald Jones midway through last season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he still saw a
3:07 PM ET The Seattle Seahawks have added more speed to their wide receiver corps by agreeing to a one-year deal with Phillip Dorsett, he told ESPN’s Josina Anderson. “Seattle felt like the best opportunity to be the player I know I can be as a wide receiver,” he told Anderson. “I spoke to Russell
3:00 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady still remembers the day his idol Joe Montana last donned a San Francisco 49ers jersey in 1992. He was there in the stands at Candlestick Park watching Montana’s farewell after 14 seasons, before the quarterback moved on to the Kansas City Chiefs. Now Brady, 42, gets to
3:41 PM ET Former New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson is signing a two-year, $20 million deal with the Carolina Panthers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The deal includes $12 million in the first year of the contract, a source told Schefter. Anderson, who turns 27 on May 9, got off
2:13 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris changed course on a plan for a 20% reduction on employee salaries, calling it a mistake and apologizing to staff and fans. In the face of a tenacious public backlash — and pushback within his own organizations — ownership gathered on a conference
1:51 PM ET SEVENTY-TWO HOURS before the NBA shuttered its practice facilities to players, Denver Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly decided to streamline rounds of telephone conversations and text messages with his front office peers into a conference call. Most executives were working out of their homes, crisis managers on the front line