5:13 PM ET Dan Rafael Close ESPN Senior Writer 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today Steve Kim It was a hard deal to get done, but Canelo Alvarez has agreed to square off against middleweight titlist Gennadiy Golovkin for the
2:45 PM ET Jalen Mills has agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $5 million to return to the Philadelphia Eagles, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mills will be moving from cornerback to safety, a source told ESPN’s Josina Anderson. Mills, who turns 26 on April 6, has been a favorite of
12:47 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On the same day the Carolina Panthers gave Cam Newton permission to seek a trade that he says he didn’t ask for, the team agreed to give free-agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater a three-year, $63 million deal, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The contract is expected to be done
1:12 PM ET Kiki VanDeWeghe, the NBA’s executive vice president of basketball operations, sent a memo to NCAA coaches Tuesday morning to inform them that the league is accepting applications to the Undergraduate Advisory Committee, which provides feedback to players on potential draft stock. In the memo, VanDeWeghe briefly addressed the “rapidly evolving coronavirus situation,”
1:48 PM ET The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers are emerging as the favorites to land Tom Brady in the American sports betting market. Brady announced Tuesday that his time with the New England Patriots had ended and the next phase of his “football journey will take place elsewhere.” On the news, Caesars
12:00 PM ET Associated Press The French Open tennis tournament was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting from May to September. The French tennis federation announced the decision Tuesday. Main-draw matches for the clay-court tournament at Roland Garros in Paris were scheduled to begin on May 24. This is the
12:30 PM ET Oakland Athletics president Dave Kaval has reached out to a fan who has said he has tested positive for coronavirus about throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day. A 39-year-old fan named Justin tweeted a picture Monday of himself wearing an A’s hat while in a hospital bed. “I have it,”
12:57 PM ET The ACC became the latest NCAA conference to cancel athletics activities through the end of the 2019-20 academic year in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it might not be the last one to do so. In a statement on Tuesday, the ACC said its member schools voted unanimously to cancel “all
12:50 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders have added another linebacker in free agency, agreeing to terms with former Pro Bowler Cory Littleton on a three-year deal, sources told ESPN Tuesday. The deal is worth $36 million, including $22 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The agreement came one day after Oakland agreed
12:36 PM ET The Chicago Bears are expected to sign pass-rusher Robert Quinn, according to an ESPN source and multiple reports. In a related move, the Bears are releasing former first-round pick Leonard Floyd, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Quinn, who led the Cowboys in sacks last season, opted to go to the Bears over