3:23 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Running back Jalen Richard, who joined the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016, has agreed to a contract extension with the team, sources have confirmed. Richard is the fourth pending free agent to re-up with the team as it prepares for the move to Las Vegas, joining
3:38 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have secured general manager Kevin Colbert for another season. Colbert, who joined the organization in February 2000, signed a one-year extension that will keep him with the Steelers through the 2021 NFL draft. Colbert’s current deal went through the 2020 NFL draft. “It’s hard to quantify how fortunate
2:27 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner understands why his players feel cheated by the Houston Astros. If Houston had not been using a video camera to steal opposing catcher’s signs in 2017, maybe the Yankees would have won the American League Championship Series instead of losing to
2:16 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — New Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said Wednesday that he’s already met with both running back Kareem Hunt and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. regarding their recent offseason incidents that drew headlines. Hunt was pulled over Jan. 21 by police, who found small amounts of marijuana in a
2:23 PM ET Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said Wednesday that Hokies players who enter the NCAA transfer portal won’t be allowed to return. Fuente, speaking to reporters on national signing day, said the coaching staff recently decided that players who enter their names in the portal cannot come back to the team. Although the
12:36 PM ET Former junior welterweight world titleholder Johnny Bumphus died Monday due to cardiac arrest in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington. He was 59. Bumphus, nicknamed “Bump City,” was a skillful southpaw who boxed professionally from 1980 to 1987 but whose career was cut short by drug addiction. Bumphus, who lived for many years
12:38 PM ET ESPN.com staff To paraphrase Travis Kelce and the Beastie Boys, the Kansas City Chiefs earned their right to party on Wednesday, when the team and their fans celebrated the first Super Bowl victory parade in 50 years. And despite temperatures in the 20s, the fans, players, coaches, staff and their families appeared
1:20 PM ET Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Phil Mickelson is still not exempt for the U.S. Open and says he won’t accept a special invitation. The U.S. Open is the one major keeping Mickelson from the career Grand Slam and no other major has given him more grief. His six runner-up finishes, most
1:01 PM ET Auburn running back JaTarvious Whitlow is in the NCAA’s transfer portal. Whitlow started at Auburn for the past two seasons, rushing for 1,550 yards and 16 touchdowns on 306 carries. He appeared in 24 games, missing two weeks last fall following knee surgery. Whitlow and Auburn mutually agreed to part ways, sources
6:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN Maybe it’s money, maybe it’s production. Or, maybe it’s both. Sometimes a player just needs to go somewhere new. And this offseason, several big-name quarterbacks could be on their way to new teams. QB Philip Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers have already announced they’re parting ways. The Las Vegas