9:43 PM ET The first overall pick will be present and accounted for when the Cleveland Browns open training camp on Thursday. Quarterback Baker Mayfield signed a four-year contract Tuesday evening, the team announced. Mayfield’s contract as the draft’s first overall pick is slotted at $32.5 million. Our panel looked ahead to identify the teams
8:00 PM ET Lightweight world titleholder Mikey Garcia, one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best, is thinking big — as in the 147-pound weight class. Although Garcia is just days away from a very significant 135-pound world title unification fight against fellow undefeated titlist Robert Easter Jr. on Saturday (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET) at the Staples Center
9:28 PM ET Kawhi Leonard has passed his physical with the Toronto Raptors, making the blockbuster deal with the San Antonio Spurs official, sources told ESPN. Kawhi Leonard and Jordan Brand are parting ways, making the new Raptor one of the top players in a star-studded group for new sneaker endorsements. If Leonard is locked
8:25 PM BST New Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has been heavily criticised by his World Cup-winning predecessor Jake White over the decision to allow loose forward Duane Vermeulen to miss this year’s Rugby Championship. White, who led the Springboks to the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, says allowing the influential Vermeulen to skip the
7:59 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Dallas woman has filed a Class A assault complaint against Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Vernon Butler, telling Dallas police the 2016 first-round draft pick pushed her down some stairs in a nightclub incident earlier this month. The woman made the complaint to the South Central Patrol Station at
8:13 PM ET Associated Press ORONO, Maine — A University of Maine football player has collapsed and died during a preseason workout on campus. University officials say 18-year-old Darius Minor, a political science major from Locust Grove, Virginia, collapsed Tuesday afternoon. Training staff and first responders were unable to resuscitate him. Minor was in the
7:37 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Oakland Athletics Opening Day starter Kendall Graveman will have Tommy John surgery. A’s manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday that Graveman’s surgery will be performed by Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister. Melvin didn’t know when the surgery would be. Graveman was 0-5 with an 8.89 ERA
9:32 PM ET Georgia added a big name to its already star-studded 2019 recruiting class on Tuesday when defensive tackle Travon Walker announced his commitment to the Dawgs. Walker, the No. 51-ranked prospect overall, chose Georgia over Clemson, Alabama, Auburn and South Carolina. The 6-foot-5, 263-pound defensive tackle out of Upson-Lee High School in Thomaston,
6:47 PM ET The UFC is putting together what seems like an unofficial middleweight tournament on Nov. 3; however, one of the fights appears to have been prematurely announced. On Tuesday, the promotion officially announced that title contender Yoel Romero would be fighting rising Brazilian star Paulo Costa at UFC 230, which will take place
Jul 24, 2018 Tyron Woodley will defend his welterweight title against Darren Till on Sept. 8, UFC president Dana White confirmed to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The road to the highly anticipated 170-pound bout, which will headline UFC 228 in Dallas, was detailed to ESPN by multiple sources. The UFC had been looking to secure a