GREEN BAY, Wis. — Welcome to the NBA. That was the reaction from one long-time NFL personnel executive to Monday’s news from ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Green Bay Packers offered concessions aimed at persuading quarterback Aaron Rodgers to return to the team for at least one more season. While this has “The Last Dance” […]
Oklahoma State president Kayse Shrum said Monday that Oklahoma’s intentions to explore leaving the Big 12 are “the result of months of planning with the SEC” and a “clear breach” of the conference bylaws. Shrum made the comments in a statement and in a series of tweets. In the statement, she called Oklahoma’s actions “strategic” […]
A rematch of one of the best title fights in UFC welterweight history is on deck. Kamaru Usman, ranked as ESPN’s top pound-for-pound MMA fighter, will defend his UFC welterweight title in a second fight with Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 268 in November, UFC president Dana White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto […]
The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a trade to send Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe and two future first-round picks — including the 10th overall pick in Thursday’s NBA draft — to Memphis for center Jonas Valanciunas and the 17th overall pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Determined to create significant financial flexibility in free agency […]
4:21 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have agreed to a deal with Real Madrid for Raphael Varane, sources have told ESPN, with a fee of approximately €41 million ($48.4 million) — plus add-ons totaling €8.2m ($9.7m) — set to clinch the France international defender’s signing. The transfer will be completed after a medical and […]
3:57 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features Ten women have now filed complaints with Houston police about Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, according to Watson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin. Hardin spoke with ESPN […]
It’s hard to picture now, the excitement and intrigue that could have surrounded the women’s basketball game between the United States and Nigeria tonight in a qualifying round game at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. In one alternate reality, former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike would be playing for the United States against her two younger sisters, […]
To ensure the return of their reigning NFL MVP quarterback, the Packers now are offering concessions to try to convince Aaron Rodgers to return to Green Bay for at least one more season, per league sources. Over the past weekend, the two sides were able to reach mutually agreed-upon terms that are close to convincing […]
Defensive lineman Jonathan Allen and the Washington Football Team have agreed to a four-year, $72 million extension, his agency, Team IFA, announced. The contract includes $30 million guaranteed. Allen, drafted 17th overall by Washington in 2017, has 17 sacks in his first four seasons in the NFL. The team had exercised the fifth-year option in […]
Jalen Suggs might be off to the NBA, but preseason top-five teams Gonzaga and UCLA are set to square off in November in a rematch of their Final Four game from early April that ended on Suggs’ buzzer-beater from just inside half court. The Zags and Bruins will meet on Nov. 23 in Las Vegas […]