Month: August 2021

2:43 PM ET The Minnesota Vikings and All-Pro safety Harrison Smith have agreed to a contract extension, the team announced Sunday. The deal is for four years and $64 million, a source told ESPN’s Mike Golic Jr., which makes Smith the second highest-paid safety in the league behind Seattle‘s Jamal Adams. Smith’s extension also includes
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1:54 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard encountered another hurdle in his recovery from Tommy John surgery Sunday when he was scratched from a rehab start because he tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple reports. New York manager Luis Rojas said Sunday that Syndergaard had a “non-baseball-related injury.”
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2:14 PM ET The New York Jets, in search of pass-rushing help after the season-ending injury to Carl Lawson, acquired Shaq Lawson from the Houston Texans on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Jets are sending a sixth-round draft pick to the Texans in the deal, a source told ESPN’s Rich Cimini. This
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11:08 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — If Novak Djokovic wins the US Open two weeks from now to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969, “Rocket” Rod Laver will be there to welcome him into a remarkably exclusive group. “I’d be very happy to shake his hand if he
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9:08 AM ET Golf memorabilia continues to rise in popularity, especially anything related to Tiger Woods. Golden Age Golf Auctions saw that trend on Sunday, when its auction closed and Woods’ 2002 Scotty Cameron backup putter sold for a record $393,300. Scotty Cameron produced backup putters for Woods to practice with and test out and
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10:52 AM ET Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is being evaluated for an upper back/neck injury, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and it is uncertain how much time he will miss. Hilton, 31, has been the Colts’ No. 1 receiver throughout his nine seasons in Indianapolis, which includes five 1,000-yard campaigns. A free agent
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10:22 AM ET Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins is undergoing an MRI for a left knee injury sustained Saturday night, but the expectation is that the injury will end his season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Dobbins was ruled out for the rest of the Ravens’ 37-3 rout of Washington on Saturday night after
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