Month: March 2022

8:18 PM ET The Carolina Panthers agreed to a one-year contract with former Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Cory Littleton, the team announced on Sunday night. Littleton, 28, started 27 of 31 games across two seasons for the Raiders, and gives the Panthers depth at the position after acquiring Damien Wilson, who played last season with
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8:39 PM ET Kansas State is expected to hire longtime Baylor assistant Jerome Tang as its next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN. Kansas State officials flew to Texas on Sunday to discuss the job with Tang, sources said. Tang is considered one of the premier assistant coaches in the country, spending the past 19
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7:26 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners right-hander Casey Sadler needs season-ending surgery on his injured right shoulder, manager Scott Servais said Sunday. The 31-year-old had an 0.67 ERA in 42 games last season, including a franchise-record run of 29 consecutive scoreless appearances. Sadler dealt with inflammation in the shoulder last year
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7:40 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin point guard Chucky Hepburn will not return to Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second-round game vs. Iowa State after sustaining a left ankle injury late in the first half. Hepburn, who started all 33 games as a true freshman, was defending Iowa State’s Tyrese Hunter on a drive when his left
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6:36 PM ET Free-agent tight end Gerald Everett has agreed to a contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, his agency announced Sunday. SportsTrust Advisors made the announcement on Instagram but did not disclose terms. Chargers tight end Jared Cook, 34, is a free agent, and the 27-year-old Everett gives the team a chance to get
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5:04 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals signed former Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle La’el Collins to a three-year contract, the team announced Sunday night. The Bengals, not far removed from their run to the Super Bowl, now have added offensive linemen Ted Karras, Alex Cappa and Collins the NFL free-agency signing period to help protect star
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5:43 PM ET It was rumored for weeks, and finally happened: The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano in a trade Sunday, one day before the NHL’s deadline. Forward Colin Blackwell was also part of the package heading to Toronto, and Seattle is retaining half of Giordano’s $6.75 million salary. In return,
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5:04 PM ET Former Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle La’el Collins is finalizing a three-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. The Cowboys released Collins on March 17 and designated it a post-June 1 move that will save them $10 million on their salary cap. The Bengals, not far
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5:34 PM ET Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Tom Young, the former Rutgers basketball coach who led the Scarlet Knights to an undefeated regular season in 1975-76 and their only Final Four appearance, has died. He was 89. Young died early Sunday in Virginia Beach, Virginia, son Tom Young Jr. told the university. Young had
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3:40 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve officially learned that he’d have a new double-play partner during a late-night phone call with Carlos Correa himself. Altuve didn’t foresee Correa signing with the Minnesota Twins. “I was surprised. I wasn’t expecting that,” Altuve said Sunday. “Obviously we’re
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3:55 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are bringing back running back Rashaad Penny on a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Penny returns on a prove-it deal after a stellar finish to an injury-plagued first 3½ seasons in the NFL. Chris Carson, who has been Seattle’s starter since 2018, is
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1:36 PM ET NEW YORK — As the Brooklyn Nets prepare for the final 11 games of the regular season, center Andre Drummond offered an interesting perspective on how he hopes the team approaches the stretch run. “Got to treat this s— like pickup,” Drummond said, laughing, after Sunday’s practice. “Just take the best five
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1:02 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns called their research and investigation into Deshaun Watson, including the allegations of sexual assault and sexual misconduct against him, “extensive” in a statement the team released Sunday announcing the trade. “We are acutely aware and empathetic to the highly personal sentiments expressed about this decision,” Browns
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12:56 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams will return Monday night against the Toronto Raptors to play in his first game since having wrist surgery in October, the team said Sunday. Williams, the No. 4 pick in the 2020 NBA draft, has not played since Oct. 28, when he tore ligaments in
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