Month: July 2022

4:33 PM ET Veteran wide receiver Julio Jones has a new home, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The seven-time Pro Bowler gives soon-to-be 45-year-old Tom Brady another option in Tampa, Florida, as Jones looks to rebound from a down season with the
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2:45 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson plans to retire after five NFL seasons because of a neck injury, a source confirmed to ESPN. The team released Carson with a failed physical designation on Tuesday. “Ever since the first time I saw Chris on film, I loved his style, and I
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4:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans second-round draft choice E.J. Liddell has had surgery to repair torn knee ligaments, the team said Tuesday. The injury to the 6-foot-6 forward from Ohio State occurred during a Summer League game on July 11 against the Atlanta Hawks in Las Vegas. The Pelicans
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3:02 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have hired former New York Rangers coach David Quinn as their new head coach. The Sharks announced Tuesday that Quinn would replace the fired Bob Boughner as the Sharks overhaul their management and coaching team. “His previous NHL head coaching experience is
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3:43 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A jury on Tuesday found former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen not guilty of sexual assault after a week of salacious testimony. Virtanen, 25, wept openly when the verdict was read in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. He clutched his head in his hands and
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2:29 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will have an appendectomy, a source confirmed to ESPN. A timetable for the procedure remains unclear, but is likely to be within the next 48 hours, according to a source familiar with the procedure. NFL Network was first to report news of Burrow’s impending procedure. Cincinnati’s
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2:43 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Third overall pick Kumar Rocker signed with the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, a week after the right-handed pitcher was drafted again and a year after concerns over a physical led to him going unsigned by the New York Mets as the 10th overall pick. Rocker got a
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2:34 PM ET The New York Yankees have placed All-Star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list with left Achilles tendinitis. The Yankees announced the roster move before Tuesday night’s crosstown showdown against the Mets but did not disclose how long Stanton will be sidelined. Stanton was out of the starting lineup for New
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1:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Long dreamed about and under construction for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the 100-year-old widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children. Rachel Robinson, who
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1:37 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Cordarrelle Patterson was a big part of the Atlanta Falcons‘ offense last season, and the former All-Pro kick returner made it clear Tuesday he still wants to participate on special teams. Patterson is tied with Josh Cribbs and Leon Washington for the most kickoff return touchdowns in NFL
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6:41 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at Manchester United‘s training ground on Tuesday to hold talks over his future at the club. Ronaldo has not yet trained under new manager Erik ten Hag after being given permission to miss the tour of Thailand and Australia due to personal reasons. The Portugal international made an official
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12:54 PM ET Ramla Ali will make history next month when she faces Crystal Garcia Nova as part of the first professional women’s boxing match in Saudi Arabia on the undercard of the Anthony Joshua-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight title fight in Jeddah on Aug. 20. It’s another first for Ali, a Muslim woman born in Somalia
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The ICC Board has finalised Lord’s as the venue for the next two World Test Championship finals, scheduled for 2023 and 2025 respectively. The inaugural WTC final was held in Southampton in 2021 when New Zealand got the better of India in four days. That match was originally scheduled for Lord’s, too, but it had
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