Month: December 2022

3:15 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Even Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s own daughter, Vivian, who turned 10 years old Monday, expressed skepticism that her father could defeat the New Orleans Saints at home on her birthday. “She was a little worried when I said, ‘We’re playing the Saints,'” Brady told the ESPN broadcast.
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9:24 PM ET Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon left the 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday with an upper-body injury, the team announced. MacKinnon took a wrist shot from the slot in the first period, and as the puck sailed wide of the net, he winced but remained on the ice and finished
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10:07 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles Angels, looking to patch several holes in their pitching staff, signed right-handed reliever Carlos Estevez to a two-year, $13.5 million contract Monday, the first full day of Major League Baseball’s winter meetings. 2 Related Estevez, 29, is the latest reliever to benefit from what has evolved
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10:03 PM ET SAN DIEGO — The New York Yankees want to make clear that Aaron Judge is their top — and currently only — priority in free agency. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday at the MLB winter meetings that the team is continuing to have conversations with Judge and his representatives, and
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6:48 PM ET Citing a season that “fell short” of the goal of winning a national championship, LSU standout receiver Kayshon Boutte said Monday he will return for his senior year. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay both had Boutte as their fifth-ranked draft-eligible receiver. pic.twitter.com/nkQelga7bK — Kayshon Boutte (@KayshonBoutte1) December 5, 2022 Boutte
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9:00 PM ET Offensive tackle Tommy Brockermeyer, the No. 2 prospect in the 2021 ESPN 300, was among the Alabama players who entered the transfer portal on Monday. Despite being the No. 1 offensive tackle prospect in that recruiting class, Brockermeyer was redshirted as a freshman and played sparingly in 2022. His twin brother, James
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7:05 PM ET Ohio State Buckeyes offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson has finalized a five-year deal to be Tulsa‘s next head football coach, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Monday. Wilson, 61, spent five seasons on Ohio State’s staff and helped establish the Buckeyes as an offensive powerhouse during his tenure. He served as Indiana’s
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12:49 PM ET ONE Championship is making its debut in the United States with one of the biggest fights the promotion can put on. All-time MMA great Demetrious Johnson will defend his ONE 135-pound title against Adriano Moraes in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 10 on May 5 in Broomfield, Colorado, the
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8:28 PM ET TJ Dillashaw, one of the top bantamweight fighters in the history of MMA, has retired from the UFC, Dillashaw’s agent Tiki Ghosn confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Dillashaw, a former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, went into his title challenge against bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling at UFC 280 in October with a bad
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6:51 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — While the Dallas Cowboys officially began their courting of free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Monday, they could have a more important addition soon with the return of Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith. Smith suffered a torn hamstring in one of the final training camp practices
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8:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will miss the next three games because of a right hamstring strain, the team announced Monday. Beal suffered the injury in the first quarter of the loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Lakers. He sat on the bench after an early substitution, talked with
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6:51 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — At this point, the Green Bay Packers insist they want Aaron Rodgers back next season. That, however, could be open for discussion in the offseason. Rodgers, 39, signed a three-year, $150 million contract last March that runs through the 2024 season. It contained a $58.3 million guaranteed bonus
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