Month: March 2023

4:11 PM ET Washington Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne has reached agreement on a four-year, $90 million deal that includes $60 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. Payne had received the franchise tag from the Commanders before reaching agreement on his new deal. Payne recorded a career-high 11.5 sacks last season —
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3:45 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins will return for his seventh season in charge of the Huskies despite four straight years without an NCAA tournament appearance. Washington athletic director Jen Cohen said in a statement Sunday that though the recently concluded season did not meet expectations, the school
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4:02 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brandon Miller scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as fourth-ranked Alabama smothered No. 18 Texas A&AM 82-63 on Sunday for the Crimson Tide’s second Southeastern Conference tournament championship in three seasons. The Crimson Tide also capped their second SEC double dip in three seasons after picking
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2:21 PM ET Marcel Louis-Jacques Sarah Barshop Close Sarah Barshop ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to trade star cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins for a 2023 third-round pick (No. 77 overall) and tight end Hunter Long, sources told ESPN’s Adam
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1:30 PM ET ESPN News Services TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani hit a 448-foot, three-run home run in the first inning that landed just below his image on a video advertising board and had four RBIs to lead Japan over Australia 7-1 Sunday night at the World Baseball Classic. Japan, already assured of advancement, won its
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1:16 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills made a move for now and the future, locking down All-Pro linebacker Matt Milano with a two-year contract extension through the 2026 season, the team announced Sunday. The move also helps the Bills by creating approximately $6 million in cap space, sources told ESPN’s Adam
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1:09 PM ET Former LSU coach Will Wade will be the next head coach at McNeese State, the school announced Sunday. A news conference to introduce Wade is scheduled for Monday. “I’m so excited to welcome Coach Wade, his wife Lauren and daughter Caroline to Southwest Louisiana and McNeese!” athletic director Heath Schroyer said. “This
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11:19 AM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Jorge Campillo held onto his overnight lead to win the DP World Tour’s Kenya Open by 2 shots Sunday with a 5-under 66. The Spaniard put together six birdies and dropped just 1 shot in the final round at Muthaiga Golf Club to go 18 under overall
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10:14 AM ET Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Daniel Briere acknowledged the team needs a multiyear rebuild as he campaigns to earn the job on a permanent basis. Briere, 45, replaced GM Chuck Fletcher on Friday. Fletcher, who was fired after five seasons, was also the team’s president of hockey operations. Briere said he would
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The Bangladesh selectors have rested Mahmudullah for the first two ODIs against Ireland, saying that they want to see other players given a chance at the highest level. Mahmudullah, a veteran of 218 ODIs who has retired from Tests and is no longer part of Bangladesh’s T20I plans, scored 71 runs in the three ODIs
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Mar 9, 2023 Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — All-Star left wing Kirill Kaprizov is expected to miss the next three to four weeks with a lower-body injury, the Minnesota Wild announced Thursday. Kaprizov was hurt in the game on Wednesday at Winnipeg, when 6-foot-7 Jets defenseman Logan Stanley collided with him as he protected
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Mar 11, 2023 Associated Press NEW YORK — The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a three-year contract worth $9 million. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the extension Saturday, hours before his team took on the New York Islanders. The deal through the 2025-26 season carries a $3 million annual salary cap
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6:14 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — An Arizona fan yelled at UCLA coach Mick Cronin’s father, Hep, following Saturday night’s Pac-12 championship game, according to the Bruins radio broadcast. When a reporter told Cronin about the apparent incident involving his 81-year-old father after the Bruins’ 61-59 loss to the Wildcats, he immediately left
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