On Thursday, the NFL announced official suspensions for defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and linebacker Rolando McClain of the Dallas Cowboys, defensive end Sheldon Richardson of the New York Jets, and former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel. Lawrence had his appeal denied and has been suspended for the first four games […]
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay stuck to his word and secured franchise quarterback Andrew Luck’s long-term future with the organization before the start of the 2016 season, signing him for $140 million over six seasons. The Colts announced Wednesday that Luck has signed an extension through the 2021 season that […]
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson acknowledged the presence of bone spurs in the back of the pitching elbows of Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard but said he expected the duo will continue pitching. Alderson indicated that Matz’s spur is more significant and he will need to have it […]
Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has sold shares in the team — including to the NBA’s first Chinese minority owner — in a deal that will enable Taylor to remain the franchise’s controlling owner into the future, sources told ESPN.com. Taylor announced last year that he planned to sell 30 […]
The New York Yankees will announce Monday morning that they are transferring their resale business, Yankees Ticket Exchange, to StubHub, which will take over for Ticketmaster as the team’s new fan-to-fan ticket exchange. Financial terms were not available, but the business is believed to be worth more than $100 million […]
After much speculation the New York Mets officially announced Saturday that they have signed shortstop Jose Reyes to a minor league contract mere hours after he had become a free agent by being released from the Colorado Rockies. The Mets also announced that they have demoted outfielder Michael Conforto to […]
Green Bay Packers linebackers Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison will be interviewed by the NFL after they were named in an Al-Jazeera America report linking them to performance-enhancing drugs, according to a letter obtained by ESPN. Adolpho Birch, NFL senior vice president of labor […]
The 2016 NBA Draft will likely go down as one of the duller drafts in recent memory. In spite of much speculation, major deals were few and far between, with most teams seemingly trying (and failing) to avoid drafting players, given the dearth of possible franchise changing prospects available. But […]
The first trades of the NBA offseason are officially in the books on the eve of the 2016 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls have traded point guard Derrick Rose, shooting guard Justin Holiday and a 2017 second round pick to the New York Knicks for center Robin Lopez, and guards […]
With the NBA Finals over and the Draft set to take place Thursday night, the league’s focus has begun to shift to this year’s free agency period, which begins June 1st. With the salary cap set to expand by more than $20 million over last year’s cap, multiple players began […]