9:14 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Defensive tackle Aaron Donald will be the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL for the second time in his career. And coach Sean McVay is thrilled Donald is getting paid and continuing his career with the Los Angeles Rams. “He’s earned it,” McVay said on Monday afternoon on SiriusXM radio.
7:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jermall Charlo’s layoff will extend past one year. The 32-year-old was set to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston, his hometown, but the fight has been postponed because of a back injury that Charlo suffered in training, Showtime announced. The fight will be rescheduled
9:15 AM ET Neymar got himself onto the scoresheet for Brazil. Kenta Harada/Getty Images Two decades have gone by since Brazil lifted the last of their World Cups in Japan and, back in Tokyo on Monday, the 2022 model underlined their credentials as a candidate to win Asia’s second World Cup this year. The 1-0 win
1:40 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Outfielder Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros finalized a $115 million, six-year contract covering 2023-28. The 24-year-old has a one-year deal for 2022 calling for $764,600 while in the major leagues and $304,500 should he be assigned to the minors. His new deal announced Monday calls for a
5:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The projected field for the Belmont Stakes is down to eight after two withdrawals the day before the post-position draw. Neither Ethereal Road nor Howling Time will run in the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown on Saturday, which is set to feature Kentucky Derby winner
4:56 PM ET All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald will remain with the Los Angeles Rams with a big raise that will make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. The Rams reworked Donald’s deal to give him a $40 million raise over the last three years of his existing contract, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter,
4:39 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Darvin Ham was introduced as the Los Angeles Lakers‘ new coach Monday, with point guard Russell Westbrook standing off to the side in a public show of support for the hiring. And Ham reciprocated that support right back to Westbrook, after a tumultuous first season in Los Angeles
3:13 PM ET After a four-month hiatus, Phil Mickelson is returning to competitive golf on the new LIV Golf Invitational Series. Mickelson, a six-time major champion winner, was added to the field on Monday for LIV Golf’s first event, which is scheduled to start Thursday at Centurion Club outside London. “Phil Mickelson is unequivocally one
4:47 PM BST England coach Eddie Jones has called up another five uncapped players as part of a training camp squad in preparation for next weekend’s non-cap match against the Barbarians and July’s tour of Australia. Prop Kyle Sinckler, however, will miss the trip to Australia after being ruled out with a back injury. The
3:33 PM ET World no. 5 Maria Sakkari has said Emma Raducanu does not get enough credit as she tries to make her way on the WTA tour. Raducanu returns to the Nottingham Open this week, where she made her tour debut in June 2021 just a few weeks before her fairytale run to the
9:30 AM ET Football’s new generation of superstars might have to think again about stealing the show at Qatar 2022. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have made it pretty clear they are ready to prove that age is no barrier to success at the World Cup. Messi, 34, scored all five goals in
11:58 AM ET TAMPA — Center Brayden Point is out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper confirmed on Monday. Point hasn’t played since Game 7 of the Lightning’s first-round series win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, which he left with a lower-body injury after 5:51 of ice
File image of Colin de Grandhomme.© AFP All-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has been ruled out of the remainder of New Zealand’s Test series against England with a heel injury, the Black Caps said on Monday. After the 35-year-old bowled only 3.5 overs in England’s second innings in the first Test, a scan revealed a tear
French cyclist Clara Copponi won the opening stage of the Women’s Tour 2022 in Bury St Edmunds. The FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope rider beat Italy’s Sofia Bertizzolo and Elena Cecchini in a bunch sprint, while Britain’s Alice Barnes finished fourth. Multiple riders, including pre-stage favourite Lorena Wiebes of Team DSM, crashed in the final corner
10:57 AM ET Tim Tebow, Alex Smith and Ryan Leaf highlight the first-time candidates on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced Monday. In all, there are 80 players and nine coaches from FBS, and 96 players and 33 coaches from the divisional ranks. The ballot was emailed Monday to
Alexis Vuillermoz, who feared for his life after a crash last season, continued his remarkable recovery with a sprint victory to take the overall lead in the Criterium du Dauphine. The Frenchman, 34, broke a kneecap in 2020 before crashing badly at the Tour of Switzerland last June and doctors said he would not race
Justin Setterfield/getty The Women’s Tour 2022 cycle race has got under way as it navigated its way through Essex and Suffolk for its opening stage. Dozens of the world’s top female riders set off from Colchester’s Northern Gateway Sports Park. They finished on Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds via Brantham, Hadleigh, Needham Market and
9:04 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN We often hear fighters say that it’s the punch you don’t see coming that knocks you out. It makes sense. Fighters train for months ahead of a bout to tune up their skills and prepare for their opponent’s tendencies. So when something unexpected comes flying in, it can be a