8:31 PM ET The Phoenix Suns matched the Indiana Pacers‘ four-year, $133 million offer sheet for restricted free agent center Deandre Ayton, clearing the way for him to return to the franchise, his agents Bill Duffy and Nima Namakian told ESPN on Thursday night. The Suns had until 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday to match
5:43 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Bears have acquired wide receiver N’Keal Harry from the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round draft choice, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Harry, the final selection in the first round of the 2019 draft (32nd overall), never truly panned out in New England
6:43 PM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The R&A wanted to keep attention on the 150th anniversary of The Open this week and off the ongoing dispute between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf for the best players in the world. The R&A wasn’t exactly subtle in trying to make sure that happened. It didn’t
3:14 PM ET ESPN News Services Offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz, a four-time All-Pro selection, announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday after nine seasons. Schwartz, 33, didn’t play last season after he was released by the Kansas City Chiefs last March. He had surgery last February for a back injury that prematurely ended his
11:17 AM ET In what has become an annual rite of passage on Big 12 media days, director of officiating Greg Burks was asked if the Horns Down gesture directed at the Texas Longhorns was a “dead issue.” Even with the Longhorns set to depart the league, Burks said he knew the question was coming,
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4:51 PM ET The Ottawa Senators have re-signed restricted free agent forward Josh Norris to an eight-year, $63.6 million contract, the team announced Thursday. Norris, 23, was the Senators’ leading goal scorer last season with 35 goals while also posting 20 assists. “We’re very pleased to come to a long-term agreement with Josh,” Senators general
5:16 PM ET St. Andrews, Scotland — The first time we saw Tiger Woods smile during his first round of The Open on Thursday was on the ninth green of the Old Course. It followed a successful birdie putt and a rare moment where mind and body worked in harmony. The sight of that smile
8:43 AM ET The New Jersey Devils have agreed to terms with former Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat, bringing a veteran Stanley Cup champion onto their young roster of forwards. The Devils landed Palat on a five-year deal with an average annual value of $6 million, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Palat,
2:36 PM ET Johnny Gaudreau shocked the hockey world when he signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets on the opening day of NHL free agency Wednesday. But according to Gaudreau — who was one of this year’s most coveted unrestricted free agents — the decision to agree on a seven-year, $68.25 million pact with the
Jul 13, 2022 Four big series’, four big deciders. Amid all the drama, debate and exploding outrage about the state of the game — or at least the way in which it is being officiated right now — never before in the professional era have we seen a slate of July Test series so keenly
12:30 PM ET Oregon tight end Spencer Webb died Wednesday in a recreational accident, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. He was 22 years old. According to the sheriff’s office, Webb fell and stuck his head just a short distance from Triangle Lake, a location popular for cliff jumping and natural rock waterslides. “So
Indian top-order fell like ninepins as Reece Topley‘s 6 for 24 headlined a fine England bowling performance in a series-levelling 100-run win while defending a modest target in the second ODI at the Lord’s on Thursday. With parity restored in the three-match series, the decider at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday promises to
1:24 PM ET New Oklahoma coach Brent Venables made his first appearance at Big 12 media days on Thursday, but he couldn’t resist drawing parallels to the first time he arrived in Norman as an assistant to Bob Stoops in 1999. The Sooners were able to jump-start their success by taking left-handed quarterback Josh Heupel
7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors The 2022 MLB draft is just around the corner, so we asked three of our own MLB experts to get in on the fun by selecting their own teams consisting of top 2022 draft prospects. The rules were simple: Jeff Passan, David Schoenfield and Bradford Doolittle snake drafted through 10
Tom Pidcock won his maiden Tour de France stage in style with a solo victory atop the iconic Alpe d’Huez. Four-time winner Chris Froome and fellow Briton Pidcock were part of a five-man breakaway during stage 12. And Pidcock, making his Tour debut aged 22 for Ineos Grenadiers, became the youngest winner on the Alpe
2:25 PM ET The NHL free agency signing period for 2022 is underway. For each key deal, ESPN NHL reporters Greg Wyshynski and Kristen Shilton will assess the player’s fit with his new team, weigh whether the terms of the deal make sense and hand out an overall grade for the team. We’ll continue to
11:34 AM ET Rashard Anderson, a former first-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers, has died at the age of 45. Anderson’s death has been confirmed by the Panthers, who said he died Wednesday in Mississippi, and by Jackson State University, where he was a star cornerback from 1996 to 1999. The cause of Anderson’s