Month: March 2019

1:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — As multiple NFL free agents sign contracts with guarantees in excess of $50 million, the Pittsburgh Steelers will happily sit out that bidding. Pittsburgh typically guarantees only the signing bonus on its contracts, and no Steeler save Ben Roethlisberger has gotten more than $19 million on that bonus. Other teams
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9:49 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN As sports fans, there may not be a more overrated thing we do than underrating the perpetually rated. Let me explain. There’s this guy Loui Eriksson. You might remember him from his recent healthy scratch for the Vancouver Canucks. Well, before he became a contractual albatross, his claim to fame
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6:21 AM ET Bertt Okamoto LONDON — UFC welterweights Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal have each made weight for their headlining matchup at UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Till (17-1-1), who is known for cutting a massive amount of weight, tipped the scales at 171 pounds. The 26-year-old flipped off the cameras shortly after making
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1:54 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The fight between welterweight world titleholder Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia, which matches two of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound fighters, will be the maiden voyage for both as headliners on pay-per-view, and both said they are hopeful the event will be a success and lead to more. “I don’t
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