6:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The Raiders have hired Las Vegas attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan to be their new team president, as she becomes the first Black woman to hold that title for an NFL franchise. Morgan, who was born in Las Vegas, comes to the Raiders after previously serving as chairwoman and executive
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5:12 PM ET Sad news from the world of movies, as actor James Caan died Wednesday, his family announced on his Twitter account. Caan, 82, had a film and television career that spanned seven decades. Perhaps best-known for his turn as the hotheaded Santino “Sonny” Corleone in “The Godfather,” Caan also played roles in films
2:00 PM ET Editor’s note: This was originally published May 5 and has been updated after Wednesday’s news the Browns have traded Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers. BEREA, Ohio — The NFL draft came and went, and quarterback Baker Mayfield was still a member of the Cleveland Browns. The Browns couldn’t swing a trade
7:33 PM ET Attention Green Bay Packers fans, astrologists and tattoo aficionados the world over: Aaron Rodgers has gotten some new ink. The four-time NFL MVP revealed his new design on his Instagram account on Wednesday. The tattoo, by Hungarian artist Balazs Bercsenyi, is exceptionally detailed and full of different astrological designs. “There’s a deep
4:38 PM ET Another former Chicago Bears player is headed to the Atlanta Falcons. Defensive tackle Eddie Goldman, who was released by the Bears in March, signed a one-year contract with the Falcons on Wednesday. Atlanta released safety Brad Hawkins in a corresponding move. Goldman becomes the sixth former Bears player to sign with the
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4:16 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Jody Allen, the de facto owner of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, said in a statement Tuesday that the teams are not currently for sale but eventually will be. Allen’s statement comes on the heels of last month’s report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that
10:08 AM ET ESPN News Services Demaryius Thomas had the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, which is linked to repeated blows to the head, according to an announcement Tuesday by doctors from Boston University who had been studying the former NFL star’s brain through the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF). Thomas
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh couldn’t hide his excitement when he saw Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey on the field last month. Humphrey tore his right pectoral muscle last season and missed the last five games for Baltimore, which finished 8-9 for its first losing record since 2015.
2:09 PM ET Hank Goldberg, who worked at ESPN as an NFL reporter and handicapping expert for two decades, died Monday on his 82nd birthday, his family confirmed. Goldberg had been in treatment for chronic kidney disease in recent years. Known as Hammering Hank, Goldberg was .500 or better in 15 of 17 NFL seasons