4:19 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons and star defensive tackle Grady Jarrett agreed to a four-year extension on Monday, the team announced. Terms were not disclosed but sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the contract is worth $68 million. The Falcons had until 4 p.m. ET to agree to the deal with Jarrett, who initially
3:03 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons and star defensive tackle Grady Jarrett have agreed to a four-year, $68 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The sides had until 4 p.m. ET to agree to the deal with Jarrett, who initially received the $15.209 million franchise tag. Jarrett signed the tag in April, which
2:50 PM ET Bellator MMA announced in April the creation of a 16-fighter featherweight grand prix tournament, and on Monday the promotion explained the first-round matchups. Division champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who also holds Bellator’s lightweight belt, will defend his title against rising star Juan Archuleta (23-1) on September 28 in Los Angeles. Freire has
3:01 PM ET The Detroit Tigers selected the contract of right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal on Monday despite his struggles at Triple-A since signing with the team following his release by the Washington Nationals. He had a 10.13 ERA in six appearances for Triple-A Toledo since signing a minor league contract with the Tigers, allowing eight
2:47 PM ET Opening Bell: Busy, fun boxing weekend There were no mega fights this past weekend, but it was certainly a busy one that offered up a little bit of everything for boxing fans. Here’s my view of the weekend: Best long fight: Jamal James-Antonio DeMarco Welterweight Jamal James, who is a solid contender
3:00 AM ET Somerset 196 (J Overton 52*, Maharaj 7-52) and 159 for 4 (Banton 58*, Abell 53) trail Yorkshire 520 by 165 runs If he plays many more tricks upon them, Somerset will begin to suspect that Keshav Maharaj has emerged from the underworld of Annwn which is said to exist beneath the magical
2:39 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers and star Ben Simmons have agreed to a five-year, $170 million maximum extension, Simmons’ agent Rich Paul confirmed to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The sides had until mid-October to finalize the extension of Simmons’ rookie deal, but Paul and Sixers general manager Elton Brand completed the deal significantly sooner. ESPN
2:11 PM BST ESPN staff South Africa have been dealt a blow ahead of their Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, with Aphiwe Dyantyi having been ruled out with a hamstring injury. Dyatyi sustained the injury during training on Friday. The Springboks star, who won the World Rugby
1:22 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Andre Burakovsky to a one-year contract. TSN reports that the deal is for $3.25 million. The restricted free agent was acquired from the Washington Capitals June 28 for forward Scott Kosmachuk, a second-round pick in the 2020 draft and a third-round selection in the 2020 draft..
12:22 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — It was a surreal moment. Defending champion Novak Djokovic sat in his chair, leading Roger Federer 6-5 in the final set of the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday, when he thought he had better ask the umpire a question: “Is it tiebreak at 10-all?” he said. The players