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11:46 AM ET After an all-virtual 2020 NFL draft, commissioner Roger Goodell and the league are ready to embrace a return to normal. Goodell has been vaccinated and given the go-ahead to hug, high-five, shake hands and dap up players selected in next week’s draft. Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced players to celebrate the

The Cleveland Browns didn’t hesitate on the fifth-year rookie options for Baker Mayfield and Denzel Ward, making sure the top-five picks from the 2018 draft will be with the team until at least the 2022 season. Per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, Mayfield will earn $18.858 million and Ward $13.294 million under their fifth-year options —

7:15 AM ET Despite what you’ve seen and heard on social media and the exclamatory talk that has been tossed around outside the walls of team complexes in the weeks leading up to the 2021 NFL draft, a “riser” is not just a prospect who blew up at his pro day and posted ridiculous numbers.

7:41 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. will miss time due to a violation of the NBA’s health and safety protocols stemming from visiting a Miami strip club with teammate Sterling Brown that resulted in Brown being assaulted, sources told ESPN. Porter will likely be out until at least Sunday, Rockets coach Stephen

Baseball is supposed to be America’s pastime, a safe place for everyone who loves the game. But what does that look like in the current, chaotic, incarnation of our country? Pre-recorded cheers and human-sized cardboard cutouts were replaced by real-live spectators in baseball stadiums this month, causing me to wonder whether — given the bigotry

USATSI The Philadelphia 76ers welcome the Phoenix Suns to Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday evening. Both teams are in contention for the No. 1 seed in their respective conferences, with the Suns boasting a 41-16 record and the Sixers entering at 39-18 this season. Philadelphia is an impressive 22-6 at home, while Phoenix is 18-7

Randy Moss is a Hall of Fame receiver but his exploits on the basketball court at DuPont High School in West Virginia were just as impressive as some of his catches on the football field. Outside of Jerry Rice, there may be no greater wide receiver in NFL history than Randy Moss. The former Marshall

6:35 PM ET Stamford Bridge is an unusual setting for a people’s revolution. Kensington and Chelsea has long been the most expensive borough to buy a house in the United Kingdom, the archetypal rich man’s playground where fantasies like a Super League are dreamt up. Blues owner Roman Abramovich has done more than most to

Jameis Winston is about that business. The Saints quarterback is expected to be locked in a battle with Taysom Hill for the starting gig this year, and he knows as much if his speech given to youth football players over the weekend is any indication. Winston, entering his second year with the Saints after re-signing with

8:40 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy called Tuesday’s guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin “an important day for our country” but said it was hard to find reasons to celebrate and recognized there was more work to do. Van Gundy

Évelyne Viens came off the bench and her fresh legs paid off as the Canadian international scored the game winner in extra time as Gotham FC pulled out a wild 4-3 victory over North Carolina Courage in a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) match on Tuesday in in Montclair, NJ. Margaret Purce scored twice while

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis somehow made a tone-deaf tweet about the Derek Chauvin verdict even worse with his “apology.” On Tuesday, former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd. It was a huge sigh of relief for the nation after a year of

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on Tuesday on all charges he faced in connection with the May 2020 death of George Floyd. A jury of six white, four Black and two multi-racial jurors found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after 10 hours of deliberation over two days.

Image: Getty Images The sports world took to twitter before and after the Derek Chauvin verdict was announced Tuesday. Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was found guilty on all counts, which included second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Advertisement Before the verdict was announced Megan Rapinoe

Ambition has been home in New York, the allure of jumping into the heart of the city’s intense fray has, for generations, driven migration, movies and music. Some see the semi-organized mayhem of the place and turn around. Others want to see if they can make it there … and then never leave. You can

The Miami Dolphins have already swapped first-round picks twice this offseason, first moving back from No. 3 to No. 12 as part of a blockbuster deal with the San Francisco 49ers, then moving back up to No. 6 in an exchange of future picks with the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, with the 2021 NFL Draft right

The announcement Sunday of a plan for a dozen top European soccer teams to form a breakaway “Super League” is nothing short of a sporting revolution. To find something similarly impactful in the U.S., one would need to look back to the creation of the American Football League in 1960 to compete with the NFL

By Tyler Calvaruso | April 19, 2021 12:53 pm The top high school basketball recruit in the class of 2021 is officially off the board. Minnehaha Academy (Minn.) center Chet Holmgren brought an end to his high-profile recruitment Monday, committing to Gonzaga over offers from Georgetown, Memphis, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina and Ohio State, among