West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was predicted by many analysts to be the first quarterback selected in Thursday’s NFL draft, but surprisingly, the Buffalo Bills selected E.J. Manuel over Smith with the 16th overall pick. “There was a lot of confirmation going on for me, so it was more so a matter of when they [...]
Kevin Ware Cleared to Travel With Cardinals to Atlanta
April 4, 2013 | Posted by
Louisville guard Kevin Ware, who sustained compound fractures to his right tibia in the first half of Sunday’s 85-63 victory over Duke, has been cleared to travel with the Cardinals to his hometown Atlanta for Saturday’s Final Four game against Wichita State. Ware, who underwent surgery immediately after sustaining the gruesome injury, gave his first on-camera interview Wednesday [...]
Robin Roberts To Receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at ESPYs
March 26, 2013 | Posted by
Robin Roberts, the Good Morning America host who was the first black women sports anchor on ESPN, will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2013 ESPYs in July for her perseverance and brave and public battle with cancer. In 2007, Roberts announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She empowered viewers [...]
Elvis Dumervil Fires Agent After New Contract Fiasco
March 18, 2013 | Posted by
Elvis Dumervil fired his agent Marty Magid after he failed to submit the proper paperwork of his new restructured contract with the Denver Broncos before the team’s 4 p.m. ET Friday deadline. “It’s terrible, but he said he knows what happened and why it happened,” Magid told USA Today Sports. Magid said that he thought [...]
Vikings Sign Wide Receiver Greg Jennings
March 16, 2013 | Posted by
The Minnesota Vikings signed free-agent wide receiver Greg Jennings to a five-year contract Friday, after he spent the last seven years with the Green Bay Packers. The contract has a maximum value of $47.5 million, with $18 million guaranteed. Over the first three years of Jennings contract he is scheduled to make a minimum of [...]
Retired Ray Lewis Transitions to ESPN As Analyst
March 13, 2013 | Posted by
Ray Lewis was not out of work long. Three weeks after aiding the Baltimore Ravens in their Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers, the retired future Hall of Fame linebacker signed on as an analyst with ESPN. After 17 seasons of magnificent play, the two-time defensive player of the year will appear on [...]
Derrick Rose’s Return Held Up By Hamstring Issues
March 11, 2013 | Posted by
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose has been medically cleared to return to the team after ACL rehab, but said his hamstrings have been “on fire” after participating in full contact practice for the past month, drawing concern. Rose told ESPN’s Doris Burke before Sunday’s 90-81 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers that he has [...]
49ers Have Little Interest in Darrelle Revis
March 7, 2013 | Posted by
Reports surfaced on Wednesday that the New York Jets are shopping cornerback Darrelle Revis and that the San Francisco 49ers are one of several teams interested in him, but according to a source close to ESPN the 49ers have little interest in Revis. The 49ers’ interest in Revis is “.001 on a scale of 1-10,” [...]
LeBron James Mulling Magic Johnson’s $1M Slam Dunk Offer
March 4, 2013 | Posted by
Miami Heat small forward LeBron James is considering former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson’s $1 million offer to finally give the fans what they want by participating in the NBA’s slam dunk contest. James said during a pregame interview on ESPN that he has not decided yet on taking Johnson’s offer. “Tell him [...]
Packers’ Jermichael Finley Unwilling to Take Pay Cut
February 28, 2013 | Posted by
Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley told ESPN’s Josina Anderson on Wednesday that he is unwilling to take a pay cut to stay with the team next season. “I’m not that guy,” Finley told Anderson. “Other than that, taking a pay cut or restructuring doesn’t sound good to me at this time. I like [...]
