Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is becoming a part of another L.A. team. Matthew, his wife Kelly and their four daughters are joining the Angel City FC investor group, the club announced Friday in a press release. “We fell in love with attending an Angel City game last season and wanted our daughters to experience something so important and powerful first-hand,” Matthew and Kelly Stafford said in a press release. “We have such great respect for the athletes on […]

Texas Tech edge rusher Tyree Wilson, one of the top prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft, will not participate in the Red Raiders’ pro day next week after undergoing a procedure to remove hardware from his surgically repaired foot, per NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. Rapoport obtained a letter from Wilson’s doctor, renowned foot specialist Robert Anderson, to all 32 NFL teams providing the update. Consensus Top 10 pick Tyree Wilson is being medically cleared by renowned foot specialist Dr. […]

Todd Bowles signaled in January the Buccaneers needed more power from their kicking game. On Thursday, they began their search for a solution. Tampa Bay released veteran kicker Ryan Succop after three seasons with the club, the team announced. The 36-year-old Succop has spent 14 seasons in the NFL with Kansas City, Tennessee and Tampa Bay, and owns a career field-goal percentage of 82.9. The downside to his career, though, is a lack of consistency from 50-plus yards out. He’s […]

The optimism surrounding Elijah Moore was once impossible to ignore during his time in New York. Those days are long gone, but there’s good news: Moore has received a fresh start in Cleveland. The Browns’ trade for the former second-round pick of the Jets has granted the receiver a new opportunity to see the field more than he did in his first two seasons and carve out a larger role than the tertiary one he occupied in New York. Moore’s […]

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright will likely miss “several weeks” after suffering a groin strain during the World Baseball Classic, manager Oliver Marmol told reporters on Thursday. Wainwright, 41, who was scheduled to be the Cardinals’ starter on Opening Day as he enters his 18th season with St. Louis, will begin the season on the injured list, Marmol said. The injury happened during a weight room workout Tuesday with Team USA during the World Baseball Classic. Wainwright has thrown […]

Who will be the best player of the 2023 MLB season? Opening Day is almost here, which means it’s time to break down how baseball’s elite stack up to each other. To create our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in the sport, we presented a panel of ESPN baseball experts with pairings upon pairings of the biggest names in the game and asked one simple question: Which player will be better in 2023? But it begs […]

College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. BOULDER, Colo. — On a sunny February morning, Deion Sanders walked into Colorado’s recruiting lounge, overlooking snow-covered Folsom Field, and sat in a tan leather recliner. He wore a shirt that read: “Ain’t Hard 2 Find.” A spotlight has followed Sanders his entire adult life, beginning at Florida State before moving on to the NFL, Major League Baseball […]

Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and The Athletic Bengals beat writer for ESPN from 2016-19 NFL tight end Foster Moreau has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and is stepping away from football while he undergoes treatment, the 26-year-old announced Wednesday. The free agent was diagnosed following a physical conducted by the New Orleans Saints’ medical staff. Moreau visited with the Saints in New Orleans and also visited the Cincinnati Bengals last week as […]

The Cleveland Browns have acquired some badly needed wide receiver help. Shortly after signing ex-Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman, the New York Jets flipped Elijah Moore to the Browns in a swap of 2023 NFL Draft picks, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday, per sources. The Browns will ship the 42nd overall pick to the Jets in exchange for Moore and pick No. 74, Rapoport added. Related Links 2023 NFL free agency: Best team fits for Teddy Bridgewater, […]

ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos has become the newest potential bidder to tour the Washington Commanders’ stadium and training facility as he seeks to buy the franchise, league sources told ESPN. There are only three known bidders for the Commanders — groups led by […]