The Charlotte Hornets and Utah Jazz restricted free agent Gordon Hayward have agreed to a four-year, $63 million maximum offer sheet that Hayward is expected to sign Thursday at 12:01 a.m., according to sources close to the process.
LaMarcus Aldridge has told the Portland Trail Blazers he won’t sign a contract extension this offseason but plans to after the 2014-15 season, saying he wants to become the franchise’s best all-time player while boasting he could catch Clyde Drexler.
Kyler Murray said he feels no pressure following in the footsteps of Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will have arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist to repair damage that “impeded his performance in the postseason,” a source close to the star told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Andrew Wiggins, the first overall pick of this year’s NBA draft, has signed a shoe endorsement deal with adidas, sources have told ESPN.com.
The UFC has canceled a UFC 176 pay-per-view event scheduled to take place on Aug. 2 in Los Angeles, due to a non-severe neck injury to headliner Jose Aldo.
When Masahiro Tanaka pitches, the Yankees can usually count on a win. The All-Star rookie, however, is facing his first real rough patch of the season.
After shedding nearly $22 million in cap space in a proposed three-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers are also pursuing free agent shooting guard Ray Allen, sources told ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard.
Defending champion Chris Froome has dropped out of the Tour de France after crashing in rainy, slick conditions in the fifth stage on Wednesday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will trade Jarrett Jack to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday as part of a three-team deal with Boston to create more salary-cap space for the pursuit of LeBron James, according to sources close to the process.
