Sachin Tendulkar feels that Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar‘s secret of success during England’s series win back in 2012 was largely because of bowling at a quicker pace than usual, something he has not seen Jack Leach do often. Compared to Swann-Panesar duo, the current left-arm orthodox spinner Jack Leach is a touch slower and
Month: February 2021
6:58 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN When more than 90 players who signed as free agents become eligible to be traded Saturday, it will mark the unofficial start of trade season in the NBA. Several big names have already been traded since mid-November, including James Harden, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Victor Oladipo, Chris Paul and Jrue
7:30 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Before he set foot on the property at TPC Scottsdale, Justin Thomas could see that this year’s Waste Management Phoenix Open was going to be different. As he pulled in, Thomas had a view of the 18th hole from his car and didn’t see the large structures full of
8:41 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette The big fight that
The couple got engaged on Wednesday.© Twitter Rahul Tewatia, Rajasthan Royals all-rounder, took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal the news of his engagement and share a picture with his fiancee. The couple got engaged on Wednesday and as soon as Rahul Tewatia posted pictures from the ceremony on social media, former and current cricketers
9:00 AM ET Jurgen Klinsmann Jurgen Klinsmann won the World Cup and European Championship with Germany during a glittering career in which he played for Inter, Tottenham and Bayern, among others. As a coach, he led Germany to a third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup and managed the U.S. men’s national team from 2011-16.
8:00 AM ET If the offer is “all or nothing,” the Toronto Maple Leafs have inevitably settled for the latter. They haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1967, which also was their most recent appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. Their seasons either end with the muted disappointment of air slowly seeping out of their
10:00 AM ET What’s the most popular prop bet for the big game? The coin toss, of course. Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Sports With kickoff of the Super Bowl just minutes away, the scene inside the backroom of the Las Vegas sportsbook is intense. Bookmakers stare at their computers, and an executive paces back and forth, already
1:31 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football is planning for a “somewhat normal” string of spring practices starting next month and culminating in the return of the spring game in mid-April, coach Ryan Day said Wednesday. “It’s kind of a soft schedule based on a lot of things, but we’re hoping
7:00 AM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.com Jesse Rogers Close ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Earlier this week, the Major League Baseball Players Association decided to reject
7:30 AM ET The most important word when it comes to young NHL players is one that long-suffering fan bases don’t want to hear: patience. Expectations have undoubtedly been skewed for highly drafted players of late in part because Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews destroyed the development curve for everyone else. Young talents just aren’t
7:20 AM ET On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, for Super Bowl LV. Will Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and the high-powered Chiefs offense defend their title and take home another Super Bowl championship? Can Tom Brady pull off an upset and
9:45 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to sign veteran right-hander Felix Hernandez to a minor league contract. Hernandez won an American League Cy Young Award, two ERA titles and made six All-Star teams over 15 seasons with the Seattle Mariners before becoming a free agent last offseason. The 34-year-old
6:11 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes might someday be satisfied with Tom Brady’s Super Bowl championship accomplishments. For now, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback will settle for a place where Brady was much earlier in his career. Mahomes just wants what for him will be Super Bowl victory No. 2. “The goal
11:10 PM ET Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley said Australian Open would start as planned next Monday despite a worker at one of the Melbourne hotels used to quarantine players and their entourages testing positive for COVID-19. “We’re absolutely confident the Australian Open will go ahead,” he told reporters in Melbourne. “We are starting on
Former captain David Gower has warned England risk scuppering their chances of winning an “immense, box-office” Test series in India by sticking rigidly to a player-rotation policy. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is heading home after the first Test in Chennai starting on Friday, while Jonny Bairstow, Mark Wood and Sam Curran are being rested until the third
8:40 PM ET The Minnesota Wild on Wednesday became the third team this week to postpone multiple games due to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols, while adding five players to the league’s growing list of absent players. Minnesota postponed Thursday night’s game at the Colorado Avalanche, two games at home against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday
9:16 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers might have missed each other in the playoffs last year, but Lakers reserve Jared Dudley, in a new book, revealed his team was primed for the “Battle for L.A.” because of Paul George. “We hear some of those guys talking about how
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