6:37 PM ET Associated Press For Chris Owings’ first seven years in the majors, he could pop into the video room to take a look at his at-bats during a game. Then last season, the utility infielder for the Colorado Rockies had to make due with a printout. “You’d come back in the dugout and
Month: March 2021
12:57 PM ET Star defensive end J.J. Watt is signing with the Arizona Cardinals, he announced Monday. He received a two-year, $31 million deal that includes $23 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Watt made the announcement by sharing a photo on Twitter: source: me. pic.twitter.com/1Y6okQBUy5 — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) March 1, 2021
12:02 PM ET The connection between Major League Soccer and South America continues to grow by leaps and bounds. MLS has has consistently sent its scouts to the continent, notably Argentina, where they have found good deals. Players like Mauro Diaz, once seen as a big prospect at River Plate, spent the best five years
4:50 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks have dismissed Lloyd Pierce as their coach. “We would like to thank Lloyd for his work and commitment to not only the Hawks organization but the city of Atlanta. He and his wife, Melissa, are tremendous people who have made a positive impact throughout the city,” Hawks president of
4:29 PM ET Associated Press FAR HILLS, N.J. — U.S. Amateur champion Tyler Strafaci and top-ranked amateur Davis Thompson are part of the 10-member U.S. team announced Monday that will try to retain the Walker Cup in May against Great Britain & Ireland. The matches for amateurs will be May 8-9 at Seminole Golf Club
Feb 26, 2021 Collecting a ton of fantasy points by playing 20 to 25 minutes per night is one thing. But what about those players who have seen significantly less average ice time this season? Maybe it’s not more impressive to see them collecting a ton of fantasy points, but it’s impressive in a different
11:12 AM GMT England Rugby condemned the online abuse directed at its players after prop Ellis Genge said he received death threats following Saturday’s Six Nations defeat by Wales. Genge said he was sent abuse on social media after footage surfaced of him not clapping Wales players off the pitch following England’s 40-24 loss at
3:47 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL closed February with a season-low-matching four players on its COVID-19 list. Detroit’s Patrik Nemeth entered the protocol on Sunday, while Ottawa’s Ryan Dzingel and Philadelphia’s Travis Konecny were cleared after spending two weeks on the list. Konecny was the final Flyers player in the protocol after the
3:47 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — About an hour-and-a-half after J.J. Watt broke the news on Twitter he’s signing with the Arizona Cardinals, defensive linemate Jordan Phillips tweeted the question everybody is asking. “Who are you gonna double now lol,” he posted with a few laughing emojis followed by a skull emoji. In other words:
Feb 14, 2021 Kamaru Usman accomplished much on Saturday night at UFC 258 in Las Vegas. He won his 13th straight UFC welterweight fight, which broke Georges St-Pierre‘s record for most victories at 170 pounds. Usman also tied the great Khabib Nurmagomedov for the second-most wins in a row to start a UFC career, and
3:39 PM GMT French referee Pascal Gauzere has conceded he made mistakes in his handling of England’s 40-24 defeat to Wales, according to World Rugby’s head of match officials Joel Jutge. Jutge, speaking to Midi Olympique, said the two spoke on the phone on Sunday about the controversial first-half calls from Saturday’s game — Jutge
1:23 PM ET Milan rose to the challenge of Roma this weekend, putting the derby defeat behind them and keeping the pressure on Inter in the title race. Antonietta Baldassarre/Insidefoto/LightRocket via Getty Images The weekend in soccer was full of surprises, drama and action as per usual. AC Milan and Inter Milan both won their respective
2:18 PM ET Associated Press Roger Federer is withdrawing from this month’s Miami Open so he can spend extra time preparing to “work his way back out on tour,” his agent told The Associated Press on Monday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has not competed in more than a year after having two operations on
12:52 PM ET Associated Press Jennifer Brady lost in her first match since the Australian Open final, falling to Anett Kontaveit 6-1, 6-2 on Monday in the first round of the Qatar Open. Brady, who lost to Naomi Osaka in her first major final just over a week ago, made 25 unforced errors against her
Spinner Jack Leach said on Monday England are not obsessed by the state of the pitches in India but are keen to learn from their two-day defeat before the final Test starts this week. Joe Root-led England went down by 10 wickets in less than two full days on a viciously turning Ahmedabad track last
Feb 23, 2021 Niamh Lewis When Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, an Australian television reporter, decided to film his rugby club as they went to the biannual Bingham Cup in 2018, he could never have imagined the positive reaction a documentary about it would receive. The film Steelers is about London-based Kings Cross Steelers, the world’s first gay
11:13 AM ET New York Mets president Sandy Alderson says his organization was shortsighted in its hiring process while vetting former manager Mickey Callaway, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by five women in a recent report by The Athletic. “When we hired Mickey, Mickey was the hot commodity,” Alderson said Monday. “There were
Britain’s Mark Cavendish says Deceuninck-Quick Step team-mate Fabio Jakobsen will return to the top level after serious crash injuries. Jakobsen, 24, sustained head and facial injuries during last year’s Tour of Poland after a high-speed crash with Jumbo-Visma’s Dylan Groenewegen. “He’s going to come back at a very high level,” said Cavendish, 35, who re-joined