6:42 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced more than two dozen changes to their front office staff Thursday, including the addition of veteran baseball operations executive Jason McLeod. McLeod’s title is Special Assistant to D-backs Executive Vice President & General Manager Mike Hazen. McLeod has 26 years of baseball experience, including
Month: December 2021
8:58 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Vancouver Canucks president and interim general manager Jim Rutherford continued to fill out his front office Thursday, making Stan Smyl vice president of hockey operations. The 62-year-old Smyl, a star player for the Canucks from 1978-91, will work closely with Rutherford on all hockey operations matters,
4:53 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired former Milwaukee assistant Andy Haines as hitting coach. Haines replaces Rick Eckstein, who was fired in August. Haines spent the last three seasons as the hitting coach in Milwaukee before being let go in October. Haines joins one of the worst offensive teams
5:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers were to play in an empty Bell Centre on Thursday night due to a “spiraling rise” of COVID-19 cases. The Canadiens announced about two hours before puck drop that Quebec public health officials had requested that no fans attend the game. “We have
4:13 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. – It is no surprise that Justin and Mike Thomas will be paired with Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie, during the opening round of the PNC Championship on Saturday. They did so during the first round a year ago, and are neighbors in South Florida. But what was interesting
2:45 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN Former UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced Thursday that he is transferring to UCLA. Gabriel entered the transfer portal on November 27. The junior missed the last nine games of the season after fracturing the left clavicle in his throwing arm on Sept. 17 against Louisville. In the three games he
3:52 PM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association have negotiated changes to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, some of which are being put in place immediately and could help teams whose rosters have been decimated this week. Effective immediately, all 32 NFL teams will be placed in intensive COVID-19 protocols until the conclusion of
4:30 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 MINNEAPOLIS — Los
Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton has every reason to return to Formula 1 next year despite his unhappiness over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said on Thursday that Hamilton was “disillusioned” and he could not guarantee he would return next year. Verstappen said: “I can understand the first few days
3:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Jake Paul has already acted as a disruptor in boxing, becoming one of the most talked-about fighters in that sport this year out of nowhere. Now, he’s saying he could one day make the move to the cage. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter said Thursday that there is a “100 percent” chance
11:18 AM ET Former UFC champion Jon Jones has taken a plea deal in his domestic battery case in Nevada and will serve no jail time, according to online court records. Jones pleaded nolo contendere to a lesser charge, misdemeanor destroying the property of another, in Las Vegas Justice Court on Tuesday, stemming from a
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has tested positive for Covid-19. The 24-year-old, who finished seventh in the drivers’ championship this year, produced the positive test result on his return to Europe from the season’s final race in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari said he was “feeling fine and will self-isolate at home” in Monaco. It is the second
9:47 AM ET The Premier League is about to embark on its busiest period of the season, with 40 games — plus all four Carabao Cup quarterfinals — due to be played in the space of 17 days starting this Saturday. But a resurgence of COVID-19 is threatening to wreak havoc on the fixture list.
Pakistan sweep T20I series against West Indies© AFP Pakistan beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third and final Twenty20 international in Karachi on Thursday, sweeping the series 3-0. Mohammad Rizwan scored 87 and skipper Babar Azam hit 79 as Pakistan achieved their highest run-chase in all Twenty20 internationals by reaching the 208-run
Lewis Hamilton is “disillusioned” and will never get over the events of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, says Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff. Hamilton was “robbed” of the title and the decisions made over a late-race safety car “still feel like a nightmare”, Wolff said. He said he could not guarantee if Hamilton would
PCB convinced West Indies board© Twitter/PCB The PCB has managed to convince the West Indies touring side hit by Covid-19 positive cases to play the third and final T20 international on Thursday but the three match ODI series remains in doubt. The third and final match got underway at the national stadium in Karachi on
9:00 AM ET Hearing someone say that the NHL’s 3-on-3 overtime has gotten boring is like hearing someone say, “Hey, remember when pizza was good?” It’s pizza. Even when it’s bad, it’s good. I’ve chanted the same mantra about the 3-on-3 overtime format, which the NHL implemented in 2015 to end games before they reached
9:24 PM ET Alabama might have saved the best for last on the first day of the early signing period on Wednesday. Hours after the Crimson Tide signed 22 players to their class of 2022, including a trio of five-star prospects, former LSU All-American cornerback Eli Ricks announced he will transfer to Alabama. A sophomore,
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