Month: March 2021

3:35 PM ET Pitcher Randy Dobnak and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a five-year, $9.25 million contract extension with three club options, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal can max out at $29.75 million with the options and can grow with escalators, sources told Passan. Undrafted out of
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4:35 PM ET Some NFL standouts shared their displeasure on social media Sunday over this week’s expected expansion to a 17-game schedule. Owners are scheduled to decide on whether to approve the expansion during their virtual league meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was one of the most vocal critics
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2:49 PM ET Georgia has gotten off to a fast start in the 2022 recruiting class and added another ESPN Junior 300 prospect on Saturday when linebacker Jalon Walker announced his commitment to the Dawgs. Walker is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker out of Salisbury High School in Salisbury, North Carolina, and is the No. 39
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India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said he was surprised that Shardul Thakur was not adjudged man-of-the-match for the third and final ODI against England and Bhuvneshwar Kumar missed the man-of-the-series honours despite strong performances. Sam Curran was handed the man-of-the match award for his heroic 83-ball 95 not out in a lost cause as
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8:13 PM ET Andre Drummond intends to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers once he clears waivers at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management tells ESPN. The Lakers’ star players and front office have been recruiting the center hard, selling him on the opportunity to step into the defending
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8:13 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as strong front-runners to sign center Andre Drummond, sources told ESPN on Saturday night. Drummond clears waivers on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET but could finalize a commitment to join the Lakers earlier this weekend, sources said. The Lakers’ star players and front office have been
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8:25 AM ET Former Portugal international Fernando Meira has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo‘s decision to walk off the pitch and throw away his captain’s armband and said the it was “unacceptable” behaviour. Ronaldo stormed off the pitch before the final whistle was blown after he was denied a clear winner in a controversial end to Portugal’s
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11:51 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Lexie Laing and Taylor Wenczkowski scored power-play goals, and the Boston Pride became the first two-time winners of the Isobel Cup with a 4-3 win over the defending champion Minnesota Whitecaps on Saturday night. It was an NWHL championship the Pride, who were regular-season champions, had hoped to
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12:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — From most feared to undisputed best, the Francis Ngannou era has begun. Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title Saturday night at the UFC Apex. The finish came at 52 seconds of the second round. Ngannou dropped Miocic with a left hand, and, after Miocic
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