7:16 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays extended Major League Baseball’s best start in 20 years behind Jeffrey Springs‘ seven innings of three-hit ball and Randy Arozarena‘s four RBIs, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 on Saturday for an 8-0 record. Tampa Bay is the first big league team
6:28 PM ET Associated Press BOULDER, Colorado — New Colorado coach Deion Sanders can’t yet point to any on-field wins in Boulder, but signs of a massive shift in mood and expectation abound at this school and in this city around what has been a forlorn football program. Hired in December after a highly successful
5:22 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Travis Kelce showed why he’s best known for catching passes from Patrick Mahomes. Kansas City‘s star tight end threw a wild ceremonial first pitch Friday before the Guardians‘ season opener against the Seattle Mariners. After unbuttoning his jersey to unveil an “I’m From Cleveland” T-shirt, Kelce wound up
7:05 PM ET Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate
2:46 PM ET Manchester City closed to within five points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a comfortable 4-1 win at Southampton on Saturday. Erling Haaland scored his 43rd goal of the season with a close-range header on the stroke of half-time before Jack Grealish doubled the visitors’ lead on 58 minutes, steering home the
3:52 PM ET Associated Press ESTORIL, Portugal — Top-seeded Casper Ruud will play for his 10th ATP title against Serbian friend Miomir Kecmanovic in the final of the Estoril Open. They had contrasting semifinals on Saturday. Ruud barely beat Quentin Halys of France 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) after more than two hours. Halys served 16
1:52 PM ET Cody Ware will not compete in Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway because of a personal matter, his team announced. Matt Crafton will replace Ware behind the wheel of the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang for the Food City Dirt Race. Ware, 27, is currently
Rohit Sharma is bowled by Tushar Deshpande© Twitter Mumbai Indians batters were in for a shock as Chennai Super Kings rattled their famed batting line-up in an IPL 2023 match at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Barring two batters, none of the other could score in the 30s. After a fast start by Rohit Sharma and
1:11 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees‘ injury woes continued Saturday with third baseman Josh Donaldson and reliever Jonathan Loáisiga both landing on the injured list. Donaldson, 37, was placed on the 10-day IL with a right hamstring strain, while
12:19 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods was the first golfer to arrive at the course on Saturday morning, a half hour before sunrise, and he went alone to a pitch-black driving range. He smiled and he grimaced and he worked. With eight holes left to play of the delayed second round, he stood
12:51 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim It would be convenient to say Larissa Pacheco has a lighter lift this season. She won the PFL women’s lightweight 2022 season championship last November, earning the $1 million bonus the hard way with a stunning upset of previously undefeated Kayla Harrison, who had beaten her the first two times
Punjab Kings player meet Allu Arjun in Hyderabad.© Instagram With two wins in as many games, Punjab Kings have had a superb start to IPL 2023. The Shikhar Dhawan-led side defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 runs (DLS method) in their opening game and then edged past Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs to register their
Canadian cyclist Alison Jackson claimed victory in the third edition of the women’s Paris-Roubaix. EF rider Jackson, 34, edged a sprint finish after some of the race favourites fell in a crash. Defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini was leading the breakaway group but crashed with 39km to go, with race favourite Lotte Kopecky also falling.
9:42 AM ET Danny Lewis Manchester United strengthened their Champions League hopes with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Everton in the Premier League. The Red Devils had to be patient in their pursuit of an opener, which eventually came through Scott McTominay in the 36th minute. Anthony Martial then came off the bench to score
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers believe their time is now. New Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen recently took that a step further on the Pat McAfee show, saying Carolina has a “real chance to win a Super Bowl’’ after he signed a three-year deal. Much will depend on which quarterback the
8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. There were zero games last night, so the NHL is making up for it today with a 16-game slate, including a tripleheader on the ABC/ESPN+ Hockey Saturday docket: Pittsburgh Penguins–Detroit Red Wings (1
8:05 AM ET ESPN staff ESPN’s slate of exclusive broadcasts features a doozy Saturday: It’s a tripleheader on ABC and ESPN+, with Pittsburgh Penguins–Detroit Red Wings at 1 p.m. ET, Vegas Golden Knights–Dallas Stars at 3:30 p.m. ET, and capped off by the Boston Bruins hosting the New Jersey Devils at 8 p.m. ET. The
6:32 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs added to their depth at wide receiver by agreeing to contract terms with wide receiver Richie James, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by NFL Network. Editor’s Picks 2 Related James, 27, caught 57 passes and scored four touchdowns last season for the