3:08 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 14.8% to a record $4.22 million last year after the end of the lockout, boosted by big deals for Max Scherzer, Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semien and Corey Seager. The rate of increase was the highest since a 17.7% increase in 2000
3:09 PM ET Syracuse quarterback Garrett Shrader will miss all of spring practice following surgery on his right arm, the school announced Monday. Shrader, a two-year starter for the Orange, set career highs last season with 17 passing touchdowns, 2,640 passing yards and 3,093 total yards, leading Syracuse to a 7-6 record and its first
6:00 AM ET Mike Tannenbaum has a good idea of what Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles is about to experience at the NFL’s annual scouting combine in Indianapolis. Tannenbaum, now an ESPN analyst, was the GM of the New York Jets in February 2006 when he spotted Houston Texans GM Charley Casserly in the
12:30 PM ET One of the top fighters in the world outside the UFC will make his debut on United States soil later this year. Roberto Soldic, a former KSW double champion, will fight Zebaztian Kadestam at ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes 3 on May 5 in Broomfield, Colorado, promotion officials told ESPN
2:28 PM ET The UFC has rebooked a light heavyweight fight between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann for March 11, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The 205-pound bout was supposed to headline UFC Fight Night last Saturday in Las Vegas, but was canceled just hours before it was scheduled after Krylov fell ill. The
1:32 PM ET Georgia co-defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann is returning to Athens after having multiple conversations with the Philadelphia Eagles and interviewing last week for the defensive coordinator job, sources told ESPN on Monday. Schumann took over the defensive playcalling duties last season at Georgia after Dan Lanning left for the Oregon head-coaching job following
New Zealand vs England, 2nd Test Day 5, Live: England eye another win© AFP New Zealand vs England, 2nd Test Day 5 Live Updates:England will begin the final Day of the second Test against New Zealand at 48/1 with the visitors needing 210 runs more to win. Ben Duckett (23*) and Ollie Robinson (1*) are standing unbeaten
12:01 PM ET Lucky us! We were treated to another big weekend across European soccer as Man United won the Carabao Cup — the first trophy of the Erik ten Hag era — and Napoli took another huge step toward their first Serie A title since 1990. Meanwhile Arsenal and Man City won to keep
10:00 AM ET With the Honda Classic sandwiched between four of the PGA Tour’s biggest events, it’s no wonder its leaderboard was lacking in star power this past weekend. Many of the tour’s most recognizable names played in back-to-back events at the WM Phoenix Open and the Genesis Invitational, and they’ll do the same at
11:52 AM GMT The third round of the Six Nations wasn’t short of storylines but the headlines see Ireland still on for the Grand Slam after their 34-20 win in Rome against an ever-improving Italy side. England dispatched Wales 20-10 in Cardiff after a turbulent week for Warren Gatland’s side and on Sunday, France and
11:33 AM ET ESPN News Services Novak Djokovic is atop the men’s tennis rankings for the 378th week, breaking Steffi Graf’s record for most weeks as world No. 1. “It’s surreal to be that many weeks No. 1, to match Graf — one of the all-time greats,” Djokovic said Sunday. “Just being amongst these legendary
7:24 AM ET The Chicago Bears have been approached by multiple teams about trading the No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft, and Chicago is said to be “leaning toward” moving the pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bears own the top pick in a year when anywhere from eight to 12 teams
9:50 AM ET Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR
8:20 AM ET Deals are going to get done ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Or at least that’s the plan. Although, there is a shared sentiment by a number of NHL executives that many of them are in “wait and see” mode. But how? How is it that teams are either approaching or have
7:00 AM ET The NHL trade deadline is a time for contenders to improve themselves, pretenders to delude themselves and those with lost seasons to prepare for the future. But there’s one problem facing all of those teams, according to Brian Burke, and that’s a math problem. “I just checked again with the NHL, and
9:18 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Jon Jones returns this weekend. Allow me to repeat that with appropriate emphasis and enthusiasm: Jon Jones! Returns! This weekend! I had to resist the urge to go all caps there, because this is BIG. Jones will be fighting for the first time in over three years when he steps
The ongoing second Test between England and New Zealand is turning out to be a thrilling contest. After being bundled out for 209 and getting a follow-on, the Kiwis changed the momentum of the game in their second innings and posted a whopping total of 483. On Day 4, England’s score read at 48/1 with
7:00 AM ET Let’s watch some baseball! ESPN kicks off MLB spring training with telecasts of four games over four consecutive days, beginning with Monday’s New York Mets–St. Louis Cardinals contest from Jupiter, Florida. Just to get that blood flowing, let’s check in with a little preview of all four games. Monday: Mets at Cardinals