2:45 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN The New York Mets made their first bold offseason splash since owner Steve Cohen took control of the team in November, acquiring star shortstop Francisco Lindor and veteran starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco from the Cleveland Indians for 22-year-old shortstop Andres Gimenez and two prospects. Who won the deal? How do
10:28 AM ET From Jan. 13 through May 8, there are NHL games scheduled every night as part of its truncated 56-game 2020-21 season. Every. Single. Night. On some nights, there’s just one game. If you’re itching to watch an NHL game on Jan. 25, for example, your option is the Ottawa Senators at the
8:08 AM ET Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Sofia Kenin opened her season Thursday by beating Yang Zhaoxuan 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open. The American hit 11 aces against Yang to set up a second-round match against Kirsten Flipkens. “Obviously a little bit of nerves.
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Complaining about the College Football Playoff has become its own form of sport for many fan bases around the country — usually those outside Tuscaloosa, Alabama, central Ohio and the southernmost Carolina. This year, those grievances grew louder, as a pandemic challenged the typical criteria for the committee, new rules
12:11 PM ET The world’s biggest mixed-martial-arts promotion is adding to its contribution toward a long-running brain study. The UFC is donating an extra $1 million to the Cleveland Clinic to help fund brain health research for the next five years, the promotion announced Thursday. The Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in
8:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After an offseason filled with more uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 tennis season is finally upon us, and the start of the Australian Open is mere weeks away. While many of the game’s perennial favorites will likely continue to dominate in the new year, the next crop
Max Bryant backtracked, jumped and palmed the ball back into play while falling over the ropes.© Twitter Brisbane Heat cricketer Max Bryant gave the world an indication of his fielding prowess during the 32nd match of the ongoing season of the Big Bash League (BBL) against Melbourne Stars. The latter needed 42 runs off 11
11:47 AM GMT Former Ireland captain Paul O’Connell has joined Andy Farrell’s coaching team as forwards coach, Irish Rugby said in a statement on Thursday. O’Connell, who was capped 108 times and captained Ireland to their 2014 Six Nations triumph, will take up the new role immediately, with Simon Easterby switching his focus to defence.
Owner Lawrence Stroll has set his Aston Martin Formula 1 team the target of becoming world champions. Canadian billionaire Stroll has renamed his Racing Point outfit after the historic British car brand. The team have also signed four-time champion Sebastian Vettel for 2021. “My aim with this, like the other businesses I’ve owned, is to
9:33 AM ET Juergen Klinsmann Juergen Klinsmann won the World Cup and European Championship with Germany during a glittering career in which he played for Inter, Tottenham and Bayern, among others. As a coach, he led Germany to a third-place finish at the 2006 World Cup and managed the U.S. men’s national team from 2011-16.
7:00 AM ET Fingers crossed that the 2021 MLB season will begin on time — and that we get to see some live baseball at the ballpark this year. As we wait, Buster Olney continues his annual ranking of the 10 best players at each position heading into the coming season, based on input from
7:15 AM ET On Wednesday, we released our NHL Rank for the 2020-21 season — a predictive list of the top 100 players for this coming season. A panel of 11 ESPN NHL experts (it wasn’t just the two of us!) graded players based on how good they will be in comparison to their peers
7:00 AM ET The most disjointed college football season in history, played amid a global pandemic, is nearly over. No. 1 Alabama plays No. 3 Ohio State in Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App). And while the 2020
4:46 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team defensive end Chase Young made it clear Sunday night what he wanted this week: Tom Brady. And that hasn’t changed three days later — even if some tried to turn it into bulletin board material. After Sunday’s NFC East title-clinching win at Philadelphia, Young was caught
7:52 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN As much of the country attempted to grapple with the scenes that emerged from Washington on Wednesday afternoon, as angry supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, much of the sports world was trying to figure out how to process the day’s events. For the Miami Heat and Boston
India pacer Mohammad Siraj called the Sydney pitch a batting beauty but said the turn it is offering to spinners, has given his side a lot of hope moving forward after Australia claimed day one honours in the third Test. Australia were nicely placed at 166 for two at stumps on day one with Steve
12:59 PM ET Arsenal fans are still waiting to see William Saliba play a first-team game, and it might be a while until they do, if it ever happens. What went wrong? David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has faced a barrage of questions during a difficult season to date, but the
7:08 PM ET National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts expressed outrage over the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday and how it reflected on racial double standards in America. Roberts told ESPN that her contact with multiple NBA players throughout the afternoon kept returning to the contrast between the