8:36 PM ET Ohio State on Friday added its 17th ESPN 300 commitment when wide receiver Emeka Egbuka chose the Buckeyes over Oklahoma and Washington. Egbuka is the No. 28-ranked recruit overall and the third highest-ranked commit in the class for Ohio State. The 6-foot-1, 190-pounder from Steilacoom, Washington, joins a high-powered Buckeyes offense. “I
Month: December 2020
7:02 PM ET Reliever Brandon Morrow and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a minor league deal, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It will mark a return to the Dodgers organization for Morrow, who pitched for the team in 2017, posting a 2.06 ERA in 45 games and appearing in all seven World
5:42 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
6:32 PM ET Pittsburgh will not participate in a bowl game, the second team to announce it will decline a postseason opportunity. The Panthers ended their season with a 34-20 win over Georgia Tech on Thursday night to finish 6-5. In a statement Friday, Pitt said the decision to decline a bowl invitation was made
6:43 PM ET Utah State has canceled Saturday night’s scheduled game at Colorado State because of “concerns voiced by football players about religious discrimination during the search for a new football coach,” the university said in a statement Friday. The decision came after Aggies players said earlier Friday that they had opted out of the
9:30 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Anthony Joshua tipped the scales at 240.8 pounds on Friday ahead of Saturday’s world heavyweight titles defence against Kubrat Pulev in London, England. Joshua,
6:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Free agent outfielder David Dahl and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a one-year deal for around $3 million, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The 26-year-old Dahl was nontendered by the Colorado Rockies earlier this month but should find plenty of playing time with
6:02 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — Kevin Na and Sean O’Hair teamed to shoot a 16-under 56 in the scramble format Friday to take the first-round lead in the QBE Shootout. Na and O’Hair had two eagles and 12 birdies on the Tiburon Golf Club’s Gold Course. O’Hair won the unofficial PGA Tour
5:30 PM ET HOUSTON — Hinako Shibuno can do without the “Cinderella” nickname, just not the smile. That was bright as ever Friday as the Japanese star posted a 4-under 67 and opened a three-shot lead going into the weekend of the U.S. Women’s Open. Shibuno’s lone mistake on a damp, soft day at Champions
6:32 PM GMT Associated Press LONDON — Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Bill Sweeney has said English rugby officials have yet to receive any legal contact from the group of former players preparing claims for negligence against national unions. Steve Thompson, one of England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup winners, former England flanker Michael Lipman