6:27 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball remains committed to playing a full slate of spring training games and starting its regular season on time, but it joined the NBA in closing locker rooms to media
5:55 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the NBA plans to dramatically curb access to players
5:58 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Alex Biega to a one-year contract extension. Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. Watch on ESPN+ The team announced the move Monday. Biega was acquired by the Red Wings in an
5:21 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola was scratched from his scheduled start Monday against the New York Yankees due to the flu. Phillies manager Joe Girardi said with an off day Wednesday, Nola may rejoin the team on Thursday. The date for Nola’s next appearance is not clear.
5:24 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw will start the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ opener against the visiting San Francisco Giants on March 26. Manager Dave Roberts announced the decision Monday. Kershaw will extend his franchise record for Opening Day starts to nine. His streak of consecutive Opening Day starts was stopped last
5:38 PM ET Francisco Lindor says he still wants to sign a long-term extension with the Indians but that it won’t happen in the near future. 2 Related In a story published by The Athletic on Monday, the four-time All-Star shortstop said the sides have suspended talks with Opening Day a little more than two
5:06 PM ET ESPN News Services COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four assistant football coaches at Ohio State will be paid at least $1 million this year, according to salary figures released by the school Monday. That will mark the first time four assistants on one staff have made seven figures, according to the USA Today database
4:35 PM ET Super middleweight world titlist David Benavidez will have a homecoming fight for his first title defense. Benavidez will square off with Roamer Alexis Angulo on April 18 in the main event of a tripleheader on Showtime (10 p.m. ET) at the Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix, Premier Boxing Champions and TGB Promotions
4:34 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies say forwards Jaren Jackson Jr. and Justise Winslow are expected to rejoin the team within the next week. Jackson has been out since Feb. 21 with a sprained left knee. He ranks second on the Grizzlies with 16.9 points per game and leads the team with 1.6 blocks per
4:07 PM ET Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been medically cleared for all football activity after a four-month scan on Monday came back all clear, sources told ESPN’s Laura Rutledge. Tagovailoa, whose season at Alabama ended in November when he suffered a posterior wall fracture and dislocated hip, is expected to be a top-five pick in