9:03 PM ET MEXICO CITY — The noise, at times, can be deafening, deflating. It is certainly distracting. Patrick Reed admits as much because it would be nearly impossible to say or do otherwise. And so it was that Reed had not one, but two grenades tossed his way this week in the wake of
8:12 PM ET ESPN News Services The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Zach Bogosian to a one-year, $1.3 million deal after he cleared waivers on Sunday, the team announced. The Buffalo Sabres had placed the suspended Bogosian on unconditional waivers Friday with the intention of terminating his contract. Bogosian had asked to be traded
8:40 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals for a 2020 third-round pick, it was announced on Sunday. The move puts Kovalchuk on his third team in the 2019-20 season. He started the campaign with the Los Angeles Kings before they waived him and his $18.25 million contract
9:27 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals for a 2020 third-round pick. The move puts Kovalchuk on his third team in the 2019-20 season. He started the campaign with the Los Angeles Kings before they waived him and his $18.25 million contract in December, then he landed
8:03 PM ET Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker said Sunday that he will keep outfielder George Springer as the team’s leadoff hitter this season. “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it,” he told reporters. Springer has been the Astros’ leadoff hitter since 2016, when he was inserted into the spot by former manager A.J. Hinch
8:32 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEARWATER, Fla. — He’s 42 years old, a little out of shape and clearly no spring chicken. But clearly there’s no one more popular on the field for the Philadelphia Phillies than the Phanatic. Which is why all eyes at the ballpark were on the furry mascot Sunday for
8:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Moments after a thrilling finish befitting the storied history between two longtime rivals, LeBron James and Jayson Tatum met at center court and shared a long embrace. James, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, had just drilled a go-ahead jumper with 30.4 seconds left to tilt the balance in his
7:09 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The adjustments to a major offseason overhaul at Team Penske continued Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where miscommunication between Joey Logano and his new crew chief led to a botched final pit stop in the NASCAR Cup Series race. Logano still wound up in Victory Lane
7:25 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mookie Betts still has some work to do as he settles in with the Los Angeles Dodgers. On the field, though, he’s fine. “The hardest thing is finding a house and learning everybody’s name,” Betts said Sunday after making his Cactus League debut. “The baseball’s the same.
7:12 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Third-seeded Cristian Garin beat Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager 7-6 (3), 7-5 in Sunday’s rain-hit final to win the Rio Open. It was Garin’s second title this year after winning the Cordoba Open in Argentina earlier in February. The 25th-ranked Chilean is projected to make the top