10:36 PM ET Justin Williams‘ return to the Carolina Hurricanes is official, the team announced Tuesday night. Williams, 38, had said in September he was taking a break from the game, but will now be suiting up for his 19th season. The Hurricanes said Williams will earn a base salary of $700,000 for the rest
10:27 PM ET Free agent catcher Robinson Chirinos and the Texas Rangers have agreed on a one-year, $6.75 million deal, sources tell ESPN. The deal includes a $5.75 million salary for 2020, with a club option for 2021 that is worth $6.5 million with a $1 million buyout. Chirinos spent six seasons with the Rangers
10:19 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy’s introduction as Dallas Cowboys head coach will come Wednesday, but he is busy putting together his coaching staff already. According to sources, Kellen Moore is expected to remain as offensive coordinator, while John Fassel is expected to be the special-teams coordinator and Jim Tomsula is expected to
9:57 PM ET ESPN News Editors TORONTO — Carmelo Anthony made the winning basket with four seconds remaining and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 101-99 Tuesday night. Anthony has now made 17 go-ahead field goals in the final five seconds of a game, four more than any player since 2003-04.
8:00 AM ET Before we get to the ranking of baseball’s best shortstops, a story about an All-Star second baseman. A few years ago, the Houston Astros‘ staff encouraged batting champion Jose Altuve to be more patient at the plate. The staffers assured Altuve they weren’t asking him to hunt walks, but they believed if
8:57 PM ET Tennis Australia has announced Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios will headline a charity exhibition event called Rally for Relief on Rod Laver Arena to aid bushfire relief efforts. Australian Open tournament organiser Craig Tiley told reporters on Wednesday that Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniaki and Stefanos Tsitsipas will also take part
1:41 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Tom Latham has been sidelined for a month after sustaining a fractured finger during the third Test against Australia at the SCG. The injury to his right little finger occurred when Latham, who was standing in as captain for Kane Williamson, took the catch to remove Marnus Labuschagne in Australia’s
8:43 PM ET The decision by Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin to skip back-to-back All-Star weekends has the NHL concerned it could start a trend among players, according to deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “In terms of player participation, is that a concern? Yes, I think it is a concern,” Daly told the ESPN On Ice
8:31 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry and defenseman Kris Letang have been named injury replacements for the NHL All-Star Game. Jarry will fill in for the Columbus Blue Jackets‘ Joonas Korpisalo, who is out four to six weeks due to a torn meniscus suffered in the team’s much-publicized shootout loss to the Chicago
7:41 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram surprisingly didn’t practice Tuesday as he continues to deal with a calf injury. Two weeks ago, Ingram said he was confident that he would be ready when the Ravens began the playoffs. On Friday, coach John Harbaugh said Ingram would be practicing