8:49 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Starting pitcher Yu Darvish and outfielder Jason Heyward are staying with the Chicago Cubs. Darvish and Heyward both had the right to opt out of their contracts and become free agents but decided against it. Darvish is owed $81 million over the final four seasons of a $126
8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs exercised their 2020 club contract option on left-hander Jose Quintana on Saturday and declined their 2020 club contract option on left-hander Derek Holland. Quintana, who will turn 31 in January, will earn $10.5 million next season. The Colombian native was 13-9 with a 4.68
8:02 PM 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 Former world lightweight champion Anthony Crolla was left relieved to end his career on a high note after he salvaged a majority decision win
8:33 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Harvick will start from the pole at Texas Motor Speedway after a qualifying lap of 189.707 mph Saturday night. Harvick goes into Sunday’s race fifth in points with two races remaining to qualify for one of the three remaining championship-contending spots in the finale. The
7:52 PM ET Notre Dame starting offensive tackle Robert Hainsey likely fractured his left ankle in Saturday’s 21-20 win against Virginia Tech, Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly told reporters. Hainsey put no weight on his leg as he left the field and used crutches to get to the locker room. Starting right guard Josh Lugg
8:13 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Ottawa forward Scott Sabourin was taken from the ice on a stretcher with his head immobilized after a collision with Boston forward David Backes early in the first period of Saturday night’s game between the Senators and Bruins. An ambulance took Sabourin to a local hospital for
7:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, 23, is the youngest player in the NBA with a signature shoe. Over the past year, he has worked behind the scenes with Adidas on his debut model, the D.O.N. Issue #1. “It’s a lot more responsibility,” Mitchell said. “Realistically, I think that that’s really
7:07 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jake Fromm picked apart Florida‘s defense for the second straight year and No. 8 Georgia beat the sixth-ranked Gators 24-17 in the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” on Saturday. Fromm completed 20 of 30 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns, including a 52-yarder to an uncovered
6:56 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book ran 7 yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter to cap an 18-play, 87-yard drive and No. 16 Notre Dame pulled out a 21-20 victory against Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Fighting Irish (6-2) had committed three turnovers deep
1:39 AM ET Week 10 of the 2019 college football season was hardly a November weekend to remember. Three of the top four teams in the AP Top 25 poll — No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Ohio State — didn’t play, and neither did No. 5 Penn State and No. 10