1:11 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Clint Frazier on Tuesday was released from his minor league contract with the Texas Rangers in what the team called a mutual agreement. The 28-year-old hit .250 (13-for-52) with one homer and four RBIs in 15 games for Triple-A Round Rock. Frazier, a first-round draft pick by
11:59 AM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates and outfielder Bryan Reynolds have agreed to an eight-year, $106.75 million extension, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal, which is the largest in Pirates history, contains no opt-outs and includes a limited no-trade clause, the source told Passan. The Pirates hold a club option for the
12:42 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Buchner’s imminent entrance to the portal will make him the most accomplished quarterback to enter in the spring period, and there is expected to be a strong market for his services. He enters
12:54 PM ET It’s NFL draft week, a time when even an anonymous post on social media can trigger rushes of betting action at sportsbooks. It happened again Tuesday morning. Bryce Young remains the consensus favorite to be the top pick, listed at -1400 at Caesars Sportsbook, but Tuesday, multiple sportsbooks reported receiving a surge
12:48 PM ET Tristan H. Cockcroft On Sunday, Mookie Betts‘ first start at shortstop since July 7, 2012 — back when he was a second-year pro with Class A Lowell — might have made a few waves around Major League Baseball, but it’s we fantasy managers who really took notice. Where we can place a
8:20 AM ET Caitlin Murray For the players who want to represent the U.S. women’s national team at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the window to make their mark is closing rapidly. USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski must submit his final 23-woman roster to FIFA by July 10, and the tournament starts July 20, when the
12:37 PM ET BOSTON — Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray said “a lot” led to him making contact with and shouting at referee Gediminas Petraitis following his team’s Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference first-round series. The incident led to a one-game suspension for Murray as the Hawks face elimination
10:40 AM ET Formula One will have its first sprint race weekend of the 2023 season at Baku’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, albeit with a tweaked format to how it ran in 2021 and 2022. The sprint race was introduced to spice up certain races, offering venues the chance to effectively have three days
8:51 AM ET The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be the first race to feature a re-jigged sprint format, which was signed off at a meeting of the F1 Commission on Tuesday. Sprint weekends will now feature two qualifying sessions, one to set the grid for a shortened sprint race on Saturday and another to set
10:25 AM ET ESPN staff We’ve reached another pivot point in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as 32 games have been played. Each series will be heading back to the higher seeded team’s home ice, with four of them looking to close things out in Game 5. But beyond the wins and losses, what other