4:18 PM ET Tiger Woods is ready to go for the latest edition of “The Match” on Saturday night, even if his right foot isn’t fully healed. Woods, a 15-time major champion, will team up with world No. 1 Rory McIlroy in a 12-hole match against Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas under the lights at
4:01 PM ET UFC star Israel Adesanya is likely to be cleared of charges after he was arrested last month in New York for possession of a weapon. The former UFC middleweight champion was given an “adjournment in contemplation of dismissal” Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. That means
4:03 PM ET The XFL has preserved most of its rulebook for the 2023 season, including its unique kickoff and three-tier option structure for PATs, the league announced Wednesday. Although the league made a handful of changes, most notably adjusting overtime and the challenge process, it largely leaned into the work performed by its 2020
4:52 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and former teammates on the San Diego State football team will not face criminal charges in connection with an alleged gang rape of a minor that occurred at an off-campus party in October 2021, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. “Ultimately,
4:33 PM ET D.J. Lagway, the No. 12 overall prospect in the 2024 ESPN 300 and the cycle’s top dual-threat quarterback, committed to the Florida Gators on Wednesday. Lagway, who made his announcement on ESPN’s “CFB Live,” also considered Baylor, Texas A&M, USC and Clemson. “I love what Coach [Billy] Napier and the staff is
10:44 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Left-hander Jose Quintana and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $26 million contract, sources told ESPN, filling a gap in the team’s rotation as it barrels toward the
10:44 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Closer Kenley Jansen and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $32 million contract, sources told ESPN, bolstering a Boston bullpen that ranked among the worst in baseball during
1:08 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals have found their replacement for the spot vacated by longtime catcher Yadier Molina, reaching a five-year, $87.5 million deal with free agent Willson Contreras on Wednesday, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Contreras, 30, has spent the past 14 seasons in the rival Chicago
3:32 PM ET Virginia football players with expiring eligibility will be granted an extra year by the NCAA in the wake of a shooting that killed Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry last month. Virginia confirmed to ESPN that it initiated and submitted the request to the NCAA. The decision affects only a
3:31 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor made the team’s running back hierarchy explicitly clear Wednesday. Even though Samaje Perine has done well the past few weeks, the starting spot still belongs to Joe Mixon. “Joe Mixon’s our starting running back,” Taylor said. “The last game he played, he had five touchdowns.