8:55 AM ET Pitchers and catchers will have the option of using newly tested signaling devices as they decide what pitches to throw in the upcoming regular season, industry sources told ESPN. This technology could help to advance Major League Baseball beyond the risk of the sign-stealing scandals that have plagued the sport in the
11:19 AM ET Milwaukee Brewers catcher Pedro Severino has been suspended 80 games without pay for taking a performance-enhancing drug, which he says he took to treat infertility issues. Major League Baseball said he took Clomiphene. The drug is approved by the FDA to treat infertility in women, but not in men. Severino, 28, issued
11:22 AM ET Associated Press Gene Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90. A five-time All-Star as a player for the Pistons, Shue went on to coach for more than two decades. He took the Baltimore Bullets to the
11:24 AM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, that he’s planning to play this week in the Masters. The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision but will be doing so with
11:22 AM ET Arsenal have announced that defender Kieran Tierney will undergo surgery on a knee injury and is likely to miss the rest of the season. The 24-year-old met with a specialist on Tuesday who indicated he will require an operation, which sources told ESPN will take place on Thursday. Arsenal insist Tierney did
8:55 AM ET Alphonso Davies has been out for three months after being diagnosed with a minor heart condition. Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Defender Alphonso Davies could be in line to make his first return from a heart problem that had sidelined him for over three months when Bayern Munich take on Villarreal in
11:06 AM ET Associated Press Former UEFA president Michel Platini has filed a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino. A statement on behalf of Platini, who during his time as president was Infantino’s boss, was released Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Platini’s lawyers
11:27 AM ET The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday the Football Union of Russia (FUR) had withdrawn its appeal against football’s world governing body FIFA as well as the Polish, Swedish and Czech Republic Football Associations. FIFA and European governing body UEFA decided together that all Russian teams, whether national or
9:57 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Defending Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama is still dealing with a stiff neck but hopes to be ready to play by Thursday’s first round at Augusta National Golf Club. Matsuyama, who last year became the first Japanese man to win a major championship with his 1-shot victory at the Masters,
7:08 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — As Mark O’Meara approached the tee box of the 15th hole at Augusta National Golf Club during the first round of the 1997 Masters, he saw Tiger Woods sitting on a bench. O’Meara, one of Woods’ closest friends and a mentor during the early years of Woods’ PGA Tour