12:18 PM ET If you want to outrun the sunset, head to Bayern Munich. With eight straight Bundesliga titles, the club’s thirst for success is undeniable and while recruitment has been astute over the years, they have also had to adapt, changing on-pitch tactics and transfer window styles to stay ahead of the chasing pack.
12:26 PM ET ESPN News Services The Oakland Athletics will be without closer Trevor Rosenthal to start the season after he was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a shoulder injury. The Athletics also announced that right-hander Mike Fiers had been placed on the 10-day IL. Rosenthal joined the Athletics this offseason on
5:09 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels and second baseman David Fletcher have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $26 million, the team announced hours before its season opener on Thursday. Fletcher’s deal includes two club options, giving the Angels an opportunity to buy out as many as three free-agent years. Angels general manager
5:11 PM ET Francisco Lindor has yet to play a game in New York City, but the comfort the 27-year-old shortstop felt in the New York Mets clubhouse during spring training gave him the confidence to commit to the team in the long term. “The group of guys and girls that we have in the
5:42 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Cody Bellinger hit a homer — and was called out before he could finish his trot. It was an honest mistake on a bizarre play for Bellinger, Justin Turner and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in their season opener Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. Bellinger lined what
11:17 AM ET ESPN News Services The Washington Nationals‘ opener against the New York Mets on Thursday night has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN’s Mike Greenberg. Manfred said the game will be played on Friday, using the buffer day built into the schedule for Opening Day postponements, but
6:19 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks will not play for at least a week after three members of the team were placed in the NHL’s COVID protocols, the league announced Thursday. The NHL said in a statement that Canucks games have been postponed until April 8. Two players — Adam Gaudette and Travis Hamonic —
6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Defending champion Ash Barty returned to the final of the Miami Open by beating No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. On Saturday, Barty will play the winner of the second semifinal between No. 8 Bianca Andreescu and No. 23 Maria Sakkari. Barty is assured of
6:37 PM ET Middleweight contender Kevin Holland will step in and fight Marvin Vettori on short notice in the five-round main event of UFC Fight Night on April 10 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Vettori’s original opponent, Darren Till, withdrew Tuesday because of a broken collarbone. Holland just fought March 20, a
5:17 PM ET University of Nebraska officials state they acted promptly and properly in handling complaints of sexual misconduct against athletes and other male students, according to a motion filed Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit in which nine women allege sex discrimination and violations of the Title IX gender equity law. The lawsuit filed in