D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 12, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The sport of tennis might be on the verge of some major changes. Over the past several years, players have become increasingly vocal about their concerns, ranging from equal pay to challenging travel and tournament conditions to economic hardships for lower-ranked players. Now,
ESPN News Services Apr 12, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was driving 119 mph before causing a six-vehicle crash last month on a Dallas highway, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by the Dallas Morning News. Rice’s Lamborghini Urus reached 119 mph 4.5 seconds before the
ESPN News Services Apr 12, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Brewers prospect Brock Wilken sustained multiple fractures when he was struck in the face by a pitch Thursday night. The 21-year-old third baseman, playing for Double-A Biloxi, was leading off the top of the sixth inning when he was struck by a
Field Level Media Apr 12, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Rays placed second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list Friday. Lowe, 29, is dealing with a right oblique strain and the move is retroactive to Tuesday. Through eight games, Lowe is batting .185 (5-for-27) with one homer, one
Associated Press Apr 12, 2024, 07:39 PM ET TORONTO — Colorado Rockies right-hander Daniel Bard needs surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right elbow and will not pitch again this season, manager Bud Black said Friday. Bard is in the final season of a $19 million, two-year deal. He has not pitched in
Associated Press Apr 12, 2024, 07:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Luis Robert Jr. could return to the Chicago White Sox in May, and the team also provided a positive update on third baseman Yoan Moncada on Friday. Robert is on the shelf with a Grade 2 right hip flexor strain, and Moncada
Associated Press Apr 12, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander is scheduled to make his second and likely final rehabilitation start for Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday night. The three-time Cy Young Award winner opened the season on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder.
Apr 12, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions William Arroyo, the main baseball agent for the Bad Bunny-led agency Rimas Sports, had his Major League Baseball Players Association certification revoked after a union investigation into complaints from other agents about improper benefits provided to players, industry sources told ESPN. The MLBPA informed Arroyo’s clients
Apr 12, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, is in federal custody after surrendering to law enforcement Friday. Mizuhara is accused of stealing more than $16 million over two years from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off gambling debts to an illegal sportsbook, according
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 12, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — New Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen expects revenue distribution in college sports to become more performance-based over time, resulting in an “eat what you kill” model. Dannen,