7:15 AM ET Sam Alipour | ESPN Four years into Cody Bellinger’s nascent MLB career, the Dodgers first baseman’s résumé already rivals those of veterans of the game: 2017 Rookie of the Year, two-time All-Star, 2018 NLCS MVP, 2019 NL MVP, 2019 Gold Glove winner and, as of last Tuesday, 2020 World Series champ. His
10:40 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Technically, free agency in Major League Baseball began Sunday evening. There was no deluge of activity like the NBA or NFL offer, no dopamine hit of excitement and activity and possibility to
10:22 AM ET The New York Islanders and restricted free agent Ryan Pulock reached agreement on a two-year contract ahead of Friday’s arbitration hearing. According to multiple reports, the deal is for $10 million. The 26-year-old defenseman had 10 goals and 35 points last season, skating on the top blueline pairing on an Islanders team
10:00 AM ET About a million years ago in February and March, I posted a pair of MAC previews — East division and West division — to kick off a 2020 series of previews that stretched a couple of months longer than expected and, in some cases, were quickly outdated. The projections in those previews
9:00 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders It is the week before the Masters, and the PGA Tour heads to Texas for the Vivint Houston Open, a traditional Masters warm-up — but this time in November. The event was moved to Memorial Park, a course that hosted PGA Tour events from 1951 to 1963. Phil Mickelson,
9:20 AM ET Former junior lightweight, lightweight and light welterweight title holder Adrien Broner was jailed Monday on contempt of court charges in a Cuyahoga County courtroom, stemming from an assault at a Cleveland nightclub in 2018. In December 2019, Judge Nancy Margaret Russo ruled that Broner needed to pay $783,752.54 in damages and court
8:00 AM ET [Editor’s note: The Big Ten and Mountain West are back! But what does that mean for the teams who have been in the Bottom 10 all season long?] Inspirational thought of the week: So, I’m back up in the gameRunning things to keep my swingLetting all the people knowThat I’m back to
7:03 AM ET Tory Z. RoyESPN As the final seconds of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots Week 4 matchup ticked away, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took a knee to solidify a 26-10 victory. When he stood up, a handful of Patriots headed his way, eager to acknowledge the reigning Super Bowl MVP
7:15 AM ET The first eight weeks of the 2020 season have featured, in many ways, the best streak of cumulative quarterback play in NFL history. It has been easy to miss amid daily updates of coronavirus pandemic protocols and super-early coaching changes, but the league’s aggregate Total QBR of 65.6 is nearly 10% higher
8:22 AM ET Vince Murdock bears the scar of last year’s brain surgery, which threatened not just his MMA career, but his life. Courtesy of Vince Murdock KIRA MURDOCK STEPPED out of an elevator on the top floor of The Bank food hall in Sacramento, California. Wearing a flowing, white gown and veil, Murdock was expecting