11:23 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Billionaire Steve Cohen has reentered into negotiations to purchase the New York Mets, hoping to salvage a deal for the franchise after a previous agreement to buy the team fell apart, a
10:49 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Haley won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night after his teammates wrecked on the final lap. AJ Allmendinger was leading when Kaulig Racing teammate Ross Chastain tried to make a move on the inside. Chastain made contact with Allmendinger, turning
8:26 PM ET Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen will take a leave of absence from the Major League Soccer club’s operations amid investigations into allegations he used racist language. Hansen, who also owns United Soccer League club Real Monarchs and National Women’s Soccer League side Utah Royals, has also come under criticism after
10:25 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Following a contentious players’ meeting Wednesday that left the NBA bubble on the verge of bursting, LeBron James and Chris Paul led a subcommittee of players who reached out to former President Barack Obama for advice. The Los Angeles Lakers star, along with his good friend and
8:18 PM ET Associated Press OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Rory McIlroy doesn’t need fans to keep his head in the game at the BMW Championship. Olympia Fields is so tough, it won’t allow anything but his full attention on every shot. McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay made their share of mistakes Friday and shrugged them off
8:36 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Not even a 37-foot putt to save par on the final hole could fix Tiger Woods‘ disastrous round — or get him to stop and talk to the media — on Friday. Woods continues to sputter his way along since returning to the PGA Tour last month, and
8:21 PM ET Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. — Jackie Stoelting returned from a 14-month maternity break to take a share of the first-round lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. With her mother with her to look after son Baren, the 34-year-old Stoelting had a bogey-free 7-under 64 — playing her first
8:30 PM ET PITTSBURGH — As a chain of players, coaches and staff linked arms and stretched the length of Heinz Field behind him, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin took the microphone on Friday night. For nearly three minutes, Tomlin spoke about social unrest and acknowledged the platform and privilege he and his team have
2:47 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — A diversity report released Friday on Major League Baseball showed a modest increase in its overall diversity hiring practices, spurred by its improved gender diversity. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics and Sport at Central Florida gave MLB an overall score of 80.7, which was a letter grade
1:24 PM ET Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez, who was already ruled out for the remainder of this season, had arthroscopic surgery on both knees earlier this week, the team announced Friday. Doctors repaired a slight tear in the patellar tendon in his right knee, and performed a “routine cleanup” in his left knee. The