5:56 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Flush with cash, the New York Yankees may take a run at Manny Machado. But first, the slugging infielder would have some explaining to do. Arriving in Atlanta for two days of owners meetings at a hotel next to the Braves’ SunTrust Park, Hal Steinbrenner discussed the state
Month: November 2018
2:53 PM ET The end of the 2018 NASCAR Cup series season is here. Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. ET race (NBC) at Homestead-Miami Speedway marks the end of the 36-race season, and there are four contenders eligible for the title: Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. Let’s get to the ESPN experts’
5:58 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Le’Veon Bell is missing more than the season. In a fitting end to a bizarre holdout story, several Pittsburgh Steelers players rummaged through Bell’s locker and removed his No. 26 nameplate after Wednesday’s practice. Ben Roethlisberger, in a text to Le’Veon Bell before Tuesday’s deadline, hoped the Steelers running back
4:35 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians traded versatile infielder Erik Gonzalez to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a five-player swap. Cleveland sent Gonzalez, who appeared in 81 games for the AL Central champions last season, and right-handers Tahnaj Thomas and Dante Mendoza to the Pirates for outfielder Jordan Luplow and infielder
4:21 PM ET Golden State guard Stephen Curry is out for at least 10 more days, the team announced on Wednesday. Warriors star Kevin Durant offered short answers while discussing his issues with Draymond Green following Tuesday’s win over the Hawks, saying, “What happened, happened. We’re trying to move on.” To find a new way
4:15 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson on Wednesday was reinstated to the team’s roster after serving an 18-game suspension for domestic violence. The 26-year-old Watson is eligible to return for Thursday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes. He initially received a 27-game suspension from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, though it was reduced
1:17 PM GMT Glasgow lock Jonny Gray has been recalled to the Scotland team for their game against South Africa this weekend as head coach Gregor Townsend attempts to beef up his pack for the visit of the Springboks. Gray, 24, is one of six changes to the side that thrashed Fiji 54-17 on Saturday,
9:00 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s the question in the back of everyone’s minds and yet there’s no polite way of asking. So, here goes nothing: Why, Bill Clark, are you still at UAB? At this, the 50-year-old coach of the most surprising team in college football smiles knowingly. He knows there’s no use
12:00 PM ET Patrons at a small bar in Pocatello, Idaho, were a bit confused as to why a stranger showed up intent on watching the Harvard-Yale football game one day in 1982. He tried to explain, but no one really paid much attention until he offered to buy all the beer. Had they been
2:49 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey will spend part of his Wednesday evening practicing at Soldier Field, where the veteran missed four kicks off the uprights in last Sunday’s victory against the Detroit Lions. Parkey confirmed to reporters that he will make the 35-mile trek from the team’s suburban