5:16 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — J.P. Ricciardi is leaving the New York Mets after eight seasons. The Mets announced his decision Friday, a day after the end of the annual general managers’ meetings and 11 days after hiring Brodie Van Wagenen to succeed Sandy Alderson as general manager. Ricciardi was hired
Month: November 2018
4:22 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — Nico Hulkenberg says his crash in second practice was down to wanting “a bit too much” from the car. Hulkenberg lost control of his car and hit the wall while climbing the hill from the Juncao corner which leads to the start-finish line. It put the Renault driver
4:48 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports AVONDALE, Ariz. — The France family is looking to merge its sanctioning body NASCAR and its track-operating company International Speedway Corporation into one privately run company run that it would run. The France
4:27 PM ET Lindsey Thiry Close ESPN Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Paul Gutierrez Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at
3:47 PM ET Connor McDonagh Max Verstappen has ruled out challenging Mercedes and Ferrari for pole position in Brazil. Red Bull showed strong pace throughout Friday practice with Verstappen topping the first session. The Dutchman’s running in the afternoon session was curtailed by an oil leak which left him in the garage for approximately one
4:12 PM ET World No. 1 Simona Halep will be searching for a new coach heading into next season. Darren Cahill announced Friday he is relinquishing his role as Halep’s coach, at least through next season. “After much thought and discussion, and many years with 30 plus weeks on the road away from my family,
ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden sits down with Man City’s David Silva to discuss how the Manchester derby has evolved and his favourite moments in the rivalry. Join Mark Donaldson in ESPN FC’s Fantasy Premier League at ESPNFC.com/FantasyFC. Pep Guardiola or Joachim Löw? Lahm or Schweinsteiger? We put Manchester City’s Leroy Sane on the spot in
4:19 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will not play Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets and will likely miss a few more days after having an MRI on Friday morning on his strained left adductor. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said the MRI “looked good” but that the organization will
6:01 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has missed two of the past three games due to injuries, acknowledged that it has sometimes been difficult to watch himself on the field because he hasn’t looked like himself at times. “It’s been more challenging, just little obstacles in the
Odion Ighalo tells KweséESPN he is “devastated and sad” after suffering an injury that has effectively ended his season. A scan on Thursday morning showed that the Super Eagles striker suffered a torn hamstring, which will keep him out of action for four to five weeks, effectively ending his season with Chinese Super League outfit