10:42 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The Colorado Rockies have hired Dave Magadan as their hitting coach after finishing with the lowest batting average in team history. The Rockies made the move Wednesday at the winter meetings. They also said Ron Gideon, who had been on manager Bud Black’s staff, will become the
Month: December 2018
4:41 PM ET Nothing lasts forever, not even red-hot scoring streaks or bloated shooting percentages. With that in mind, treat yourself this holiday season to the gift of a rewarding trade brought about by you having the foresight to offload an overachieving fantasy asset for a yet-to-blossom value in return. Fair warning: there are a
9:00 AM ET The Indians’ ongoing effort to reduce their payroll in the immediate future has been a subject of great debate, with some wondering why Cleveland’s ownership would force major changes to a group that is a prohibitive favorite to win the AL Central in 2019. They ask why the Indians wouldn’t look to
9:41 AM ET Appalachian State is hiring NC State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Eli Drinkwitz as its new head coach, pending approval of a contract by the school’s board of trustees on Thursday morning, sources told ESPN. Drinkwitz, 35, replaces former Mountaineers coach Scott Satterfield, who left to become Louisville’s new coach. Drinkwitz’s hiring
9:00 AM ET It’s the most wonderful time of the year: College football bowl games are here, and a six-pack of games on Saturday rings it in. The College Football Playoff semifinals won’t kick off for another two weeks, but there’s plenty of action to watch between now and then. From the Celebration Bowl to
8:11 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Very few humans can shuffle frantically to the left to avoid a sack and rip a fastball 45 yards between two Los Angeles Chargers defenders for an Antonio Brown touchdown the way Ben Roethlisberger did in Week 13. Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner had that play fresh in his
8:00 AM ET Courtney Cronin Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the 49ers, Raiders and Warriors for the San Jose Mercury News. She joined ESPN in 2017. Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. There’s something
8:54 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley has noticed a difference in Los Angeles Chargers pass-rusher Joey Bosa the past few weeks, one that may signal the return of a dominant defensive end who tormented the league last season. “Every game that he plays, every series that he plays, you start
10:03 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For 14 years Joe Banner worked side-by-side with Andy Reid to build the Philadelphia Eagles, Banner as president and Reid as head coach. Banner knows well the kind of team Reid has in his mind’s eye, the type he always has wanted to coach: One so dynamic and
1:13 PM ET EARLIER THIS MONTH, facing a near double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter against a San Antonio Spurs team that had already beaten the Los Angeles Lakers twice this season, LeBron James took over. At first, the dominance was familiar: James streaking across the open court, plowing by a hapless defender for the