7:00 AM ET Sachin Chandan Trade season is officially underway, and while we look ahead to what might transpire, it’s never a bad time to have some fun with trivia facts about every team in the league. Think of this as a supersized version of “Sach got your number” from the ESPN On Ice podcast.
Month: January 2019
3:00 AM ET WI President’s XI 203 for 19 (Anderson 4-12, Broad 4-19) drew with England XI 317 for 10 (Root 87)Scorecard Stuart Broad‘s hat-trick was the highlight as England claimed 19 wickets in a day against the CWI President’s XI. You could be forgiven for looking at the scorecard of this match and dismissing
4:53 PM ET Steve KimESPN Asked who the best heavyweight in the world is, Bryant Jennings — who faces undefeated Oscar Rivas (25-0, 17 KOs) on Friday at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York — delivered an emphatic reply. “Me! Me!,” stated Jennings (24-2, 14 KOs), who doesn’t want to hear
8:33 AM ET STEVEN ADAMS LOVES the sauna. Actually, Steven Adams loves the sow-nah, which is how he makes sure to pronounce it, overemphasizing his Kiwi accent. The sow-nah has some mythical power in Adams’ mind, the ability to tweak body chemistry, release hormones and increase strength. It’s performance-enhancing science, and Adams loves science. “The
8:00 AM ET London calls once again for the NBA this week, with the New York Knicks facing the Washington Wizards at the O2 Arena. A cursory glance at the league standings illustrates the low stakes at play, and with the faces of each team, Kristaps Porzingis and John Wall, sidelined by injury, genuine star
7:00 AM ET CHICAGO — Though they’ve won the most regular-season games in baseball over the past four seasons, the Chicago Cubs aren’t likely to catch much of a break from fans this weekend during their annual winter convention. Coming off a disappointing finish to 2018, combined with little to no action during this offseason
4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Infielder Wilmer Flores has agreed to a one-year contract with a club option for 2020 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is pending a physical and will guarantee him $4.25 million, sources said. He’ll make a base of $3.75 million with a $500,000
4:25 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are “not closing any doors” on Antonio Brown‘s future but remain disappointed that they haven’t spoken to the All-Pro receiver since the season ended, according to team president Art Rooney II. The team has not officially begun trade discussions on Brown, who was benched in Week 17 for
3:07 PM ET English welterweight Darren Till will meet Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC Fight Night on March 16, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at O2 Arena in London and air on ESPN+. Darren Till suffered the first loss of his
3:21 PM ET Former USC assistant coach Todd McNair has been granted a new trial in his long-standing defamation lawsuit against the NCAA. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Frederick Shaller issued an order for a new trial Wednesday morning, citing insufficient evidence to justify the original verdict and implied bias from a juror. Former