6:57 AM ET The Christmas holiday marks the midpoint of the baseball offseason. In fact, given an initial spring training reporting date of Feb. 13 for pitchers and catchers, the recent Dec. 25 respite neatly splits the hot stove season perfectly in two. We’re a week past that now, so we are officially on the
Month: January 2019
1:54 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free-agent reliever David Robertson has agreed with the Philadelphia Phillies on a two-year, $23 million contract that includes a third-year club option, a source familiar with the agreement told ESPN. The 33-year-old
2:31 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN NEW YORK — Sidney Crosby has heard all the taunts, chirps and mockery a hockey player can hear during his career. The biggest star in the NHL, he’s also perhaps its most derided: from Washington Capitals fans showing up to games with pacifiers to signs in Philadelphia challenging his manhood.
2:00 PM ET The Under Armour All-America Game airs tonight at 6 ET on ESPN 2, and the top prospects from across the country have been practicing all week to prepare for it. The recruits have competed with each other in one-on-ones, dance contests and skills challenges to prove they are the best of the
Jan 3, 2019 Steve KimESPN There’s already a full slate of fights on the boxing schedule as the calendar turns to 2019, but just how many of them are the ones fans are truly yearning for? The reality is that most contemporary matchups are ones that are made out of convenience more than public demand.
1:34 PM GMT Billy Vunipola’s chances of making England’s Six Nations squad have been given a boost after club side Saracens announced his return to action following a broken arm. The No. 8 has been selected in the starting XV for the Gallagher Premiership champions’ Friday night trip to Sale Sharks . Teammate Liam Williams
1:05 PM ET Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris, who has been battling neck and upper back stiffness, will be out for at least the next six weeks, the team announced Thursday. Morris was diagnosed with transient cervical neuropraxia and will be limited to non-contact basketball activities for the next six weeks. Morris has missed Washington’s
5:04 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Toronto Raptors wing Kawhi Leonard acknowledged that “at times” he wishes things would have gone differently during his acrimonious split from the Spurs, adding that his time with the franchise “meant a lot” for his development. But Leonard declined to answer when asked why he wanted out of San
12:23 PM ET Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has dedicated Saturday’s game to Jazmine Barnes, a 7-year-old girl who was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in Houston. “On Saturday, I will be playing in your honor, Jazmine,” the three-time Pro Bowler said in a tweet posted Thursday. When I see Jazmine Barnes’ face, I
12:08 PM ET Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel, who did not practice Wednesday due to an upper-body injury, will miss Thursday’s game against the Panthers and possible more time. “Jack Eichel is day-to-day. He will not play tonight,” coach Phil Housley said. “We’ll re-evaluate early next week.” He added that “we want to be cautious.