6:57 PM ET It didn’t take cornerback Robert Alford long to find a new NFL home. Alford signed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday, two days after being released by the Atlanta Falcons in a salary-cap move. Terms of his contract with Arizona were not disclosed. He joins a Cardinals secondary led
Month: February 2019
8:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” POWER IS SOMEONE 10 and a half hours away dropping everything at a moment’s notice to come see you. It is leverage and, even more, the desire to use it. It is
6:47 PM ET A group of U.S. Senators is urging the Power 5 conference commissioners to further examine how they address sexual violence within their members’ athletic programs. Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Thursday sent a letter to ACC commissioner John Swofford, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby,
8:41 PM ET ESPN News Services ORLANDO, Fla. — Hal Steinbrenner has heard the constant criticism in New York: Why haven’t the Yankees tried to sign Bryce Harper or Manny Machado? “I get hammered every year about something,” the New York owner said Thursday. “If you don’t win the World Series, that’s perfectly justifiable.” After
6:00 PM ET J.T. Realmuto has been stuck in purgatory so long there’s now a terrace there named after him, but he was finally rescued on Thursday by the Philadelphia Phillies, who traded their No. 1 prospect, Sixto Sanchez, as well as their starting catcher Jorge Alfaro and another prospect in Will Stewart to save
9:53 PM ET Five-tool players are exceedingly rare in baseball today, especially ones who play a premium position. In J.T. Realmuto, the Philadelphia Phillies are acquiring a five-tool catcher who may be on the verge of superstardom, now that Citizens Bank Park is home. Realmuto has been suppressed by Marlins Park, which has rated among
5:52 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Maple Leafs rode the subway two stops to city hall for an outdoor practice at Nathan Phillips Square. Auston Matthews, Jake Muzzin and Connor Brown took the honors Thursday in the Maple Leafs’ 3-on-3 outdoor tournament, with fans lining up eight or nine deep to see the
7:00 AM ET Change can be good, if the change is a good one. I think Yogi Berra might have said that. At any rate, baseball, a sport that through history has often been accused of being allergic to adaptation, appears to be on the cusp of more than change. It’s more akin to a
5:39 PM ET Former Texas quarterback Shane Buechele tweeted Thursday that he will be transferring to SMU. Buechele will graduate from Texas this spring then join the Mustangs. As a grad transfer he will be eligible immediately. Thank you Longhorn Nation. On to the next chapter. pic.twitter.com/3Wk65mSByf — Shane Buechele (@BGShaneBuechele) February 7, 2019 Buechele
5:06 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Defending champion Kevin Anderson has withdrawn from the New York Open because of a right elbow injury. Frances Tiafoe, the American who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals before falling to runner-up Rafael Nadal, was added to the field Thursday. The tournament begins Sunday. Anderson, ranked fifth, was