10:00 AM ET The general managers had already talked about legislating home plate collisions out of baseball before Scott Cousins ran over Buster Posey, but that particular moment in 2011 seemed to fully define the risks at hand — the possibility of a great young franchise star having his career ruined by an outlier play.
Month: February 2019
shares © Getty Images Big Picture On this tour of New Zealand, India have suffered their biggest defeat in ODIs – in terms of balls left – and T20Is – in terms of runs they fell short by – but it has unequivocally been an impressive tour for India so far. Before that Hamilton
10:34 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” On this, the 97th day of free agency, four days before the first pitchers and catchers report to spring training, less than six weeks ahead of Major League Baseball opening its regular
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno explains why he believes Neymar may come to regret not maximizing his talent for both club and country. During his 27th birthday celebration, an emotional Neymar spoke about his desire to return to the pitch. Julien Laurens predicts how Thomas Tuchel will set up his starting XI against Manchester United, with
David Beckham will be honored by the LA Galaxy with a statue to be unveiled ahead of the 2019 season. The LA Galaxy will unveil a statue of David Beckham at Dignity Health Sports Park prior to the team’s season opener against the Chicago Fire on March 2, a club spokesman has confirmed to ESPN
4:46 AM ET Australian James Nitties made nine successive birdies in the opening round of his home Vic Open in Barwon Heads on Thursday, matching Mark Calcavecchia‘s 10-year-old record. Starting from the 10th hole at 13th Beach Golf Links, Melbourne man Nitties made his remarkable run from the par-four 15th through to the par-five fifth
With Manchester City and Liverpool both having key fixtures in the coming weeks, the FC crew wonder who can avoid fatigue to get job done. Manchester City have made a six-place jump to the top of Shaka Hislop’s Power Rankings, while PSG have taken a dramatic fall down the order. Dropping out: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid,
6:19 AM ET ESPN staff Haas has revealed the new colour scheme it will carry for the 2019 Formula One season. On Thursday the American team took the covers off a show car to reveal the new look, having already teased the design earlier in the week on social media. Haas has carried some form
3:34 AM ET The promoter of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix believes the Formula One Promoters’ Association (FOPA) needs to learn lessons from the media storm it created with its open letter to Formula One bosses. Formula One’s CEO, Chase Carey, says criticism aimed at the sport by race promoters last week was “strange” and insists
5:08 PM ET Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated compatriot Gilles Simon in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Wednesday. Former world No. 5 Tsonga, who is currently ranked 210 after a spell out due to knee surgery, overcame No. 4 seed Simon 6-2, 7-6 (3) in one hour,