9:12 PM ET Shohei Ohtani has been making steady progress in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, but he will not be ready by Opening Day, Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler said on a conference call Thursday. Ohtani, the Japanese two-way star who will only be available as a designated hitter in 2019,
Month: February 2019
9:22 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Harold Varner III overcame an early bogey with three straight birdies, moving himself into position to tie for the lead. He got it with a long putt and a dab on the loudest hole in golf. Varner snaked in a long birdie putt on the par-3 16th
8:19 PM ET Although newly crowned super middleweight world titleholder Caleb Plant lives in Las Vegas, he grew up in Ashland City, Tennessee, which gave him a hero’s welcome on Thursday and honored him with the key to the city and various proclamations to celebrate his title victory. Plant (18-0, 10 KOs), 26, scored a
9:00 AM ET Ten things as the NBA loses its mind: 1. Boogie, fitting in Rivals hoped DeMarcus Cousins‘ deliberate low-post brutality would suck away some of the Golden State Warriors‘ run-and-gun essence — that they might get stuck between identities. Pelicans GM Dell Demps might be sending a message to the Lakers by taking
7:47 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado agreed to a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. The contract is for $26 million, sources with knowledge of the agreement told ESPN. It sets
7:30 PM ET The NBA announced the 14 reserves for the 2019 All-Star Game on Thursday, with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks making their first appearances. All-Star reserves are selected by the coaches. Joining Jokic
9:19 AM ET Super Bowl LIII will be a showcase event for … Rutgers? Kind of. The Scarlet Knights haven’t won a national title since 1869, but with four players on the combined 53-man rosters of the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, no college is better represented in this season’s Super Bowl. Georgia
7:57 PM ET Australia’s Robert Whittaker takes to the Octagon for his fight with Yoel Romero in Chicago, June 9, 2018 Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dana White likes what he sees Down Under. It’s with good reason, too, as Australia and New Zealand boast some of the best talent in the UFC. He’s
7:30 PM ET Tiffany Avery Smith, the wife of former Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith, died Thursday from complications of breast cancer. She was 49. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2017. Rick Smith took an extended leave of absence in January last year to help care for his wife and
7:10 PM ET We have the official 24 selections for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. But how well do you know these dudes? Let’s see how you fare in our first edition of shot chart trivia. Shot chart trivia: Who am I? Here we go: 10 multiple-choice questions featuring some All-Stars and some players with