9:11 AM ET You would assume that general managers and baseball operations honchos have already asked their analysts to assess the impact of the revamped July 31 trade deadline, which has been hardened under the new rules negotiated by Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The MLB season will be here before you know
Month: March 2019
7:19 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Estevan Florial, one of the New York Yankees‘ top prospects who was in the middle of a stellar spring training, broke his right wrist late in Saturday’s 17-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. According to the Yankees, Florial suffered a nondisplaced wrist fracture while chasing down a deep
7:11 PM ET INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The most newsworthy event Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open took place before any player stepped onto center court. Moments before the first semifinal of the day, which No. 7 Dominic Thiem won 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 over heavy-hitting Canadian Milos Raonic, Rafael Nadal announced he was
6:00 PM ET ESPN News Services The Oakland Raiders have released offensive tackle Donald Penn after five seasons, the team announced Saturday. The Raiders said the two sides came to a mutual decision to let Penn go. The move comes after Oakland signed Trent Brown to the richest contract ever for a tackle earlier in
5:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday afternoon, winning 129-120 to claim a fifth victory in six games. But it didn’t come without cost. Veterans Gordon Hayward (strained neck) and Al Horford (sore knee) suffered injuries during the game — both of which could have an
5:48 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Three-time Pro Bowl center Max Unger has decided to retire after 10 seasons, leaving a large void in the middle of the New Orleans Saints‘ offensive line. It’s unclear how long the Saints have known about Unger’s plan to retire, but they did visit with at least one free-agent
5:52 PM ET The Cleveland Browns suddenly have become a talented — and public — team this offseason. Their Super Bowl odds shifted from 25-1 to 14-1 at the SuperBook at the Westgate Las Vegas after their trade for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., and they’re now the most bet-on team to win the Super
5:12 PM ET East Carolina defensive end Nate Harvey, the 2018 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, will begin preparing for the NFL draft after the NCAA denied his appeal for an additional year of eligibility. The NCAA on Friday informed new ECU coach Mike Houston that Harvey’s appeal had been denied. Harvey
5:12 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — For a good part of his round Saturday, Tiger Woods flirted with the secondary cut at the Players Championship, bogeying three of his first eight holes while seemingly being lost on the greens. He managed to turn things around over his closing seven holes, making three birdies
7:07 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram underwent thoracic outlet decompression surgery on his right arm Saturday, and sources told ESPN he is expected to make a full recovery in three to four months. Ingram was shut down last week after a medical examination of his sore right shoulder revealed deep venous thrombosis