6:50 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Busch took the lead shortly after the start of the final stage and cruised to his second consecutive Xfinity Series victory Saturday with another dominant performance at ISM Raceway. Busch was never threatened after Stephen Leicht‘s blown engine left a cloud of smoke and sent his
Month: March 2019
7:41 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Rory McIlroy seems to have everything going his way at Bay Hill except for recent history. With three birdies over the last four holes, McIlroy had a 6-under 66 on Saturday that left him one shot behind Matt Fitzpatrick and in the final group of a PGA
7:33 PM ET Oklahoma City star forward Paul George has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for criticizing the officiating after the Thunder’s 118-110 loss to the LA Clippers on Friday night. “It’s just bad officiating,” George said after the game. “I’m sorry, just bad officiating. We don’t get a fair whistle. We haven’t gotten
5:44 PM GMT England moved one step closer to sealing the Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam with a commanding 55-0 victory over second-placed Italy in Exeter on Saturday. The win gave a relentless England side a bonus point in front of a record 10,545 strong crowd at Sandy Park, more than double the previous record
5:37 PM ET Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka will be the New York Yankees‘ Opening Day starter March 28 against Baltimore, taking the spot left open by Luis Severino‘s shoulder trouble. Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced the decision before Saturday night’s spring training game with the Orioles. Tanaka is replacing Severino, who will
1:44 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Greg Rosenstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Greg Rosenstein is the MMA editor at ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter at @grosenstein. Brazilian welterweight Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos picked up his third consecutive finish
1:30 AM ET The Steelers and Raiders have reached a verbal agreement for Antonio Brown to be traded to Oakland in exchange for a third- and fifth-round pick, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brown will receive a new three-year deal worth up to $54.125 million from the Raiders, with $30.125 million guaranteed, the source
3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand chose to bowl v Bangladesh After the first two days were washed out, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson opted to bowl first against Bangladesh in the second Test in Wellington, on the third morning. The home side predictably chose Matt Henry in place of legspinner Todd Astle as they
3:55 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Cowboys and Sean Lee have agreed to a restructured contract that will pay the linebacker $3.5 million and give him a chance to earn $7 million in 2019, a source confirms to ESPN. Lee was set to make a $7 million base salary in the final year of
4:55 PM ET It didn’t take long for running back Carlos Hyde to find another job, as he agreed to a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal is for $2.8 million, with $1.6 million being guaranteed, a source told Schefter. The 28-year-old Hyde, who