Mar 5, 2019 Scotland have dropped captain Greig Laidlaw to the bench for their Six Nations match with Wales on Saturday. Scrum-half Laidlaw has been omitted in favour of Ali Price for the game at Murrayfield as Scotland look to get their campaign back on track following successive losses to Ireland and France. Joe Cokanasiga
Month: March 2019
8:27 AM ET We’re going behind the scenes with the champs. Follow along for live updates and in-game interviews from spring training as part of a special “All-Access” presentation and tune in for Twins-Red Sox at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN. play 0:19 Listen to Jackie Bradley Jr. track down a fly ball during the
2:32 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper homered for the second straight day in a simulated game against Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguers. Harper had an opposite-field homer to left in the first of 12 plate appearances Thursday at the team’s minor league complex. Harper also lined a double down the right-field line,
2:17 PM ET Multiple teams approached the Chicago Bears at the NFL scouting combine last week to discuss a potential trade for running back Jordan Howard, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Bears are in the market for a kicker, and on Wednesday, they signed free agent Chris Blewitt. They will release
4:17 PM ET Curtis Millender looks back at his journey and realizes how fortunate he is. Yes, he worked for this. He pushed for this. Everything he did over the past seven years had been for this. But still, the welterweight wouldn’t be where he is now — in the UFC, an actual contender —
9:00 AM ET As spring practices begin across the country, college coaches will be getting their first look at the 2019 prospects who decided to enroll early in January. By getting a jump-start on their college career and trying to make an early impact, more and more recruits are enrolling early in hopes of getting
1:34 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Soeren Friemel is the new U.S. Open tournament referee, and Jake Garner has been selected to succeed him as the chief umpire for the American tennis major. The U.S. Tennis Association announced the appointments Thursday. Friemel takes over for Brian Earley, who retired after 26 years
1:46 PM ET Shaw University junior Amir Hinton told ESPN that he will declare for the 2019 NBA draft and hire an agent, forgoing his final season of collegiate eligibility. “I think the timing is perfect for me,” he said. “I will be hiring an agent. I am ready. I am going to try and
1:17 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston will have both of his starting tackles back in 2019. Two days after re-signing left tackle Donovan Smith to a three-year contract, the Bucs have exercised the option in the final year of right tackle Demar Dotson‘s contract. In 2019, Dotson will earn
1:16 PM ET Houston Astros infielder Alex Bregman led my “Plant My Flag” article last season, but as a coveted selection in the early rounds coming off a breakout sophomore campaign, there would not be many chances to get him in a draft. Bregman went in Round 4 much of the time and that meant