11:35 AM ET The Texas Rangers have signed closer Jose Leclerc to a four-year, $14.75 million contract extension that includes two club options, the team announced Wednesday. In our spring MLB stock watch, we examine who gained (and lost) the most wins during the offseason with the biggest names finally off the market. With players
Month: March 2019
12:40 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino still feels “a little pain” in his right shoulder, but he is optimistic that “it’s nothing bad,” he said Wednesday. “My strength is the same,” said Severino, who suffered a shoulder injury minutes before a scheduled start against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.
11:22 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The first Tuesday in November isn’t going to be the only annual Election Day in the United States. As part of sweeping changes to the collective bargaining agreement, which is increasingly likely
7:45 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN When Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand strode to the makeshift dais inside the team’s practice facility the day after last month’s trade deadline, he could’ve downplayed the expectations he had created for his dramatically remade team. He did not. “We believe we are in position to contend now,” Brand
9:51 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It was only about two months ago that it looked like another lost season for center Ryan O’Reilly, who’s had his share of them, having last appeared in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2014. The St. Louis Blues, after an aggressive offseason that included a trade with the Buffalo Sabres
9:21 AM ET Teams that have spoken to the Pittsburgh Steelers about a potential Antonio Brown trade have been told that a deal is expected to be in place by Friday, league sources tell ESPN. Any trade that is agreed upon can’t be officially announced until next Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET when the 2019
5:52 PM ET Tyron Woodley‘s longtime head coach, Din Thomas, is very confident they can reclaim the UFC welterweight championship — provided they get the opportunity. Jon Jones added another light heavyweight title fight victory to his résumé, and Kamaru Usman is your new welterweight champion. What’s next for them and other fighters from UFC
10:52 PM ET N’Keal Harry N’Keal Harry, a wide receiver prospect out of Arizona State, is expected to be picked in the first two rounds of this year’s NFL draft. To help his draft stock, Harry needed a strong performance at the combine, specifically in the 40-yard dash. Harry, as told to ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss,
8:12 AM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com The Los Angeles Lakers‘ playoff chances continue to dwindle. What does it mean for LeBron James and the future of the franchise? Our NBA experts answer the big Lakers questions. 1. The Lakers’ playoff chances are … Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN: Remote. By dropping game after game against non-playoff opponents, the
shares Smriti Mandhana plays one on the off side © PTI Smriti Mandhana, India’s stand-in T20I captain, says her initiation to leading the side with a thumping loss against England in the first match may help her perform better as a leader and batsman in the second, must-win fixture for India in the three-match