2:01 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — When UCF opened spring practice on Monday, Notre Dame transfer Brandon Wimbush was right in the mix of the quarterback competition, the way he expected when he decided to make the move to Orlando. Nobody promised him the starting job, and coach Josh Heupel reiterated Monday that the competition
Month: March 2019
2:04 PM ET Opening Bell: Lara now must-see TV What’s going on here? Suddenly, Erislandy Lara is in highly entertaining fights? Yes, sir. That certainly was not usually the case. Lara, for years, was one of the most frustrating fighters to watch because his tremendous boxing skill level and southpaw style typically did not translate
8:00 AM ET Penn State is headed into an interesting season, where the team will be without its biggest playmaker of 2018 in quarterback Trace McSorley as well as a plethora of other players who have either graduated, moved on to the NFL or decided to transfer. The Nittany Lions saw 11 players transfer after
2:01 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. DUNEDIN, Fla. — In the most recent entry of the physical characteristics of top Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., which the team updated for the first time in a few years, he was listed at 6-foot-2 and
1:33 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have used their franchise tag on defensive end/outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney, the team announced Monday. The team used the non-exclusive franchise designation meaning a team can sign Clowney to an offer sheet once free agency begins next week but would have to surrender two first-round draft picks if
1:22 PM ET MESA — It’s become a near annual rite of spring at Chicago Cubs camp. Lefty Jon Lester was named the Opening Day starter on Monday for the fourth time in his five years as a Cub. The only time he didn’t start Opening Day was in 2016, after former teammate Jake Arrieta
1:31 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is again feting college football champions with burgers and fries. Trump celebrated the FCS-champion North Dakota State University football team at the White House on Monday with a lunch that included Big Macs, french fries and Chick-fil-A sandwiches. President Trump hosts an event at the
12:38 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams are in discussions about playing a preseason game in Honolulu in August, according to multiple sources. Last November, the Rams announced they would play a preseason game in Hawaii in 2019 but that an opponent had not been selected. The Rams are partnering with the
1:34 PM ET Lewis Hamilton’s younger brother, Nicolas, is working with an all-disabled racing team hoping to contest the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race this year. Team BRIT is aiming to progress up the endurance ladder with two former British servicemen who were injured on active duty. Martyn Compton was badly burned when his
12:12 PM ET The Tennessee Titans are expected to release safety Johnathan Cyprien sometime this week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Titans would like him back, but for less money than the $5.5 million base salary he was scheduled to be paid in 2019. The Titans will save $4.75 million by releasing Cyprien,