7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN With just a few days left of the regular season, it’s time to check in on who met expectations, who exceeded them, and of course, who were our biggest disappointments. For this week’s Power Rankings — voted on, as always, by ESPN’s panel of experts — we looked at how
Month: April 2019
5:07 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest was first to tee off in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur and kept right on going until she had a 4-under 68 for a share of the lead after the opening round Wednesday. Zoe Campos, a 16-year-old Californian, birdied
6:41 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Attorneys for Robert Kraft are attacking the Florida police investigation that resulted in the New England Patriots owner being charged with paying for sex at a massage parlor. In a document filed Wednesday in Palm Beach County court, Kraft’s attorneys allege police in Jupiter, Florida,
1:00 AM ET It’s easy to see how NASCAR can get lost amid the shuffle this time of year. You’ve got the NCAA tournament, MLB’s Opening Day, The Masters, NBA/NHL playoff pushes, and even WrestleMania coming up this weekend. But we just had a race at Texas that featured 26 lead changes, tied for the
12:49 PM ET Tim Heaney You’re going to read plenty of “hot starters to the season” articles that talk about fantasy baseball players who were already picked up days before the articles came out. Assuming these names were already plucked from waiver wires, this piece is more about what to expect moving forward. There’s only
6:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss sidestepped a question about Luke Walton’s future with the franchise during a live podcast taping this week yet made sure to praise the embattled coach. “I’m not going to give you the answer to that question,” Buss said when asked about Walton remaining
5:55 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin might be ready to get back to work. The Pittsburgh Penguins certainly need him. The veteran center practiced with his teammates on Wednesday and could be back in the lineup on Thursday night against Detroit. Malkin has missed eight games with an upper-body injury and watched
5:31 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Yankees added to their list of hurt players Wednesday afternoon, when shortstop Troy Tulowitzki left in the middle of the game. Tulowitzki, who was coming back this season from serious foot and ankle issues after missing all of last season, was diagnosed with a left calf
7:30 AM ET Interesting strategy by Russell Wilson, giving the Seattle Seahawks an April 15 deadline to do a contract extension with one year left on his current deal. If it works out, he’ll probably be the highest-paid player in the league by Easter. If it doesn’t, then a year from now, he could be
4:01 PM ET Harris County prosecutors have moved to dismiss a felony charge of injury to the elderly against veteran defensive end Michael Bennett that is related to an alleged incident after Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston. Bennett was a spectator in Houston to watch his brother, Martellus, then a player for