2:23 AM ET I wrote Tuesday night that the Angels should take the pile of cash they’d set aside for Gerrit Cole and give it to Anthony Rendon instead. They did so Wednesday, and arguably got a better deal for their money, although it doesn’t solve their most glaring deficiency, starting pitching. Rendon does make
Month: December 2019
1:39 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Perhaps out of necessity, Tiger Woods will play again Friday during the second day of the Presidents Cup. He’ll again partner with Justin Thomas, with whom he won his opening match Thursday — the only American victory in what was a surprising 4-1 deficit after the first session at
1:23 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The first day of the Presidents Cup didn’t go as planned for the United States. The romp to victory that was widely expected was derailed for now, and the Americans find themselves in a hole for the first time in seemingly forever in the 13th playing of the competition,
1:03 AM ET Anthony Joshua won’t have much time to enjoy the heavyweight world title belts he reclaimed on Saturday in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, with a masterful near-shutout decision against Andy Ruiz Jr. to avenge the monumental upset seventh-round knockout Ruiz authored on June 1. Joshua regained three major belts and with those titles come
6:55 AM ET SAN DIEGO — The third-base dominoes began to fall around baseball when Anthony Rendon signed his mega-deal with the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. It means a market that Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo called “active” can really take off. The end result might be a shocking trade of former MVP
12:03 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The Los Angeles Lakers were perplexed as to why Jared Dudley‘s role in a fourth-quarter shoving match in the team’s 96-87 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night warranted an ejection. However, they were impressed he stuck up for teammate Dwight Howard nonetheless. “I mean, that’s all it
10:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors had five months to decide how they were going to honor Kawhi Leonard. It was time well-spent. The Raptors feted Leonard perfectly before their game Wednesday against the LA Clippers. Public address announcer Herbie Kuhn directed the sellout crowd at Scotiabank Arena to look at
12:46 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — An inspired International team shook off an opening four-ball loss to Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas by getting big shots and key putts from rookies and veterans alike to lead for the first time in 14 years at the Presidents Cup on Thursday. The International squad
11:25 PM ET SAN DIEGO — It was nearly a decade ago that the Los Angeles Angels missed out on the third baseman they so desperately coveted. Their owner, Arte Moreno, made a strong push for Adrian Beltre following the 2010 season, only to see him choose the division-rival Texas Rangers instead. It proved to
9:00 AM ET While the FBS’ national title race now takes a couple of weeks off to prep, the FCS title race is in full swing. Over the last two weeks, the field has been whittled from 24 to 16 to eight, and the quarterfinals kick off on Friday night on the ESPN family of