8:31 AM ET Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon were key components in the Washington Nationals winning the franchise’s first World Series title this year, but Mark Lerner, the team’s principal owner, is already preparing to say goodbye to at least one of them in free agency. “We really can only afford to have one of
Month: December 2019
7:30 AM ET The Week 14 NFL slate is stacked with great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score predictions. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside
7:33 AM ET Moto GP legend Valentino Rossi has been in the Mercedes factory this week getting a seat fitting for a currently undisclosed event with the world champions. Rossi, a seven-time Moto GP champion, and Lewis Hamilton are set to trade wheels on December 9 in an event organised by mutual sponsor Monster Energy.
8:35 AM ET Caroline Wozniacki, the former world No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open winner, will play the 2020 Australian Open as her final tournament, she told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday. She also announced her decision in a post on Instagram. View this post on Instagram I’ve played professionally since I was 15
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — On top of everything else Michael Thomas has accomplished in this season with the New Orleans Saints, he has shed light on an historical anomaly: No receiver has ever won the NFL’s MVP award. That’s right. Not even Jerry Rice, who finished second in both 1987 and 1995. In
5:57 AM ET The Hong Kong Open, which was postponed last month amid violence from escalating anti-government protests, will go ahead in January but without sanctioning by the European Tour, organisers said on Friday. The tournament, which had been scheduled to be played from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, will now be held at Hong
2:41 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Australian Matt Jones birdied his final hole Friday for a 6-under 65 and a one-stroke lead after two rounds on a day of low scoring at the Australian Open. Jones had a 36-hole total of 10-under 132 at The Australian Golf Club. Paul Casey shot 65 and Dimitrios
5:39 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Rachel Trenaman, the Sydney Thunder and New South Wales allrounder who has named in the Australia A squad to face India A, has taken time away from the game to focus on her mental health. Trenaman, 18, played twice for the Thunder during this season’s WBBL and was part of
9:35 PM ET CHICAGO — The rest of Bears linebacker Roquan Smith‘s season is in jeopardy. Smith, Chicago’s leading tackler, suffered what is believed to be a significant pectoral injury in the first quarter of the Bears’ 31-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. “We’ll get more details in the next couple of
Dec 6, 2019 Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The San Diego Padres, intent on winning in 2020, have finalized a trade for outfielder Tommy Pham and two-way prospect Jake Cronenworth from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for outfielder Hunter