10:56 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s investigation into the Houston Astros‘ illegal use of technology is in its final stages and members of the organization expect commissioner Rob Manfred to decide on the severity of
Month: January 2020
10:55 AM ET The Nashville Predators have hired former Devils coach John Hynes to replace Peter Laviolette. Laviolette was fired Monday with the Predators four points out of the second wild-card. The Devils fired Hynes Dec. 3 after a disappointing start to the season. “John Hynes is bright young coach and great leader who has
10:17 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — Daniil Medvedev helped Russia to a 3-0 sweep of its pool matches to join Australia, Serbia and Britain in the quarterfinals of the inaugural ATP Cup on Tuesday. Medvedev clinched victory against Norway by beating Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-6 (6) in Perth. Karen Khachanov had already routed Victor
10:05 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baylor coach Matt Rhule will be the next head coach of the Carolina Panthers, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The move is a bold one by owner David Tepper, who, when previously explaining the job description, didn’t rule out hiring a college coach but made it clear he
10:05 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baylor coach Matt Rhule will be the next head coach of the Carolina Panthers, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The move was a bold one by owner David Tepper, who when previously explaining the job description didn’t rule out hiring a college coach but made it clear he
10:05 AM ET The Carolina Panthers have reached agreement to make Baylor’s Matt Rhule their new coach, a source told ESPN. Rhule had been rumored to be in the mix for Carolina and the New York Giants, but the 44-year-old said in December that he planned on returning to Baylor. The Panthers are hoping that
5:32 AM ET Max Verstappen has ended speculation of a move to Mercedes by signing a Red Bull contract extension until 2023. Verstappen’s decision to stay is a ringing endorsement of Red Bull and its Honda partnership, which started last year and yielded victories in Austria, Germany and Brazil. Late last year Honda confirmed it
7:30 AM ET NFL NationESPN As the 2019 NFL playoffs cruise along, 24 teams already have turned their heads to the 2020 offseason — and the rest of the pack isn’t far behind. From the two-win Bengals to whomever ends up being the Super Bowl champion, every team will need something in the offseason. Many
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many of his teammates were busy celebrating a crucial Week 13 victory over the Oakland Raiders that in effect locked up a fourth straight AFC West championship for the Kansas City Chiefs, but safety Tyrann Mathieu was in his corner of the locker room looking ahead. Sounding more
8:44 AM ET Give Patrick Reed credit for his resiliency. He has refused to cower in the wake of all the clamor surrounding him, and put himself right there again at the Sentry Tournament of Champions before losing in a playoff to Justin Thomas. But make no mistake, the noise is not going away. If