10:15 PM ET The Dodgers are mad. You sensed it in the passive-aggressive statement they released on the night of Jan. 13, hours after the Houston Astros were punished for the illegal sign-stealing methods that helped them win the 2017 World Series. You sensed it, mostly, in their pointed words during the annual preseason gathering
Month: February 2020
9:13 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a deal with the Boston Red Sox that would send star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Dodgers, sources familiar with the
8:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced its slate of participants in All-Star Saturday Night festivities, with former slam dunk champion Dwight Howard as well as the reigning champions in the 3-point and skills contests — Joe Harris and Jayson Tatum, respectively — headlining the fields. The events will take place on Feb. 15
9:50 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour Series-China is the latest tour to cancel an event in China because of the coronavirus. The tour is moving its global qualifying tournament from Haikou, China, to just outside Singapore. Laguna Golf Bintan will host the qualifer on Feb. 25-28, which determines membership for the 2020 season.
8:00 AM ET It’s only February, but who’s kidding whom here? It has been a month since the CFP National Championship and we’re already looking ahead to the start of the 2020 season, circling the most compelling games on the calendar. The criteria here is more games of interest than of importance. That’s why you
7:18 PM ET ESPN News Services Arbitrator Mark Irvings officially issued his decision Tuesday to deny the grievance filed by Cubs star Kris Bryant, ruling the players’ association did not prove Chicago’s reasons for holding the third baseman in the minors at the start of the 2015 season were a pretext to push back his
7:19 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA is changing the format to this season’s 3-point contest at All-Star Saturday by adding a pair of deep shots that will be worth three points apiece, the league announced Tuesday. That change means each round will now be a total of 27 shots instead of 25, and
7:52 PM ET Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis was named co-defensive coordinator at Arizona State, the school announced on Tuesday. Lewis will share the job with Antonio Pierce, the former NFL linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants. “Marvin Lewis is someone that I have come to trust wholeheartedly
3:48 PM ET Bellator’s next show in Ireland will go on without its biggest draw. James Gallagher is out of his scheduled main event with Cal Ellenor at Bellator 240 on Feb. 22 due to an undisclosed injury, the promotion said on Tuesday. The new main event at 3Arena will be a women’s featherweight bout
6:59 PM ET Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty returned from a lower-body injury Tuesday night against the Capitals in Washington. He recorded an assist off a Jeff Carter goal in the third period of the Kings’ 4-2 loss, becoming the franchise’s all-time leader in points for a defenseman with 495. Doughty played 29 shifts