5:37 PM ET ESPN 300 quarterback Drake Maye flipped his commitment from Alabama to North Carolina on Friday. Maye is the No. 45-ranked prospect overall in the 2021 class and the No. 4-ranked recruit in the state of North Carolina. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound quarterback committed to Alabama in July 2019, but announced his decision to
Month: March 2020
8:00 AM ET For Oklahoma, winning Big 12 college football titles is becoming as predictable as Sooners quarterbacks ending up in New York as Heisman Trophy finalists. Yes, Oklahoma needs to get better on defense after the Sooners were waxed 63-28 by LSU in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl last
4:41 PM ET Lightweight contenders George Kambosos Jr. and Lee Selby will meet in a world title elimination fight on May 9 at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Friday. The winner of the fight, which will stream on DAZN in the United States and headline on Sky Sports in
4:17 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has a broken rib and it’s not clear whether he will need surgery, leaving doubt about when he’ll return to the lineup. Manager Aaron Boone made the announcement Friday. He said he thought the star right fielder hurt himself making a
7:00 AM ET A team’s record in spring training doesn’t mean much, and that’s true for a player’s statistics as well. Factors such as small sample size, wildly varying talent levels of the opposition, and players working on specific aspects of their game muddy the picture in terms of spring stats. The same isn’t necessarily
4:40 PM ET Associated Press Tennis players at the BNP Paribas Open, which starts next week, will have to manage their own towels on court, and ball kids will wear gloves while working matches at the combined men’s and women’s tournament in the Southern California desert. The measures were announced Friday by tournament organizers, who
4:47 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — To panic seems extreme, but that and any all emotions surrounding Tiger Woods‘ and his decision Friday to skip the Players Championship are certainly valid at this point. Pull your hair out. Fret and fuss. Spew doom and gloom. Go dark. It’s all fair when the subject is Tiger’s
3:48 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney knows all about NASCAR’s version of Silly Season, the time during the schedule when free-agent drivers are looking for a deal, rumors are flying and surprises abound. He is happy he won’t be part of that discussion this year. The future of NASCAR’s current points
3:15 PM ET MARYVALE, Ariz. — Making sure Christian Yelich was a Brewer for life while allowing the team some payroll flexibility were two factors in negotiations as Milwaukee officially announced its new nine-year deal for the former MVP on Friday. The extension will almost assuredly keep Yelich, 28, from ever reaching free agency in
3:22 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tim Tebow was reassigned to minor league camp by the New York Mets on Friday after going 2-for-13 in spring training with his first extra-base hit in four years. The 32-year-old outfielder and former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback homered against Detroit’s Alex Wilson on Feb. 25.