6:12 PM ET The New York Mets have agreed to hire Eric Chavez as their hitting coach, just weeks after he joined the crosstown New York Yankees as an assistant hitting coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Neither team has spoken publicly on the matter, but the transition, while uncommon, was said to have
Month: January 2022
5:34 PM ET Atletico Madrid thrashed third-tier Rayo Majadahonda 5-0 away in the Copa del Rey to reach the round of 16 on Thursday. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more A year after Atleti suffered a humiliating 1-0 loss to Unio Esportiva Cornella in the last-32, manager Diego Simeone played a
5:33 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens placed Pro Bowl fullback Patrick Ricard on injured reserve Thursday, which means Baltimore will be without one of its top blockers for the must-win game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Ricard, who was named to his third straight Pro Bowl, has been dealing with a
3:15 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Former Washington and Denver Broncos running back Clinton Portis has been sentenced to six months in federal prison and six months of home confinement for his part in defrauding a health care benefit program for retired NFL veterans. Portis pleaded guilty to fraud in September following charges that he
3:53 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants coach Joe Judge appears to have the support of his locker room despite a rough season and a rambling 11-plus-minute answer that made eyes roll across the NFL. Judge went all over the map in the much-discussed rant after Sunday’s 29-3 loss to the Chicago
5:11 PM ET ESPN News Services The USFL on Thursday announced the hiring of its first four head coaches — Todd Haley, Kevin Sumlin, Mike Riley and Bart Andrus — with play scheduled to start this spring. The league will have eight teams, with 10-game regular-season schedules running from April 16 through mid-June, it said.
4:32 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Jaden Schwartz for at least a month because of a hand injury that will require surgery, the team said Thursday. Schwartz has not played since being injured on Dec. 29 against Philadelphia. He was a scratch in Seattle’s next two games
3:10 PM ET Former Texas A&M starting quarterback Zach Calzada announced Thursday that he will transfer to Auburn. A sophomore, Calzada took over for an injured Haynes King and started 10 games this season, throwing for 2,185 yards, 17 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Calzada is the only quarterback to have beaten No. 1 Alabama this
2:05 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur issued an emphatic mea culpa Thursday, saying he blew the call that might have cost New York an upset victory Sunday against the Buccaneers. “It’s 100 percent on me,” said LaFleur, commenting for the first time on Zach Wilson‘s ill-fated quarterback sneak late
1:05 PM ET The Chicago Bears placed quarterback Justin Fields on the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, putting his ability to play in the team’s season finale against the Minnesota Vikings in jeopardy. Fields, 22, had just returned to full practice Wednesday after missing the last two games due to an ankle injury. Bears coach Matt Nagy