5:21 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association has countered MLB’s original proposal for an international draft with one of its own — a plan that would allocate significantly more money to international players and address pre-draft requirements that the union considers discriminatory in nature, sources told ESPN. The two sides face a July
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6:13 PM ET ESPN News Services The San Diego Padres said Friday that left fielder Jurickson Profar has been diagnosed with a concussion and a neck strain suffered in a collision with teammate C.J. Abrams the previous night. Profar was discharged overnight from UC San Diego Health, and the team said he is resting. Profar
7:16 PM ET Mark-Anthony Kaye came through Toronto FC’s academy but never made an appearance for the first team. Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images Toronto FC have acquired Canada international midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye from the Colorado Rapids for a trade package including $1.025m in general allocation money and midfielder Ralph Priso, the clubs announced Friday. Colorado
9:58 PM ET Julian Carranza achieved his first career hat trick while Alejandro Bedoya and Mikael Uhre recorded braces to help the Philadelphia Union roll to a 7-0 victory over D.C. United on Friday night in Chester, Pa. The goal output is a franchise record and ties for the second-most goals in MLS history. The
12:26 AM ET With newly signed Gareth Bale watching from the stands, his new team, Los Angeles FC, won a 3-2 thriller at home over the rival LA Galaxy before a raucous Banc of California crowd on Friday. Jose Cifuentes scored twice and Cristian Arango added a third for LAFC (12-4-3, 39 points), the top
9:53 PM ET Associated Press NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Adam Svensson shot a 5-under 67 and had a three-stroke lead in the Barbasol Championship when second-round play Friday at water-logged Keene Trace was suspended because of darkness. Svensson had a 15-under 129 total at Keene Trace, where a mid-day thunderstorm followed dense morning fog. Play was
Steven Smith‘s closest batting ally has warned the floodgates could open again after he broke his 18-month Test century drought against Sri Lanka. Smith went to stumps unbeaten on 109 at the end of day one in Galle, helping put Australia in control of the second Test after a 134-run stand with Marnus Labuschagne. Without
7:58 PM ET Clemson scored its biggest victory thus far in this year’s recruiting cycle, courtesy of scoring Peter Woods‘ commitment on Friday night. And Woods did it for one simple reason — family. “A big part of who I am as a person and just being so close to my family and knowing that
7:20 PM ET The UFC has booked a strawweight clash between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan to headline an October event, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. The five-round contest will headline a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 1 at a location to be announced. Dern (12-2) is closing in on a potential title shot
12:05 PM ET Alexander Volkanovski suffered a broken left thumb during last weekend’s title defense against Max Holloway, the UFC champ revealed on social media Thursday night. Volkanovski (25-1) wrote on Twitter that he will undergo surgery on the broken hand and the recovery timeline is 12 weeks. “Broke my thumb in the second round,