9:23 AM ET A painful experience at the World Baseball Classic had a sweet ending for William Escala — thanks to an unexpected visit from Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki. Two days after plunking Escala with a 101 mph pitch, Sasaki apologized to the Czech Republic outfielder Monday morning and brought him two bags filled with
Month: March 2023
9:33 AM ET Following the big fights to start the year, the boxing schedule has plenty of storylines to follow this spring, including, most recently, Tim Tszyu’s knockout win over Tony Harrison for the interim WBO junior middleweight title. After the big win, how would Tszyu match up with undisputed junior middleweight champ Jermell Charlo?
9:43 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have restructured the record-setting contract of quarterback Deshaun Watson, clearing $36 million in cap space ahead of free agency, a source told ESPN. The Browns signed Watson last offseason to a new five-year deal worth an NFL-record $230 million fully guaranteed. Before restructuring Watson’s deal, the
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff We’re getting closer and closer to seeing major changes in college football. Houston, Cincinnati, UCF and BYU are all set to enter the Big 12 on July 1. And in the summer of 2024, we’ll see Oklahoma and Texas join the SEC and UCLA and USC will head to the
6:17 AM ET PHOENIX — Team USA manager Mark DeRosa admitted he’s managing the needs of his pitchers and their parent clubs as much as he is each game — all of which may have contributed to a stunning 11-5 loss to Mexico in Round 1 of the WBC on Sunday night. It was the
7:00 AM ET PHOENIX — When Team USA takes the field for the World Baseball Classic with a star-studded roster Monday night at Chase Field, Freddie Freeman will be in the other dugout wearing a red uniform with Canada written across his chest. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman turned down the option to play
1:51 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The surging Los Angeles Lakers lost 112-108 to the New York Knicks on Sunday, and Anthony Davis blamed himself for the halt in momentum as his team squandered a chance to get back to .500 for the first time since opening the season schedule at 0-0. “My play,” Davis
8:09 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The sounds of Nickelback coming from the portable speaker in the side of the Miami Heat locker room were unmistakable. As the rest of his teammates and Heat staffers quietly showered, got dressed and picked over a postgame pizza spread following a 126-114 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic
8:29 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — While Scottie Scheffler was running away with a 5-stroke victory at the Players to pick up his sixth PGA Tour victory in 13 months Sunday, there was still plenty of drama on the leaderboard. With just two weeks left to crack the top 50 of the Official
7:00 AM ET If you believe that Harry Kane is destined to leave Tottenham Hotspur for Manchester United this summer, think again. It seems the obvious solution for both Kane and United. Kane approaches his 30th birthday in July still waiting to win his first major trophy, while United have made a proven goal scorer