10:21 AM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — Left-handed reliever Will Smith agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Texas Rangers on Saturday and will report to spring training. Smith, 33, was 0-3 with a 3.97 ERA and five saves in 65 relief appearances last year for Atlanta and Houston, which acquired him
Month: March 2023
8:07 AM ET Russia and Belarus athletes should be able to compete under their flag, International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev said Friday. The IBA lifted a ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers in October, against the International Olympic Committee’s guidance following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022. “They should participate. It
9:25 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, who is one of the top players available in the 2023 NFL draft, has told teams his week at the scouting combine that concerns over his size are misplaced. Saturday, Young officially measured at 5-foot-10 1/8 and weighed 204 pounds, which would make him the lightest
9:17 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have informed veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer of their intention to release him before the start of free agency on March 15, league sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The Patriots have starter Mac Jones and 2022 fourth-round pick Bailey Zappe at quarterback and will likely
8:24 AM ET Free agent center Nerlens Noel is signing a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets, his agent, George Langberg, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. After completing a buyout with the Detroit Pistons this week, Noel, 28, is joining a Nets team needing size off the bench. The Nets will be Noel’s sixth
Laura Wolvaardt, Lea Tahuhu, Danni Wyatt and Chamari Athapaththu are among the 10 overseas cricketers named to feature in three women’s exhibition games during ongoing PSL. They will help form two playing XIs, namely Amazons and Super Women, to compete next week in Rawalpindi. Bismah Maroof, who recently quit the national captaincy, will lead Amazons
7:55 AM ET Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Brian Windhorst Close Brian Windhorst ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books KYRIE IRVING
7:25 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN Tuesday should bring some clarity to the contract negotiations between Pro Bowl quarterback Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks. That marks the deadline for NFL teams to apply the franchise tag to prospective free agents, which in Smith’s case would mean a one-year, $32.416 million tender to keep him from
7:25 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Save for a global pandemic, the NFL scouting combine has been held in Indianapolis each year since 1987. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, however, believes the combine has outlived its usefulness. During Super Bowl week, he took aim at the annual centralized event, which involves more than 300
6:10 AM ET Associated Press SINGAPORE — Defending champion Jin Young Ko shot a second consecutive 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Nelly Korda into the final round of the LPGA’s Women’s World Championship. Ko had a 54-hole total of 14-under 202 after another weather-delayed day at the Sentosa Golf Club.