Having not been parachuted into Australia’s tough tour of India, in-form opener Cameron Bancroft is instead focusing on continuing his run glut in the domestic season ahead of the Ashes. Australian selectors resisted replacing the injured David Warner with Bancroft, who is the leading run-scorer in the Sheffield Shield with 767 runs at 63.91 with
Month: March 2023
11:16 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Top-seeded Magda Linette was eliminated from the ATX Open in the first round with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 loss to 88th-ranked Varvara Gracheva on Tuesday. Linette, ranked a career-high 21st this week, has lost three of her past five matches. That follows a five-match winning streak that
9:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Fernando Tatis Jr. on Tuesday played his first game for the San Diego Padres in nearly 17 months. Tatis went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base and scored a run in a 7-5 win over the San Francisco Giants. He was the designated hitter in his first
8:35 PM ET ESPN News Services The No. 1 player in the world, Jon Rahm, said he received some solid advice recently on how to keep his game at its peak for as long as possible. And it came from Tiger Woods. “I asked him, ‘Out of the 82 wins on the PGA Tour,’ —
5:37 AM ET Associated Press Electric karting tracks will be built underneath the South Stand of the stadium. Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images Formula One and Premier League football club Tottenham have formed a partnership to build race tracks for karting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. As part of the 15-year partnership announced Tuesday,
8:53 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The Philadelphia Eagles‘ tactic of pushing the quarterback from behind on sneak plays has generated significant conversation at the NFL scouting combine – including among the league’s rule-makers. But the Eagles defended their use of the move and say they’re playing within the rules. “All I know is
5:49 PM ET ESPN News Services BRADENTON, Fla. — There was no umpire behind the plate calling balls and strikes, or even one of those so-called robo umps that could become part of the game in the future, when the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates kept playing Tuesday. Umpires left the field after Baltimore’s Josh
6:33 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Having signed All-Star slugger Manny Machado for more than another decade, San Diego Padres chairman Peter Seidler was clear with his goal. “We’re here to win a championship and we came reasonably close last year. We believe we have every chance this year.” Seidler said. “Non-conflicted people
6:34 PM ET The Edmonton Oilers made their NHL trade deadline splash on Tuesday by acquiring defenseman Mattias Ekholm from the Nashville Predators, the teams announced. The Oilers are trading defenseman Tyson Barrie, prospect Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick for Ekholm, a 32-year-old defenseman who has spent his 12-season