1:32 PM ET The Edmonton Oilers named Dave Tippett as their new head coach on Tuesday. He takes over a team that has missed the playoffs in 12 of the past 13 seasons, despite picking first overall for three straight years from 2010 to 2012 and again in 2015. There is pressure to win while
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12:44 PM ET A UFC Hall of Famer is returning after a lengthy absence. Urijah Faber, a pioneer for lighter weight fighters in MMA, will fight Ricky Simon in a bantamweight bout at UFC Sacramento on July 13 at Golden 1 Center, sources confirmed with ESPN on Tuesday. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter was the first
12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have placed right-handed starter Michael Pineda on the 10-day injured list with right knee tendinitis and promoted Devin Smeltzer to take his place in the rotation. The move was made Tuesday, with Smeltzer scheduled to make his major league debut against the Milwaukee Brewers.
12:52 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera was arrested on a charge of simple assault following a domestic incident in Atlantic City on Monday night. Herrera has been placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball per the league’s domestic violence policy. He’ll be inactive for up to seven days while MLB investigates the
12:27 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio – Before heading to Ohio this week for the Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods had his annual fundraising event in Las Vegas for his TGR Foundation. And one perk fetched a hefty amount during an auction: $75,000 to caddie for Woods during a pro-am later this year. Dave Gilbert, founder and
12:18 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles was excused from Tuesday’s voluntary organized team activity for personal reasons, and the team said there is no timetable for his return. The team also said it had no additional details to release and did not want to speculate on how many OTAs Foles could
2:25 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s new format to elect starters for the All-Star Game has been put into place starting with the “primary” vote Tuesday, it was announced. Voting began Tuesday at 2 p.m.
12:13 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball’s new format to elect All-Star starters is being put into place starting with the “primary” vote Tuesday, it was announced. Voting begins Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET with a
2:00 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Over the next week, as the Major League Baseball draft approaches, a creative team could sign Dallas Keuchel or Craig Kimbrel. That looks like a simple sentence. In truth, it is 21
11:38 AM ET Retired defensive end Chris Long said Tuesday that when he said last week he used marijuana it shouldn’t be viewed as an admission and the reaction he has received has reinforced that “we have a long way to go” to overcome the stigma associated with the drug. Long, who retired from the