4:05 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Diamondbacks knew Madison Bumgarner lives on a ranch but were unaware of his recently revealed side career as a rodeo participant. Bumgarner has been competing in rodeo events under the alias “Mason Saunders” and won $26,560 in a team-roping competition in December, he confirmed to
3:24 PM ET Scott Cochran, who had been Alabama’s head strength and conditioning coach under Nick Saban since Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, is leaving to take a job at Georgia coaching special teams. Saban confirmed the move Monday. “Scott did a really good job for us here and was a big part of
3:31 PM ET After losing Brett Pesce to a long-term shoulder injury, the Carolina Hurricanes shored up their defense by acquiring Brady Skjei from the New York Rangers and Sami Vatanen from the New Jersey Devils, according to multiple reports. The Rangers get a first-round draft pick for Skjei, according to reports. New Jersey reportedly
3:38 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights acquired veteran goaltender Robin Lehner from the Chicago Blackhawks in the final hour before the NHL trade deadline on Monday, according to multiple reports. As the deadline hit at 3 p.m. ET, Chicago’s return for Lehner was not immediately clear. Lehner has been a bright spot in goal
3:48 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs were largely quiet at the trade deadline, but they did keep one of their own, signing defenseman Jake Muzzin to a four-year contract extension. The deal has an annual average value of $5.625 million. According to TSN, over $16 million of the deal comes in the form of
8:00 AM ET THE MAN who changed the NFL combine forever celebrated arguably the greatest workout performance in league history by taking a trip to the mall. This was 1995, when the mall was still a pillar of the cultural zeitgeist, and Mike Mamula was at the peak of his football stardom. Believe it or
8:00 AM ET SENATOR MANNY PACQUIAO is sitting in the second row of a black government Escalade, his left foot on the center console, a 9 mm handgun in the seatback in front of him. A security van hugging the back bumper is filled with Pacquiao’s assistants and several members of the National Police, their
7:50 AM ET The junior campaign is over for college football’s Class of 2021, and the camp circuit is fully underway. The class is taking shape with positions of strength emerging at quarterback, offensive tackle and all along the defensive line. Ohio State defensive end commit Jack Sawyer holds onto the top spot in the
8:19 AM ET It’s been over a month since Conor McGregor‘s 40-second destruction of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. And while McGregor wanted to stay active in 2020, it’s possible he may wait out the winner of the Khabib Nurmagomedov–Tony Ferguson lightweight title fight on April 18 before booking his next bout. UFC president Dana White said
2:19 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a sold-out memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Speaking at times through tears, Vanessa praised Kobe’s