7:00 AM ET The rites of spring: pitchers and catchers, Jose Altuve’s tattoo and, of course, non-roster invitees. This is one of my favorite articles to write every season, going through all the non-roster players and pulling out an interesting name for each franchise. Sometimes it’s a top prospect who we might see later in
10:50 PM ET AUCKLAND, New Zealand — UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski laughed off Henry Cejudo‘s comments about a potential title showdown, saying Wednesday he would “squash” the current bantamweight title holder. Cejudo (15-2) last week called out Brazilian veteran Jose Aldo and Volkanovski as the fighters on his wish list for 2020, despite the
10:02 PM ET After a brief and tumultuous tenure, John Beilein is leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers as coach, league sources tell ESPN. The Cavaliers are promoting associate head coach JB Bickerstaff to become the full-time head coach, and he’ll run his first practice on Wednesday evening, league sources said. Beilein, 67, is expected to say
10:50 PM ET Jared Cannonier‘s hopes for a middleweight title shot in 2020 are on hold. The UFC contender suffered a torn left pectoral muscle earlier this month and had successful surgery to repair it on Tuesday, his manager, Lou DiBono of First Round Management, told ESPN. Cannonier announced the injury last week on social
9:11 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich said he doesn’t feel an urgency to clear the air with third baseman Nolan Arenado. Bridich displayed no worries about his relationship with his best player Tuesday night when he spoke at the Cactus League media day. The executive said he’ll
9:44 PM ET Associated Press The Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants are pushing ahead with pay raises for minor league players this season, days after Major League Baseball mandated salary bumps beginning in 2021. Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer and Giants baseball executive Farhan Zaidi confirmed the wage hikes Tuesday. MLB informed teams on
9:33 PM ET Associated Press DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — American Jack Sock earned his second tour-level victory since the start of 2019 by overcoming a match point to beat defending champion Radu Albot 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) Tuesday night in the first round at the Delray Beach Open. Sock missed much of last year with
9:08 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Jason Witten wants to play another NFL season but acknowledged it might have to be with a franchise other than the Dallas Cowboys. “I think I have to be,” Witten said when asked if he’s open to playing elsewhere. “Obviously, I’d love to finish it out here, but some
8:05 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Dominic Thiem won his first match since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final, advancing to the second round of the Rio Open on Tuesday. The top-seeded Thiem outlasted Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves for a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 victory. It looked as though Thiem
7:32 PM ET Jack Leiter, son of former major league pitcher Al Leiter, had a stellar debut on Tuesday for Vanderbilt, striking out 12 batters in five no-hit innings during a 3-0 win over South Alabama in Nashville, Tennessee. Asked if he expected such a strong outing, Jack Leiter told SEC Network, “I don’t know