11:23 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Mets said Thursday night in a statement they intend to find another buyer after talks ended over the proposed sale of a controlling share of the team from the families of Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz to hedge fund manager Steve Cohen. It is unclear if
8:00 AM ET The morning began like any other at the Fort Bonifacio housing tenement in Taguig City, Philippines, just outside Manila. Caged roosters crowed on the rooftop. Seven floors below, bristles from an elderly resident’s broom swept away the remnants of the city festival that rocked the building the day before. Suspended behind the
10:08 PM ET NFL Players Association player representatives and members of the union’s executive committee met for approximately eight hours Thursday in Los Angeles, but no decisions were made regarding the approval of a new collective bargaining agreement with the league. The players have been discussing a new CBA proposal, negotiated over the past 10
9:06 PM ET Outfielder Pedro Leon, who dominated Cuba’s Serie Nacional in 2018 before defecting, is expected to sign with the Houston Astros for around $4 million when a new international signing period opens July 2, sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel. Leon, 21, would be one of the class’s highest-paid players. Leon
10:01 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken stole a quick glance out a window high above the ballpark toward McCovey Cove on a picture-perfect day and grinned. She is honored to take on the challenge — and embrace the responsibility — of being the first female major league coach, having joined new
9:20 PM ET It was the story of the power-shifting NBA summer. It was the story of the trade deadline. There’s a good chance it will be the story of the Western Conference playoffs. Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers. In the hours leading up to Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline, both teams were engaged
9:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN CHICAGO — New Orleans Pelicans All-Star forward Brandon Ingram left Thursday night’s 125-119 win against the Chicago Bulls with a sprained right ankle. Ingram injured the ankle when he stepped on Bulls forward Chandler Hutchison‘s foot on a drive to the basket late in the second quarter, but he stayed
9:27 PM ET South Carolina announced the signing of five-star defensive end Jordan Burch on Thursday. After not submitting his national letter of intent on Wednesday, Burch is now officially part of the Gamecocks’ 2020 class. Burch, ranked No. 4 in the ESPN 300, announced his commitment to the Gamecocks in December but never signed
9:49 PM ET Youngstown State is expected to hire Cincinnati assistant Doug Phillips as its next head coach, a source told ESPN. Phillips, who has coached Cincinnati’s running backs the past two seasons and been on staff the past three, will replace Bo Pelini, who left YSU to become defensive coordinator at LSU. Phillips, 51,
8:58 PM ET Associated Press Former Astros manager AJ Hinch isn’t dismissing the idea that Houston’s 2017 World Series championship has been tainted by the sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job. “It’s a fair question,” Hinch said in an interview with MLB Network. “And I think everyone’s going to have to draw their own