5:46 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos has 17 career at-bats in Great American Ball Park. Six times, he reached base on a hit. Three times, he touched them all after putting the ball in those oh-so-close outfield seats. It’s a small sample size, but it makes the Cincinnati Reds‘ new outfielder eager
5:52 PM ET The Houston Astros have focused their managerial search on veteran Dusty Baker, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, but a deal has yet to be finalized. Baker, 70, would become the oldest manager in the major leagues. Having last managed the Washington Nationals in 2017, he ranks 15th in all-time wins with
5:15 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Tim Bontemps Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie and Orlando Magic guard Terrence Ross will change their jersey numbers from No. 8 to honor the late Kobe Bryant. Dinwiddie announced Tuesday on Twitter that he
4:35 PM ET NEW YORK — Growing up in Maryland, Kevin Durant watched Kobe Bryant from afar. Although they were 3,000 miles apart then, Durant said that turning on the television and seeing Bryant shake defenders, make nearly impossible shots and dazzle fans made him feel close to the Lakers legend. “I felt like I
4:30 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Teenager Coco Gauff was included on the U.S. Fed Cup team for the first time on Tuesday, joining Serena Williams and others for a qualifying series against Latvia next week. Gauff, 15, is set to become the second-youngest American to play in the competition behind Jennifer
4:31 PM ET Ernie Els has a unique perspective on the proposed Premier Golf League that hopes to lure the top players in the game to a big-money, team-oriented concept. Els, 50, strongly considered playing in a league with a similar concept more than two decades ago. The South African, who won four major championships
4:04 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have given head coach Bill O’Brien the general manager title to “more accurately reflect the way we have been operating for the past eight months,” team owner Cal McNair said in a statement on Tuesday. “Preparations are underway for the 2020 season and I thought it was important
3:55 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Longtime New England Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia, who was the NFL’s longest-tenured coach with one team, confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday that he is retiring after 36 seasons, 34 of which came with the Patriots. Scarnecchia turns 72 in February. He is widely regarded as one of
Jan 28, 2020 Sarah SpainespnW.com Close Sarah Spain (follow her on Twitter @SarahSpain) is the co-host of Spain & Fitz on ESPN Radio, host of the That’s What She Said podcast, a SportsCenter reporter and an espnW columnist since 2010. She was a heptathlete at Cornell and is a lifelong Chicago sports fan. On Sunday
3:52 PM GMT Saracens interim chief executive Edward Griffiths has resigned after less than a month in the role, the Gallagher Premiership have announced. Griffiths had re-signed as chief executive on a one-year contract, having previously left in 2015, after Nigel Wray retired earlier this month. Premiership champions Saracens will be relegated at the end