9:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” America’s second attempt at exporting its national pastime to England was called off this week. Regardless of when Major League Baseball begins play again, the 2020 season will not include a London
10:57 AM ET In an unusual decision, the WBO has ordered two elimination bouts, after which the winners will be ordered to meet each other, in order to fill the light heavyweight world title that Canelo Alvarez vacated in mid-December. The WBO on Monday sent letters via email to the representatives of all four boxers,
11:38 AM ET Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a hip and groin injury that hampered him throughout this season. Dr. Bill Meyers performed the surgery in Philadelphia. Beckham’s recovery timeline figures to be similar to that of Browns running back Kareem Hunt, who underwent sports hernia surgery in
11:10 AM ET Dustin Pedroia‘s lengthy comeback attempt endured another roadblock, as the Boston Red Sox second baseman suffered a “significant setback” with his left knee, a team spokesperson confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. Pedroia has played just nine games over the past two seasons, collecting three hits in 34 plate appearances while
10:15 AM ET The NFL will experiment with an alternative to the onside kick during Sunday’s Pro Bowl, an indication that the league is still considering the option despite the fact that owners rejected it last year. As in past years, there will be no kickoffs at all in the Pro Bowl. The twist this
10:16 AM ET The man who played a lead role in helping the NCAA earn its status as a billion-dollar organization says there is no longer a way to justify the current limits on how college athletes can make money. From 2012 through 2016, Mark Lewis oversaw a division of the NCAA that organizes and
10:27 AM ET Georgia filled a need at quarterback on Tuesday when ESPN Junior 300 signal-caller Brock Vandagriff committed to the Dawgs. Vandagriff is the No. 24-ranked recruit in the 2021 class and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Georgia. He’s a 6-foot-3, 200-pound prospect from Prince Avenue Christian School in Bogart, Georgia.
3:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Prithvi Shaw could be in line for an ODI debut in New Zealand having replaced the injured Shikhar Dhawan for the three-match series set to begin on February 5. Both teams play a five-match T20I series prior to that, for which Sanju Samson has been picked as the BCCI confirmed
9:31 AM ET Lane Kiffin picked up his first big commitment as Ole Miss‘ head coach on Monday night when ESPN 300 prospect Demon Clowney committed to the Rebels. Clowney is a 6-foot-4, 220-pound defensive end out of St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. He is the cousin of former South Carolina star Jadeveon Clowney. Kiffin
7:55 AM ET Derek Jeter should have been drafted by the Houston Astros. They held the No. 1 overall pick in 1992, and they had it down to Jeter, an Ichabod Crane-ish high schooler, and Phil Nevin, the best player in college baseball. An old Astros scout, Hal Newhouser, was begging his bosses to go