7:07 PM ET NFL NationESPN As the races for the 2019 NFL playoffs tighten, a number of key starters are battling injuries. Get the latest scoop from inside NFL locker rooms here. Jump to:ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CINCLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB |
6:52 PM ET Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander added to his already-lengthy Hall of Fame résumé on Wednesday when he was announced as this year’s American League Cy Young winner, edging teammate Gerrit Cole. Verlander got 17 first-place votes compared to 13 for Cole in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Wednesday
6:41 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Scott Boras, who represents most of this offseason’s elite free agents, predicted Wednesday that the recent MLB freeze on free agency could thaw sooner rather than later. “Clubs are wanting meetings and wanting to get in front of the players,” Boras said from the general managers meetings. “They’re all
9:59 PM GMT Young Victorian batsman Will Pucovski has withdrawn from availability for the first Test against Pakistan, citing mental health issues, adding more uncertainty to the squad announcement later on Thursday. Pucovski informed Australia A team management he was struggling on Tuesday evening in Perth, the day the hosts collapsed in their first innings
6:47 AM ET NBA Insiders Nearly one month into the NBA season, what do we know about the 2019-20 rookie class? No. 1 pick and consensus top prospect Zion Williamson has yet to play a regular-season game for the New Orleans Pelicans, but there have been plenty of breakout players highlighting this freshman class so
6:19 PM ET New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom was named the NL Cy Young Award winner Wednesday, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes. He becomes the seventh NL pitcher all-time to win the award at least two years in a row. Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu received the one remaining first-place vote. DeGrom joins Randy
6:13 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan said they will retire after the 2020 US Open, closing a professional tennis partnership that includes a men’s doubles record of 16 Grand Slam championships. The 41-year-old American twins announced their plans at the season-ending ATP Finals, which they qualified for but decided
5:53 PM ET Aaron Pico‘s comeback trail will begin early next year. A bout between Pico, the once-vaunted mixed martial arts prospect, and Daniel Carey has been verbally agreed for Bellator 238 on Jan. 25 in Inglewood, California, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Pico (4-3) came into Bellator in 2017 regarded as the greatest prospect
5:40 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets have signed Iman Shumpert, adding the veteran guard to their roster with Wilson Chandler on the NBA’s suspended list. Shumpert helped Cleveland win the 2016 NBA title and has also played for the Knicks, Sacramento and Houston. He returns to New York, where he
5:40 PM ET Former Cardinals and Dolphins defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, now a free agent, has been suspended for two weeks by the NFL, a source tells ESPN’s Field Yates. It was not immediately clear why he was suspended. The Cardinals released Nkemdiche, their 2016 first-round pick, in July, one day after he arrived at