Aug 23, 2018 Kirk Herbstreit picks his favorites for the 2019 season, from superstars to surprise teams, student sections and bands, plus predictions for conference champions and the College Football Playoff. Tune in for The Herbies Preseason Special at 7 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN. Ultimate game-changerTravis Etienne, ClemsonJerry Jeudy, AlabamaAuburn defensive lineGrant Delpit, LSUJ.K.
6:06 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Orioles general manager Mike Elias has fired 11 members of the scouting department and front office as part of an effort to turn around a team in the early stages of a major rebuild. Elias announced the personnel moves Friday. The rookie GM would not reveal the names
5:58 PM ET Chris Foerster, the former Miami Dolphins offensive line coach who resigned after video surfaced showing him snorting a white powdery substance, has found his way back into coaching, taking a job with the San Francisco 49ers, two sources told ESPN on Friday. Foerster, 57, joined the 49ers during the offseason, but the
6:02 PM ET Two of the best pure grapplers in MMA history will face off in October. Ben Askren will fight Demian Maia in the main event of UFC Singapore on Oct. 26, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani confirmed with sources on Friday. Askren tweeted earlier this week that the fight was a done deal. Askren is
5:21 PM ET After completing a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies, Dwight Howard will sign a non-guaranteed contract with the Los Angeles Lakers that comes with a clear message, league sources told ESPN: Disrupt this team — and you’ll be gone. In meetings with Lakers management, coaches and teammates — including Anthony Davis —
5:11 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The premier of Manitoba says there’s a “lot of disappointment” from the Green Bay Packers–Oakland Raiders exhibition game that was played Thursday night on an 80-yard field because of safety concerns. Premier Brian Pallister acknowledged during a campaign stop Friday that it “didn’t work out the way
3:00 AM ET Lunch India 299 all out (Vihari 81, Jadeja 58, Roach 4-66, Gabriel 3-71) v West Indies What India’s top-order couldn’t do on the first day, their eighth-wicket partnership did expertly on the second morning of the first Test against West Indies. Ravindra Jadeja (58) and Ishant Sharma (19) frustrated the hosts for
5:08 PM ET NEW YORK — US Open officials have made some changes in the officiating protocols for the upcoming US Open in an attempt to better inform fans about decisions made on court — a review stimulated partly by the officiating controversy that marred the US Open women’s final last year. The most noteworthy
4:40 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones is confident a deal with running back Ezekiel Elliott will get done before the team plays the New York Giants in the Sept. 8 regular-season opener. “Things happen real quick,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “Sometimes within hours.” As
4:30 PM ET ESPN News Services ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — The National Transportation Safety Board says part of the landing gear collapsed and a section of the right wing hit the runway as the plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr. touched down a third time during its crash in East Tennessee last week. The NTSB released a